When She Found Out That Her Boyfriend Was Planning A Surprise Public Proposal, She Never Showed Up And He’s Humiliated
A 28-year-old woman has been aware for some time now that her boyfriend is planning a proposal.
Her boyfriend is a decade older than she is, and they have discussed getting married as well as what kind of rings she likes, so it’s hardly been a secret that he’s about to get down on one knee.
“I didn’t know the when or where, but I thought I knew the HOW,” she explained. “This is because I’ve made it clear that I would absolutely hate a public proposal.”
“The very idea gives me hives and makes me queasy with anxiety. It’s a personal preference/comfort zone thing and not an opinion on other people’s proposals.”
“There have been a few times when I thought he was going to ask, but I was wrong each time (I wasn’t too disappointed because I knew it’d come eventually).”
Last week, she celebrated her birthday, and they had planned a nice evening out together with some of her loved ones.
This night was a big deal for them both, as they haven’t gone out and done anything for her birthday since before the pandemic hit.
She and her boyfriend had agreed to meet all of her family members and friends right at the restaurant, though before she was about to leave to head over there, her dad called her up.
Her dad was wondering if she was pregnant and if that was the reason why they were all going out to dinner for a “big announcement.”
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She wasn’t pregnant, and she had no clue what the announcement her dad mentioned was even going to be.
As she kept on chatting with her dad, it hit her that her boyfriend clearly was planning a surprise public proposal that night.
Right after hanging up with her dad, she dialed her best friend and demanded to know if she was going to be proposed to.
Her best friend hesitantly filled her in on the secret, and her stomach dropped.
Her best friend had tried to emphasize to her boyfriend that it wouldn’t be a good idea to do a dramatic and very public proposal, but her boyfriend wasn’t interested in listening.
Her best friend also let it slip that she was going to hate what her boyfriend wanted to do.
“At this point, I was very late, and my bf had been texting, saying that I was going to make us lose our reservation,” she said.
“I called him and asked directly if he was planning a public proposal. He couldn’t deny it, and after he told me he’d reserved the entire restaurant for 75 people, I told him that this wasn’t what I wanted and that I’d be happy to attend, but only if he promised not to do it in front of everyone there.”
“He said he’d told some people, and that word got around, and they were now expecting a proposal, so he was going to do it otherwise, we would’ve wasted everyone’s time and money coordinating and getting them down there.”
“I said that if he insisted on doing this in a way which made me uncomfortable, I wouldn’t be coming at all. I hung up at that point and stopped answering because I was hurt.”
Well, her boyfriend felt humiliated, as he had to tell all of her loved ones that the surprise proposal was off and she wouldn’t even be coming to her own birthday dinner on top of it.
Her boyfriend is absolutely furious with her, and he has been arguing with her every single day since the failed proposal.
Her boyfriend also accused her of being an ingrate, and he thinks any other girl would love to have a guy do something that incredible for her in front of everyone.
“While I agree that I had every intention of saying yes when I knew it was coming, I don’t like being put on the spot or being made to feel obligated to say yes because of an audience,” she continued.
“He said he won’t consider proposing again until I apologize for embarrassing him and promise to chill out about my preferences in the future.”
She has no intention of issuing an apology to him because she didn’t keep it a secret from him that she had no interest in a public display like that.
Do you think she should say sorry, though?
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