H
aving an important spring event canceled by the coronavirus is basically a
rite of passage these days. Birthdays, weddings, vacations—you'd be hard
pressed to find someone who hasn't been forced to cancel one of these
highly anticipated events and reap the financial consequences.
But there is one special moment many people are refusing to let fall off
their calendars, pandemic-be-damned: the proposal.
In recent weeks, the Internet has seen couples get creative in order to propose without
shirking the need for social distancing. ere have been proposals over Zoom calls with
the respective families conferenced in. ere were proposals through bedroom windows
for couples quarantined separately. We've even seen first responders propose, still dressed
in their scrubs and masks, in between shis at hospitals.
And while it comes as no surprise that proposals that were already in the works before
quarantine would bring a "show must go on" attitude to our current circumstances, I do
wonder whether couples at the beginning of their engagement processes are as gung-ho.
Are these couples at all hesitant about shopping for rings without the ability to visit a
brick-and-mortar jewelry store?
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