French language Q&A Forum

For the sentence “And afterwards, I would finally propose to her”, there are two answers:

Et après, je lui demanderais enfin de m’épouser/ Et après, je la demanderais enfin en marriage.

Why is the indirect object for the verb “demander”  used in the first sentence and the direct object for the verb “demander” used in the second?

Cannot "même si" be equally followed l'imparfait del'ndicatif as in:

Même s'il me le disait, je ne le croirais pas.

What is the difference in meaning between l'article partitif (du, des) and l'article contracte (du, des)?