WATCH: Pastor proposes to widow at husband’s funeral
A pastor has gone viral after allegedly proposing to a widow at her husband’s funeral, leaving social media shocked, amused, and completely divided
Some funerals end with tears. This one ended with, “You may now kiss the widow.”
A pastor has gone viral after allegedly proposing to a widow… at her late husband’s funeral.
Yes. At the funeral. Right there between the closing prayer and the potato salad.
Mourners reportedly arrived dressed in black, emotionally prepared to say goodbye.
What they were not prepared for was a live-action plot twist straight out of a soapie written at 2AM after three energy drinks.
Pastor goes viral after proposing to a widow at her husband funeral leaving the crowd speechless 😳 pic.twitter.com/3ZCag6jHIy
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According to social media reactions, the pastor apparently took the phrase “in sickness and in health” and said, “my turn.”
The internet, of course, has been absolutely ruthless.
One user joked: “Bro wants to have a taste of his brother's cake”
Another wrote: “At this point, the pastor is a suspect”
And honestly? Somewhere in the crowd there was definitely one aunty whispering: “Hai bo… he didn’t even let the flowers dry.”
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Social media users are now debating whether this was true love, terrible timing, or the fastest transfer window in relationship history.
Either way, one thing is certain: nobody at that funeral went home saying, “Well… that was a normal day.”
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