Weddings, Proposal and Love: Please don't do this

Please don't do this

By Anonymous - this FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I took my girlfriend of five and a half years to family dinner at a restaurant. After we all had finished dessert, I got down on one knee, pulled out my great grandmother's ring and proposed. The entire restaurant was dead silent. She looked around and then slowly walked out. FML

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susieKiute 0

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:28

ouch! thats a mean burn!

AmbrosiaFan 18

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:30

Wow I'm so sorry. Have you gotten an explanation? You'd think after 5 1/2 years she'd shout YES.

Comments

imakeubleed 0

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:35

were u at macdonalds?

Pearljammer001 0

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:35

oWwWwWwWwWwWwWwWwWwWwWWw that sucks

kazumaslayer666 3

Wednesday 17 March 2010 22:23

hello pearl! yeah that would be pretty depressing to have that happen. I would think after five years they would have a connection.

trebla3193 0

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:36

well that's not a "no" so just plan the whole wedding and tell her you assumed it was a yes

dabomblyktiktikk 0

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:53

win. i aqree. epicosity :•]

funkymunky27 0

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:38

u shud have propsed at mcdonalds!!!

davek 36

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:38

Whoa! Burned!

johnnyexpl0sion 0

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:39

that has to be one of the most embarrassing things ever.

cuttz911 3

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:39

It very well could be because it was in front of other people. I just recently proposed and I was gonna do it at dinner with her family, but changed my mind at the last minute. When I told her my origanal plan afterwards she said it was a good thing i didn't because she wouldn't have been able to handle the pressure. Next time try McDonald's with $200 ring I hear that's popular. lol

pike94 0

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:39

that sucks man I'm sorry talk about embarressing

crowbar87 0

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:40

sounds like she owned you pretty hard.

Devolver 0

Wednesday 17 March 2010 19:40

How does she thinks about the whole marriage thing? If she doesn't believe in it, I can see it's hard to say "no" and not knowing what to do with all the people around her, so I guess she chosed to walk slowly out of the restaurant to run home afterwards. She clearly wasn't prepared for it and definitely not thought about marrying. I think she needs some time, maybe she will say yes maybe it stays a no, give her some space. If your relationship with her is stable I shouldn't worry about it much, still sucks she walks out of you in front of your family though.