>>81780180>tfw bending the knee was always seen as a gesture of submission and humility in front of a superior>proposing while bending the knee is based on chivalric tradition where knights bended the knee for a princess (royalty so higher ranking)>The chivalric code was more akin to impressing your boss via his wife/daughters than anything else>Gentleman tards copy it without knowing what its forModern proposing is a cargo cult.