Analyzing a Commentary - Metrosexual Matrimony

Colton Keller
Seth Rojhani
Taylor Nielsen

1. What is the trend or situation on which the commentary focuses? The trend that this commentary focuses on is the fact that men want to be more involved in the planning of their own weddings.

2. Does the author give the reader an interesting introduction to the issue? Why or why not? He give a pretty interesting introduction that has a story of a man who was very involved in planning his wedding.

3. Does the author explain the context of the issue? How in-depth does he or she go? What do you think this signifies regarding the intended audience of the commentary? He does not go too far in-depth explaining the problem, he uses situations and stories of different grooms to get his point across.

4. What are the possible causes of the trend or situation the author explores? The article says that it is because people are marrying later in their life, so they are more involved in their careers giving them less time to plan their weddings themselves.

5. What examples or observations does the author give from his or her own life to back their belief that these are the possible causes? The author does not use any examples from his life in the commentary, just ecamples from other peoples lives.

6. What is the author's stance on the topic? I think the author does not mind that men are getting more involved in their weddings but i do believe that he/she does not like when men pay people to help them plan a proposal.

7. What significance does the author see in this trend or situation? The significance the author sees in this trend is that weddings are no longer only planned by the women, the grooms are now doing their part to make the big day just as special for them too.