I wanted to offer my own take on why there might be an inyan of proposing by the water. First of all, the Torah is referred to as Mayim, and this should be a reminder to the chosson and kallah that their home should always be pervaded with Torah. Also, the fish of the sea represent fertility, and thus the water is a nice place to begin that new chapter in their life together, witht eh wish for their union to be blessed with children. I am also thinking that just as the water appears superficial on the surface, there is greater depth to it, and so is marriage a point at which we take our superficial feelings of attraction and “love” and find out within marriage that there is more depth to the emotions invested in a bayis ne’eman b’Yisroel.
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