This proposal could have been an email
One guy’s engagement moment went viral for all the wrong reasons, and the internet didn’t hold back.
Ah, marriage. The holy grail of romance. It’s the stuff of fairy tales, love songs, and unnecessarily expensive seating charts.
It’s that moment many of us (not me) have been dreaming of since the minute we realised what love is (or at least since we figured out it comes with cake).
The idea of finding someone who loves you unconditionally, knows all your weird little habits (like talking to yourself in the mirror or eating cereal with a fork), and still chooses you anyway?
What’s not to love about that?
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We spend our lives swiping, dating, ghosting, and occasionally settling for free dinner until, one day, you meet the one.
The person you’d drop down on one knee for (if you’re a man) or dramatically pretend to be surprised for (if you’re a woman – no shade, but you’ve probably been dropping hints).
It’s a moment meant to be magical. A memory you’ll replay forever… unless you’re this guy.
In a now-viral video clocking over 24 million views, a man attempts to pop the question, and let’s just say, it had the emotional warmth of a tax audit.
Picture it. He drops to one knee, ready to seal the deal with his forever person… while she’s mid-conversation with her friend.
He taps her on the back. She shrugs it off. He pulls her hand again, and she turns around with the kind of annoyed face you reserve for telemarketers or people who text “k”.
He proposes. She nods. Not a tear. Not a gasp. Not even a mildly enthusiastic “Yay!”
If anything, it gave strong “You’re hired – please see yourself to HR for your welcome pack” energy.
The poor guy slips the ring on her finger while she waits like she’s ordering a latte.
No kiss, no emotional meltdown, no “Oh my God, it’s happening!”
Just a nod.
It's a Microsoft Teams notification of a proposal, which could’ve been an email.
Naturally, the internet did what it does best – roasted the situation to a crisp.
Matthew Padezan: “This is a proposal you could do over an email. What in the cringe is this?”
Jon Kiro: “Will you marry me?” “Ok ya whatever, hurry up, people are watching. Can we get Starbucks on the way home?”
Tiffany A Campbell: “By the time she turned around I would’ve closed the box and got off my knee (prob slowly, because old). Don’t even worry about it… returned the ring and went on vacay with that money.”
Giordano Borghi: “She deserves a ring bought on Temu.”
Now, love obviously isn’t a performance.
But if your proposal makes people question whether you’re getting engaged or confirming a bank transfer, maybe rethink it.
Either go big, or yeah… just send an email.
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