The Absolute Worst Ways To Propose To Your Partner
Reddit user aloe_veracity asked: 'What is the worst possible way to propose?'
From our friends and families' own cringy stories, to the tales captured on social media, we've all witnessed our fair share of proposals that totally missed the mark or were just plain awkward.
In fact, most of us have come across so many of these stories, we all have an idea of what the worst proposal in the world would be.
Redditor aloe_veracity asked:
"What is the worst possible way to propose?"
Stealing the Spotlight
"At someone else's wedding or wedding reception."
- N-y-s-s-a
"I had to stop my friend from doing that. One of the nicest dudes ever, just a little naive."
"Fortunately, this was before the wedding, I didn’t slap the ring out of his hand or anything like that. I just very clearly told him it was a bad idea whilst at the pub."
- Polite_as_h**l
Clearly a Subplot from 'Grey's Anatomy'
"Arrange a fancy date night with your girlfriend, including dinner at a posh restaurant."
"In the middle of the meal, fake a brain aneurysm. Bite into a concealed blood pack, collapse, and fall onto the floor, the whole bit. A 'doctor' or a 'nurse' planted at an adjacent table rolls you onto your back, checks you, and says that you're not breathing and you have no pulse."
"He or she rips open your shirt to apply a defibrillator... revealing, 'WILL YOU MARRY ME?' written on your chest in red body paint."
"Pull out the ring, and say, 'I can't live without you, baby.'"
- Thatimensfaa
So Romantic
"Chucking the ring at them and saying, 'Here, wear this.'"
- Kai6180
"My friend got engaged like this and thought it was so cute for some reason. They did not last."
- Bada**Bumblebee
Wedding Dress Included
"My mom told me that my cousin’s girlfriend got tired of waiting for him to propose (apparently he said he would but hadn’t gotten around to actually doing it) that she straight up bought a wedding dress and told him they were getting married."
"He said, 'Okay.'"
"I believe they’ve been married for about 20 years now."
- PorkrindsMcSnacky
So Nervous
"My husband proposed to me while I was driving. At night. On a very busy, twisting road."
"He had a big proposal planned but then got super nervous and kind of just blurted out the proposal while we were in the car."
"We celebrate our 25th anniversary this fall. My thought was if I had the power to make him THAT nervous, I was in a pretty solid position."
"Honestly, it's not how you're asked; it's who's doing the asking."
- Neener216
Worth Waking Up For
"Mine might be the worst. I was a broke 19-year-old and thought that if I can't spend money on a good proposal, I'd go with the element of surprise."
"I woke her up at 3:00 AM and gave a speech about how we were going to be together forever and propose."
"Her response: ARE YOU F**KING KIDDING ME...'"
"We've been married 14 years this October."
- the_navillus
Red Flags in the Morning
"I got woken up an hour before my alarm clock rang. He just came home from visiting his parents for the weekend."
"No elaborate speech, just a 'Now or later?'"
"Me, being an unarticulated zombie for the first hour after being woken up, managed to mumble, 'Now.'"
"I got the ring stuck on my finger. It was slightly too small. And then I just went to work."
"Later that day, he reminded me that I still 'have to' say yes. Of course I did."
"A day later, colleagues figured out he never asked. He just demanded. So I told him to ask me, but he said since I already said yes, he didn't need to."
"After a little back and forth, he asked."
"I should have seen that red flag waving in front of my face, but it took two years to see it."
- Mondfairy
Practical Purposes Only
"This is the story of how my parents got engaged."
"Dad: Hey, you should move in with me."
"Mom: No. Not until we're married."
"Dad: Okay. Fine. Let's get married."
"Mom: Wait. Are you seriously asking me like this?"
"Dad: Yes. Why not. Marry me and then you can move in with me."
"And then they got married."
"It did not go well."
- biddily
Short and Sweet
"Proposing via text."
- Salty-Entertainer-29
"will u marry me?"
"k."
- aloe_veracity
Public Proposals
"For me personally, the worst would be any grand gesture around people. I’d rather you ask during a cozy night on the couch."
"My ex and I just talked and knew we were going to do it. We picked up the ring together and were walking out of the store. He bent down on his knee at a bench, and no one was paying attention. I’ll never forget how precious that was to me."
