Latest news with #proposals
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Toyota Group's Real-Estate Arm Plans to Take Toyota Industries Private
Toyota Industries' shares have risen sharply since late April, when the company said it had received various proposals, including one to take the business private.
Washington Post
4 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Miss Manners: Should women initiate marriage proposals more often?
Dear Miss Manners: Relative to the long-standing tradition of men proposing marriage to women, and in this day of slow (but hopefully inexorable) movement toward gender equity, I wonder if the percent of marriage proposals initiated by women has increased. Should it? Sure, it should. In a sensible world, it would hardly matter which half of a couple suggested getting married.
Irish Times
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
‘It's not a bad run on paper if you had wins in it': The best quotes of the season
Least romantic: The West Brom fans who looked on at Carrow Road as Norwich City diehard Jack Garwood proposed to his girlfriend Brandis on the pitch at half-time. At which point they started chanting: 'You don't know what you're doing!' Room to Improve: 'I think a new goalkeeper is needed, possibly two centre halves, two centre midfield players and two centre forwards.' Apart from that, Paul Scholes felt Manchester United were well equipped for the season ahead. Shopaholics: 'They've signed any player with a pulse.' READ MORE Andy Cole on Chelsea's rather busy summer transfer work. Rock Bottom: 'I just hope our players have got plenty of Sudocrem because they've had their arses slapped today. I hope they can't sit down for a week – and I hope they run out of Sudocrem.' Michael Birmingham suggesting that his Isthmian League side Horndean were a shower of bums. Home from Home: 'He's loving life there because it reminds him of Milton Keynes. If it wasn't for the sunshine, you would think you were in Buckinghamshire.' A friend of Ivan Toney telling The Sun why he was settling in so well in, eh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia like the south of England for Toney. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA Honoured: 'He's an almost person. 'He's almost done this, he's almost won that'. You can't have someone with a knighthood if you're an almost. It's absolutely outrageous.' Royal author Angela Levin stopping just short of congratulating Gareth Southgate on his knighthood. Tunnel vision: 'Every time I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel, it turns out to be an oncoming train.' At least after a miserable season, Ange Postecoglou found some light at the end of the Europa League. Resurrected: 'When I heard the terrible news, I poured myself a small brandy. Being buried alive is quite stressful, really.' Petko Ganchev after his former club, Bulgaria's Arda Kardzhali, held a minute's silence for him having been somewhat mistakenly informed that he had died. If the Queen had ...: 'It's not a bad run on paper if you had wins in it.' Sean Dyche on Everton's five-game winless streak, which earned him the sack. Top Secret: 'Any leaks, whether accidental or intended, can be damaging to colleagues and the wider club.' An email sent to Manchester United employees by the club's owners warning them against leaking information to the media. The email was, eh, leaked. Restless: 'I have been trying to improve my sleep – but it doesn't happen overnight.' Brighton manager Fabian Hürzeler on the stresses of the job turning him in to an insomniac. Bangers: 'Quite a few players need to be dropped, but who do you replace them with? It's like if your Ferrari's not been performing well and you want to use your other car, but that other car is a Ford Focus.' Manchester United old boy Paul Parker managing to offend Ford Focus owners and United's fringe players in fell swoop. Garlic bread!: 'The word over the last month or so with England has been 'freedom'. It's the new buzzword. It's the new garlic bread.' Roy Keane finding his inner Peter Kay. Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is interviewed by Sky Sports' Roy Keane. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Caught with his pants down: 'My dad kept looking down at me with no trousers on. Mam was in the back with the needle and thread.' Damien Duff on his car journey to the Soccer Writers awards after splitting his trousers. Happily, they were mended by the time he accepted his Personality of the Year gong. Jungle King: 'The food was disgusting. The meat was a piece of wallaby wing. I just couldn't bring myself to eat a wallaby.' Six years after winning I'm A Celebrity, Harry Redknapp still thinks a wallaby is a bird. Salutes: 'If I was born and raised in Shrewsbury I'd probably be this angry as well 'cause it's an absolute cesspit full of inbreds.'; 'Rotherham fans stink of piss, came to the Racecourse and got dismissed.' Apart from that, James McClean got on quite well with away fans this season. Taking it on the chin(s): 'If I had a hundred quid for every chorus of 'you fat b*******' ... you need to take it on the chin – or, in this case, chins.' Hearts' Lawrence Shankland on highly rude terrace chants about his physical shape. Maybe?!: 'We are the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United.' By the end of the season, Ruben Amorim swapped maybe for deffo. Fate-tempting: 'Real Madrid cannot beat Man City. If they beat City, I will cut off my testicles!' Sergio Aguero left with, well, some pruning to do after Madrid did indeed beat City in the Champions League. Masters of the Universe: 'Liverpool are the best team in the world, never mind anywhere else.' Ally McCoist on Arne Slot's lads not just being the kings of Earth, but Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune too. Long Gone: 'We had to call Anti-Doping Norway and ask, 'is there a hidden camera?'. It was a bit late. Negative tests on both of them.' Norwegian manager Stale Solbakken after players Einar Gundersen and Jorgen Juve were called up for drug tests, 63 and 42 years after they died. In All Modesty: 'I've never seen anyone better. I say it from my heart: the most complete player that's ever existed.' Cristiano Ronaldo on being asked who is the greatest footballer of all time. Yes, yes, he picked himself. Bad Language: 'I learned Spanish for over a year – and then ended up in Italy.' Ben Godfrey on having to learn a whole new lingo.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
