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What Ruth is actually doing here is making a proposal to Boaz. She's basically saying, would you marry me? But it's a premature request. In verse 10, we get a sense of Boaz's pleasure at this request, when he responds, may you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You've made this kindness greater than the first, and that you've not gone after young men, were the rich or poorer. It's here that I think we see Boaz is genuinely attracted to, in love with, He constantly speaks about in the field in chapter one, he's heard and marveled at the kindness that Ruth has shown to Naomi and the character that she shows, and he clearly takes a shining tour, not just maybe for her looks, but certainly for her character especially.