If you’re with a guy and you have to force him to marry you…then it doesn’t matter who proposes…the relationship is strained. The girl you’re talking about sounds like she was in love but he wasn’t. Why would anyone want to marry someone they have to push?*
By making the first move, you’re not proposing…you’re exploring…and that’s ALL. There’s no marriage or proposal on the table just because you say hi or have a cursory conversation.
Sure, I initiated because I was curious. Why not? I can have conversations with my clients, friends, the cashier at the grocery store, a stranger in the elevator…who says you cannot talk to a guy in order to find out if you want to talk to him again? He seemed like a nice guy…what’s the worst that could happen? Nothing?*