Then you can take some small consolation in this. I was watching “Countdown With Keith Olberman” and they showed a clip of a guy who had gone to a lot of trouble to propose to his girlfriend. He had himself put in a giant, giftwrapped box, and was then placed on the court of what appeared to be an NBA game. His GF opened the box (in front of a packed house), the guy popped out, and proposed to his GF, who then said, “No.” and ran off the court! It’s bad enough getting rejected in a marriage proposal, but to have it happen to you in front of thousands of people, and then broadcast on national TV has got to suck royally. Poor guy. (But hey, if he plays his cards right in the bars, he’ll be able to go home with the gal of his choice.)
Just the other night, I was watching all these “unusual” proposals on tv (unusual because of the amount of effort on the part of the guy), and asking my friends, “Why doesn’t a girl just say ‘no!’?”
Still… ouch…
Well, come on; the guy set himself up for this. He could have been low-key, and I’m guessing that most women would prefer a proposal on a moon-lit beach, or in a sailboat, or in a hotel room with a great city view or something rather than being put under the pressure of thousands of pairs of eyes. Frankly, I think that’s actually rather thoughtless of him, unless he just knows that this is what and how she wants it done.
Now, let me tell you about my love life: St. Valentine’s Day, 2004.
Okay, you can stop laugh at my expense, now.
Stranger
Until I see otherwise, I’m inclined to believe it’s a prank, just like a near identical event last year.