{"id":20695,"date":"2021-12-01T17:15:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=20695"},"modified":"2021-12-01T17:15:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:15:02","slug":"the-new-rules-of-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/the-new-rules-of-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;New&#8217; Rules of Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position:relative;padding-top:max(60%,326px);height:0;width:100%\"><iframe sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"position:absolute;border:none;width:100%;height:100%;left:0;right:0;top:0;bottom:0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?backgroundColor=%23ebebeb&#038;d=portland_magazine_dec21_issuu&#038;hideIssuuLogo=true&#038;pageNumber=40&#038;u=portlandmagazine\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Ours is a most romantic state. But where specifically?<\/h3>\n<p>By Colin W. Sargent<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">H<\/span><span class=\"s2\">ere\u2019s a proposition. I\u2019ll bet you didn\u2019t know that Statista<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> reports more people get engaged during December than any other month. And where better to pop the question than Maine?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s3\"><strong>The Samoset Resort<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s3\">&#8220;We do have quite a few couples who do that,\u201d says a rep at the front desk in Rockport. &#8220;Many guests propose down by the <strong>Breakwater Lighthouse<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s3\"><strong>Acadia Getaway<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">In the 47,000-acre vastness of <strong>Acadia National Park<\/strong>, where do the more than two million annual visitors dare to share their hearts? <strong>Thunder Hole<\/strong> offers power and natural beauty\u2014not to mention a safety rail in case they say no.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Read the full story in the digital magazine above.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-20726\" src=\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Romance-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Romance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Romance-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Romance-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Romance-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Romance-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Romance-620x326.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Romance.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ours is a most romantic state. 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