21 Things That Are NOT As Romantic As People Think They Are
Look, I am a romantic at heart, but sometimes there's a disconnect between intent and the actual execution of a "romantic" gesture. Case in point, Reddit user unitedfan6191 posed the question on r/AskReddit, "What's not as romantic as people think it is?" Here are just a few of the responses: 1."Gifting a pet. That's a ton of responsibility to dump on someone, and even if they do want a pet, they miss the special moment of picking it for themselves." -u/kyew 2."Proposing in front of a crowd. Even worse, at a sporting event on the Jumbotron." -u/SaltConnection1109 "Or at somebody else's wedding/reception." -u/TheUnblinkingEye1001 "Yeah. It's more of a hostage situation than a marriage proposal." -u/Blinky_ "It's fine if it's planned in advance, I think. But surprise public proposals, hell no." -u/CreeperSlimePig 3."Showing up without telling then you're coming." 4."Meeting and getting married shortly after. Even if you believe they are 'the one,' please get to know them in the dating phase." -u/3cots-andahot-girl "I did this, and deeply regret it and agree with you 100%. Just wait take your time" -u/SecureVermicelli7893 "I did this and it's worked out very well. However, if my child tried it, I would strongly discourage it. We both agreed that it was silly as hell, and we're lucky that we don't hate each other." -u/CornBredThuggin 5."Shower sex. Can't stand it. Looks hot in the movies, dangerous and unrealistic in reality." -pleasantly-dumb 6."Making major purchases without discussing with your partner first." -u/ForayIntoFillyloo "Every Christmas, those commercials in which an absolute psychopath presents their spouse with a brand new $100,000 vehicle. Absolutely not." -u/reillan 7."The song 'Every Breath You Take.' It gets played at weddings alllll the time. Even Sting came out and said WYF people." -u/im-not-a-panda 8."Big weddings. You'll be exhausted and stressed out by the end of the night." -u/Anonymoosehead123 "Eloping is a lot more romantic than people think it is." -u/CheshireCat987 9."Pursuing someone after they say no or are already with someone else. Just creepy and wrong in real life." -u/Bottlecollecter 10."Romeo and Juliet" -u/OutrageousEvent "What's wrong with a two-week relationship that has a body count?" -u/Strangerin907 11."Sex on the beach. Or sex in water." -u/123-Moondance "Without a beach towel, yes. Terrible. With a beach towel, great. But yes, underwater is not great. Water pressure in enclosed spaces can be bad." -u/reillan 12."The fighting/makeup sex cycle. Man, it's exhausting." -u/givesyouhel 13."Serenading. I had a first date serenade me once. I left the date feeling like he was going to try to wear my skin." -u/catinthexmastree "I've had multiple romantic partners serenade me as a surprise (I used to work in music and therefore, dated a lot of other musicians). Every time it happened I wanted to jump off a fucking cliff. It's like when people are singing 'Happy Birthday,' but it's one person, and it's a love song, and if other people are present, they are staring for your reaction. I would be super grateful and touched in public and then make it abundantly clear in private to never, under any circumstances, do it again." -u/ImActuallyTall "I came here to say this. There is nothing less romantic than having to look right into someone's face while they sing directly at you." -u/Ginnabean 14."Showering together. You're in my way. Move." -u/toasterbathpanda 15."Proposing on any holiday! Hey babe, here's your Christmas gift. It's a ring I could have given you next week, but then I'd have had to buy you another gift!" -u/Shine-N-Mallows "My ex-husband did this BECAUSE he couldn't think of any other gifts." -u/pandyroo22 "I think proposing on a holiday is tacky unless that person getting proposed to expressed wanting that. It takes ZERO planning to make sure the mood is right because your family will be in town, the house looks nice, etc. I also can't imagine if the relationship doesn't last how long it would take to stop associating X holiday with Y partner." -u/ParanoidWalnut 16."Absence. It doesn't make the heart grow fonder. Long-distance relationships aren't great either." -u/VixenTraffic 17."Sharing earbuds. Movies make it look cute, but in real life it's uncomfortable, awkward, and someone's always getting yanked when they move." -u/softlyanna "Oh, that's nasty. I don't need someone else's earwax being mixed with mine." -u/im-not-a-panda 18."Standing in the rain, arguing. Like babe, I'm cold, wet, and emotionally unstable. This isn't The Notebook, it's a breakdown." -u/YourNewPrincesss "Standing in the rain. Looks cute in movies but in real life you're wet, cold, and lowkey annoyed." -u/dustymusee 19."Valentine's Day" -u/sarahballoon "My husband is from a country where Valentine's Day isn't really a thing. He asked his coworkers what he's supposed to do. They told him, 'buy her something expensive she likes.' We got home around the same time; he presented me with a bottle of Johnny Walker aged whiskey. I didn't know he left work early to surprise me, so I'd gotten myself a bottle of Red Stag." -u/MusicalPigeon 20."Anything Edward did for Bella in Twilight." -u/goldandjade finally, "Involving food with sex. Chocolate sauce and whipped cream in crevices you never knew you had are not a good time." -u/Dense_Principle_2384 Do you any suggestions to add to this list? Leave a comment below. Note: Responses have beed edited for length/clarity.
