LOVE! 💕 From Pickup Lines to Marriage Proposals💖 Vocabulary with JenniferESL

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English with Jennifer


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Some of you know that I've been married for many years.
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But I still recall when I was young and single.
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I have memories of different guys who expressed their interest in sweet and special ways.
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There are definitely a number of ways to steal someone's heart, and maybe by the end of this video,
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you single people out there
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will get some ideas of what may or may not work for you.
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And if you're married, well, then maybe you'll share some of your memories from your single days.
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Let's start with what never did and never will work with me:
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stupid pick-up lines.
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Lines, like, "Hey, babe. What's your sign?"
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A pickup line is a single line, something short that someone says to express romantic interest in a stranger.
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Typically a guy goes up to a lady and delivers a pickup line.
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He says something funny, clever, or otherwise memorable with the hope that it will start a conversation
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and lead to a romantic relationship.
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Pickup lines are associated with bars and nightclubs, but a guy could use a pickup line almost anywhere.
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Some people meet for the first time at a grocery store or a cafe.
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Search online for best and worst pickup lines. Many of them will make you smile or laugh.
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There are some cute but silly ones like,
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"Honey, let me check the tag on your shirt. I want to see if you were made in heaven."
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Words that can have more of an effect on me come from poetry.
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Some guys are really good at reciting poetry. If not a whole poem, then at least a few lines.
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Some can even write their own verses.
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Ladies, have you ever had someone write a poem for you or about you?
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That's special.
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You don't have to speak in rhyme to win someone's heart.
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William Shakespeare knew how to write about love. From Romeo and Juliet
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we have these famous lines:
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My bounty is as boundless as the sea.
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My love is deep. the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.
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Taking it one step further is a serenade. That's a song sung to a loved one...
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usually at night. A guy might serenade a pretty lady in a garden.
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Well, I feel lucky to say that I've had poems and even a serenade in my life.
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But romantic gestures can be without words.
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Can you show your warm feelings without talking or writing? Of course you can. As they say,
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"Actions speak louder than words."
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I remember getting a dozen helium balloons delivered to me in high school, and more than once
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I received beautiful long-stemmed roses.
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In the U.S., you can easily have a dozen red roses delivered to the one you love.
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You can sign your name on the card or you can send the roses anonymously.
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You can write that it's from a secret admirer.
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A secret admirer is someone who's not ready to reveal their identity yet, but they want to express their love.
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If you're not hiding your identity and you want to get to know someone better, you go out on a date.
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How do you ask someone out on a date?
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Well, like pickup lines, they can be romantic funny, clever, silly...
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There are many different ways to ask someone out, but the basic question could be,
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"Would you like to go out with me sometime?"
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"Would you like to have dinner with me?"
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Hopefully, the invitation will be accepted, not rejected.
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Once you start seeing someone regularly, we say you're dating. You're a couple... an item.
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How long should a couple date before getting married? What do you think?
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Would you ever go out on a blind date?
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That's when a friend or a relative sets you up with someone
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you've never met. You go out and you see if you're a good fit for each other.
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So would you go out on a blind date?
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Well, the biggest declaration of love has to be a marriage proposal. In the U.S.,
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there's a tradition of a man asking a woman for her hand in marriage.
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But there's no rule that says a woman can't propose to a man.
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Any adult can propose to another adult, and if they love each other enough and want to spend the rest of their lives together,
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they can get married.
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The simple question is, "Will you marry me?"
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Tradition says you should go down on one knee and present a ring, an engagement ring. Then pop the question.
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Some people want to make their marriage proposal a very memorable event. Search online for
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"marriage proposals," and you'll see some very creative and elaborate ideas.
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My favorite is the flash mob proposal at IKEA, the store. Check it out.
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You'll see how a young man was head over heels about his girlfriend.
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So he arranged a very special surprise for her, and she was crazy about him.
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So there's a very sweet ending.
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Here are the words and phrases I highlighted in this lesson.
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I hope you found all this vocabulary interesting and useful.
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