The First Move: Guy or Girl?

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Guy chase girl, girl feels happy, guy asks her to be the Girlfriend, girl smiles and nods, and happily they are the couple.

A scenario too common to all of us; and the courting process is pretty much standard in the overall relationship context and has been a norm at all times.
What if, I say, we reverse the process a little and picture that instead of the guy, the girl initiates the first move?

Okay, not easy to do that, so let me paint you the whole picture.
Say, a boy and a girl (or a man and a woman for those who wants to sound more mature) are going out together and they both like each other.
As in the above scenario, the guy should actually make the first move and ask the girl/profess his feelings for her, right?
Now, let's say, in this situation, this time it is the girl who makes the first move and asks the guy to be her boyfriend because, well, she loves him!

Am I gauging some frowned and shocked expressions around?
Probably, and maybe not as well.

Why are we shocked?
Is it because it is not right? Or is it too hard to believe?
And why is it not right or hard to believe?

Because this is simply out of convention, right?
When we break away from the routine way we do things, most of us will face difficulty in adapting and understanding the whole situation.
Of course, this is pretty subjective in this relationship context whereby there is no right or wrong in the whole scenario.
It just depends on how we think and what we want to do.

As a girl myself, I also will find it a bold move to be initiated by a girl - no sexism intended.
Perhaps, due to conventional ways, we often fall into the expectation that the guy will always make the first move.
But what if, you really like the guy and the guy shows no sign in making any move?

The controversial question here is, are you willing to make that first move?

Contemporary women are becoming more independent and definitely bolder. They have moved past the conservative times and the conventions to which they are bound to.
Nowadays, we often hear of ladies pursuing men as the women believe that there is no boundary or rule to say that women can't do that.
At the same time, they also want to prove that they are also capable of expressing their feelings openly and freely without the restriction of humiliation and gender-biased.

As I have mentioned, it is pretty subjective, really.
It is a decision you have to make yourself; and whether you are ready to face the consequences.
Like guys, there is always a possibility of straight-forward rejection right in your face.
At the same time, you may also be regarded as 'cheap' or desperate for asking or even initiating all the first step.

A choice to make and should this still be a convention or a breakaway?
What is your vote and what do you think?