Women (not men) in Guinea-Bissau propose, and with a plate of food

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Not even Dirk Diggler could make this stuff up:

He was 14 when the girl entered his grass-covered hut and placed a plate in front of him containing an ancient recipe.

Like all men on this African isle, Carvadju Jose Nananghe knew exactly what it meant. Refusing was not an option. His heart pounding, he lifted the steaming fish to his lips, agreeing in one bite to marry the girl.

"I had no feelings for her," said Nananghe, now 65. "Then when I ate this meal, it was like lightning. I wanted only her."

Another highlight:

She was embarrassed that she was too poor to afford a proper meal of fish and could only offer her groom-to-be what she could gather with her own hands. So after preparing the dish, she placed it in front of him, then ran and hid behind a tree, peeking out to see his reaction.

"He did not hesitate and ate right away. I could see the love shining in his eyes," she said, a glow spreading across her cheeks.

Translation: a girl brings a plate of food to a guy, who knows he is going to get some action after he eats. Um babe, that is not "love" shining in his eyes...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa....ap/index.html