Why does a person get down on bended knee?

Marriage? Something else? What is the symbolism of doing so?

I've never been engaged or married, or asked a woman to get married, or been to a wedding, so the whole thing is a totally foreign concept and I don't see why the 'bended knee' bit is supposed to be important.

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Rudboy41 · 41-45, M

Good question, the only thing that comes to mind is the gesture of being honoured or when we accept a special accolade, think of the posture that men have while they are being knighted by a queen. It feels similar to me, the body language of a man on bended knee ( game of thrones bend the knee?) With a proposal the woman is his future queen and the man is asking for the honour of being having her as his wife, of receiving the accolade of having the title of husband instead of just boyfriend.