Those big, splashy proposals are hard to pull off. Finding the perfect ring is nothing compared to coordinating some mid-field "Will you marry me?" moment in the middle of Super Bowl. That is why I feel so bad for the guy whose girlfriend was off buying beers when the big question popped up on the JumboTron during a baseball game at Chicago's Wrigley Field.
That was clearly a major league letdown for him, but it could have been worse. Much worse. Check out the most mortifying public proposals of all time:
1. You can literally feel thousands of fans in the stands cringe watching this poor guy get turned down by the woman of his dreams. The mock concern from the team mascot certainly doesn't help either.
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2. He should have known better. Nothing is less romantic than getting a proposal in the middle of a dirty mall food court. She ran outta there like she saw a huge rat. Brutal. Just brutal. At least the Cinnabon lady said she'd marry him.
3. Most awkward moment EVER!
4. I don't know what this guy had done before the game, but it must not have been pretty bad based on her reaction. Clearly it wasn't just his pride that was bruised that night.
5. The saddest part is that his girlfriend was clearly so excited until she realized what her man was up to. You can actually see his heart breaking as she sprinted from the court.
6. A flash mob proposal sounds awesome in theory, but it didn't quite work out for this poor dude. Maybe it was his dancing?!
What do you think of public proposals? Romantic or ridiculous?
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They should say yes to avoid embarrasing them - then tell them later they can't do it. Why humiliate the poor guy? It's hard enough for them to even ask you out on a date - imagine the nerve it takes to propose like this? Yes, it's sometimes stupid/ridiculous/over the top and you may not want to marry him, but you don't have to hurt him in public like that.
@AlliceNWndrLnd "You're an idiot. The Ellen one was fake."
If you're going to insult someones intelligence at least make sure you can write a coherent sentence.
Ouch, these are pretty sad! Never propose if you're not SURE the answer will be yes. I know in my case, no matter where, or HOW, or with what ring, whatever, I would have said yes when my husband proposed.
Man, these have to have ruined all these relationships permanently... Any girl who says no in that crazy, emotional moment really, really means no.
i think if your lady was hinting for awhile about marriage then public proposals are ok. but to have a woman be surprised in front of hundreds of people is a LOT of pressure lol dont do it unless you know for sure its a yes!
I thought most women want over the top proposals? I think in these cases, the men either assumed their girls wanted to be married or they themselves thought the relationship was awesome and maybe the girlfriends where just waiting for the perfect time to dump them. It is hard to watch these and see the guys be nervous and then justhave the girls run away...
lol I think I would rather be proposed in privacy, then again my husband proposed over the phone lol. He was scared I would say no, he's a soft hearted guy and it was funny since he was in boot camp at the time. I don't like that flashy stuff, not my cup of tea.
lol, I find these hilarious but I do agree that it was cold hearted to completely embarass them in public. They are trying to show how much they love you, not embarrass you. They could have said like maybe or something if they were unsure at the moment, would have been better than running away and leaving the poor guy alone and embarrassed. Then you can talk it over in private. I wouldn't necessarily like a big proposal myself, heck my nusband proposed to me three times! Twice I told him that I would like to but to ask again when we were together longer and more stable lol, that was just the two of us though. The third time (when I finally said yes lol)was the 2 of us at a restaurant we both loved and the only person who noticed was the waitress who set us up with free desert lol