"I was at a large music festival last year and saw a guy propose to his girl quietly in the back of a crowd. No one seemed to notice that either, but I saw it and started crying to myself at how beautiful it was. She was snuggling into him the whole rest of the set."
- ApprehensiveBanana07
Quite the Rebound
"Say the wrong name. Other than that, you'll be fine."
- shipsaway9
"Something similar happened to a family friend. Someone she met online proposed to her within weeks of meeting her with a gorgeous diamond ring."
"She got caught in the moment and said, 'Yes.' It was at a fairly busy restaurant and everyone started clapping and cheering for them."
"When she got home, she took off the ring to send us a photo of it, and that's when she noticed that there was someone's else initial engraved on the inside."
"Turns out that the guy's ex-fiancee had broken up with him just months before their wedding. He met my friend online and decided to ask her to marry him instead out of spite and possibly because he didn't want to lose his deposit on the wedding venue and catering."
- Dane_k23
Fooled Ya
"Propose after being caught cheating."
- BeneficialSomewhere
The Argument to Win Them All
"While in an argument about wanting the get married, bring out the ring and just say, 'Here.'"
"A friend of a friend was 'proposed' to this way and thought it was the cutest. The red flags were waving themselves."
- royal_rose_
A Different Take
"Propose from prison."
- No-Art-9083
"Propose in prison."
- aloe_veracity
"Propose ON TOP of a prison."
- Ok_Wave_7359
A Jarring Experience
"Shock them by proposing to them right after they've told you that they've lost their job."
- BroadcasterX
Proposing or being proposed to is supposed to be one of the most special moments in a couple's life, signifying all that is to come. Imagining how someone could approach this moment in some of these ways is really staggering.
An epic marriage proposal is redefining what it is to be engaged in a whirlwind romance.
Joey Krastel is a meteorologist and risk analyst for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency. His obsession with natural disasters began when he witnessed his first tornado at four-years-old.
He is also a romantic whose recent proposal to his longtime boyfriend, Chris Scott, is blowing us away.
Krastel posted a picture depicting "The 2 loves of my life" with a dramatic tornado looming in the background.
The 2 loves of my life https://t.co/Cv4eviechZ— Joey Krastel (@Joey Krastel) 1559088293
Scott's mutual fascination with storm chasing, which involves the treacherous act of tracking down and documenting cataclysmic weather events, brought the two together when they followed each other on Instagram.
According to NBC News, Scott reached out to Krastel, who posts pictures of storm sightings, and inquired:
"Hey, do you actually chase tornadoes?"
@NimbusStorms Man look you have no idea the storm that’s coming your way .... and there’s a tornado behind you too.… https://t.co/fZTt7AlsNk— Benjamin Dixon (@Benjamin Dixon) 1559094839
Krastel, Scott and two of their friends sought out a Tornado in Salina, Kansas that the National Weather Service declared a "tornado emergency" for several counties in the state.
When the thrill seekers followed the tornado to Tipton, Krastel knew it was the right time to seize the moment and declare his love.
"It all just kind of came together and happened so quickly. I was like 'OK, this is it.'"
@NimbusStorms https://t.co/zPh06nriau— Dwight (@Dwight) 1559135565
@phil_ius @NimbusStorms Tornado likes to watch.— Pepp 'Puppy Pictures' Durr (@Pepp 'Puppy Pictures' Durr) 1559234472
Although the storm appears further off in the distance, Krastel said it moved closer towards them. But for him, the adrenaline rush was worth getting down on bended knee to pop the question.
"I called to my friends to get back in the car. I was just so emotional just because it was my happiest place, being with him next to the storms."
@NimbusStorms "I REQUIRE EXTREME VIOLENCE FOR THIS PROPOSAL." But seriously, that's awesome, congrats!— Voting Rights Act please. 🇺🇦🌻 (@Voting Rights Act please. 🇺🇦🌻) 1559091614
The Douglas County Office of Emergency Management did not report any fatalities but said 15 were hurt from storm-related injuries.
Despite capturing the exciting moment, Krastel said safety is of utmost importance and acknowledged that chasing storms can be dangerous.
