Getting engaged can be amazing, but the whole proposal can be pretty stressful. There’s the planning, the coordination and picking out the ring, which all have the potential to go wrong. And when you’re asking a question as important as “Will you marry me?” you really want them to say yes, so it’s pretty important to get it right.
A popular Reddit thread asks, “What is the worst possible way to propose?” and some of these really are awful.
- “At someone else's wedding/reception.”
- “Chucking the ring at them and saying, 'Here, wear this.'”
- “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 doing it) and that she straight-up bought a wedding dress and told him they were getting married. He said, 'Ok.' I believe they’ve been married for about 20 years now.”
- “'Oh yeah,' he rolls over in bed before the lights go out. 'Will you marry me?' he said before falling asleep. I think this is it.”
- “Flash mob or at a sporting event where they’re on the jumbotron.”
- “When she is on the toilet.”
- “Mine might be the worst. Was a broke 19-year-old, thought that if I can't spend money on a good proposal I'd go with the element of surprise. Wake her up at 3 AM and give 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.”
- “I saw a video of a guy proposing to his girlfriend while she was driving, once. That’s pretty bad.”
- “At the surprise wedding you threw them.”
- “Text”
- “Show her the ring then put both hands behind your back. Say pick a hand now....Oops sorry wrong hand... No proposal this time…”
- “Live on social media”
- “Write the proposal on a positive pregnancy test.”
Source: Reddit
Scott's Thoughts:
- A text? That would be pretty bad! Do you think anyone has actually proposed in a text?
- I DO think the proposal needs to fit the personality of the person proposing.
- I proposed to my fiancé on Christmas Morning at home. Felt right.