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Algernon. I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact.

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paradox.

Wilde makes deliberately self-contradictory statements (e.g., a proposal destroys romance; romance consists in uncertainty) — a witty paradox/epigram that produces irony, surprise, and aesthetic wit.