"People need to listen to the warnings and listen to the National Weather Service and their local meteorologists. They know what they're talking about and their only goal is to save you."
Twitter congratulated the couple on the adrenaline-infused proposal.
@NimbusStorms That is fucking beautiful. Congratulations!— StormChaseTV (@StormChaseTV) 1559148430
@NimbusStorms That is fucking beautiful. Congratulations!— StormChaseTV (@StormChaseTV) 1559148430
@NimbusStorms Congrats guys! This is absolutely epic!— Scot Pilié (@Scot Pilié) 1559106549
@NimbusStorms Coming soon.....’The Wizard of Awwwwww’.— Richard Abbott (@Richard Abbott) 1559099980
@NimbusStorms Twist and shout, brother.— Marty Olliff (@Marty Olliff) 1559436635
Because Twitter is a strange place, users couldn't help but notice Krastel's choice in footwear for the special occasion.
@NimbusStorms I couldn't resist. https://t.co/4KlWryGrrq— Ryan Davidson (@Ryan Davidson) 1559183600
One user offered their congrats and a friendly warning in one tweet.
@NimbusStorms Congrats! Now put the cell phones away and GET AWAY FROM THE TORNADO.— Hiking Berry, Boostered! (@Hiking Berry, Boostered!) 1559145610
The bar is set.
@NimbusStorms If my future husband does not propose to me like this I'm suing— Ryan Knight ⛈🏳️🌈 (@Ryan Knight ⛈🏳️🌈) 1559095198
@NimbusStorms @ImRonRoberts why didn’t you propose to me like this— Ethan (@Ethan) 1559093376
Scott seems like he's floating on air, but we hope it was Krastel who swept him off his feet.
Traditionally speaking, when we think of proposals when it comes to hetero couples, it's pretty much always the man who proposes to the woman. We see it in movies, TV, internet specials, read it in books - there really aren't a lot of examples that most people can think of (aside from arranged marriages) where there is any deviation from that. He proposes to her. That's it.
But what if that wasn't it?
This Lieutenant Who Proposed To His Fellow Firefighter Girlfriend During A Drill Is the Sweetest Thing We've Seen All Day
It may have been April Fools' Day but a New York fire lieutenant wasn't joking around when he proposed to his firefighter girlfriend during a drill.
Members of an upstate New York fire department got together this week to hold a very special drill for one of their own.
On Monday volunteer firefighter and EMT Becca Pelletier was in full gear for her weekly training with the Barneveld Fire Department.
Pelletier was in for a big shock though when she finished the exercise and came out to find a surprise proposal from her boyfriend Lt. Kelby Ueltschi with the help of their fellow firefighters.
One managed to capture the moment on video and it's the sweetest thing we've seen all day.
The video begins as Pelletier is crawling out from underneath a door as she completed her mask confidence training drill.
Pelletier starts gathering gear when a voice off-screen shouts to her, when she looks up and sees what's happening Pelletier drops everything.
Behind two fellow fire fighters holding a hose with the message "Will you marry me?" her boyfriend Lt. Kelby Ueltschi is down on one knee holding out a ring.
Pelletier quickly sheds her gear and rushes over to him shouting "yes." The pair embrace as the rest of the team cheers on the newly engaged couple.
Barneveld Fire Department/Facebook
Barneveld Fire Department/Facebook
The video was later shared on Facebook where others joined in the celebration for the happy couple.
Sandi Gerrish Hartsough/Facebook
As far as proposals go people seemed to think Lt. Ueltschi had come up with a winner.
And based on Becca's reaction she thought so too.
@CBSNews The speed at which she took off that left glove, there was never any doubt.— Michael Pechar (@Michael Pechar) 1554327060
The rest of the Barneveld department wished the couple well, saying they were glad to be apart of the moment.
"Our fire department is like a big family and we were excited that we could assist with the proposal. Congratulations and Best wishes to Becca and Lieutenant Kelby Ueltschi."
Relationships can be difficult, and a good relationship will always require some compromises.
Sometimes people change over time. If it gets to the point that all you're doing is compromising or excusing the other party's behavior, you've no longer got a relationship.
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