His Girlfriend Gave Him An Ultimatum And Said She’s Dumping Him If He Doesn’t Propose, So Now He’s Not Sure He Wants To
Yesterday evening, this 25-year-old guy’s 23-year-old girlfriend issued him an ugly ultimatum: she said if he doesn’t give her an engagement ring before 2024 is over, she’s dumping him.
The issue here is that he bought her a ring, and he planned out an elaborate proposal for tomorrow, which also happens to be her birthday.
He’s been with his girlfriend for nearly three years, and they met back in college. His girlfriend is his best friend in the whole world, and he can’t envision a life that doesn’t include her.
He’s never before felt like this about another girl. He and his girlfriend have discussed marriage and a family of their own, but he’s been hard at work on his business and getting himself to a financial position that will enable him to support kids.
His girlfriend is fully aware of all this, and she isn’t working at the moment, so he’s been supporting the two of them.
He’s happy to be the sole earner, as he’s able to afford to care for the two of them. Lately, his business has been doing well, and his four years of hard work are finally coming to fruition.
He’s actually on track to have an enormous year financially, so his girlfriend has been window shopping and looking at houses they can buy in the future.
But back to his proposal idea: his girlfriend’s birthday is tomorrow, and she just thinks they’re having a party at their house to celebrate.
He’s been working with his girlfriend’s best friend to organize the entire proposal without her finding out.
Alinnan – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only – pictured above is a diamond engagement ring in a grey ring box
“Her best friend was going to bring her to the aquarium, where we had our first date,” he explained.
“I already talked with the aquarium staff about doing the proposal. They were going to play our song on the speakers, and I was going to do it in front of the penguin exhibit (her favorite animal).”
“[I] had a professional photographer hired and everything. I’ve also already asked her parents for permission to propose. I’m in a bad spot right now. I feel like I lose either way.”
So last night, when he and his girlfriend were having dinner, she started sobbing out of the blue, and he’s never seen her break down in this way.
His girlfriend then stated she can’t grasp why he doesn’t want to marry her and that she’s always been there to support him from the beginning.
She proceeded to blurt out that if he won’t buy her a ring before the end of this year, she’s leaving him, and that’s it.
Initially, he thought she was pranking him and had found out about his secret proposal, but as he watched her sob, he knew this was no joke.
She was visibly upset, and there was no way she was playing some kind of prank on him.
“Her tears and emotion were genuine. I know her friends are getting engaged and married, and maybe she feels left out or jealous, but I don’t want to [propose] due to an ultimatum,” he said.
“Now I’m not even sure if I want to go through with the proposal on Sunday. All my friends are saying you can’t reward this type of behavior, but I’m not sure.”
“I don’t know if she just had a breakdown or what. This is the first time I’ve seen her get this upset.”
Do you think the ultimatum is worth dumping his girlfriend over, or should he go through with proposing to her tomorrow?
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