Poll question: What century are we in, anyway?

The latest Zogby poll asks a multiple choice question concerning when the right time is for a man to ask a woman to marry him. That is the only option given--when the man is to "pop the question." Though it is a sad fact that many women of different ages are still under the impression that they are supposed to wait for men to ask all questions about anything (those who do not are called "forward women" by Gwyneth Paltrow, a throwback if ever there was one), it is quite disturbing to see a Zogby poll question reflect this attitude. The poll makes an out-and-out assumption that man-asks-woman is the only way for an engagement to occur, which tells me once again that baby--we haven't come too far at all.

It's marc@zogby.com if you're as upset as I was.