She said “yes” — but people weren’t so happy for the couple. A woman posted a video on X revealing that she and her husband pulled a stunt in a restaurant that has sparked a fiery debate online. “My husband fake proposed to get us free drinks last night,” Jaela Bumpas captioned the video with … Read more
A Texas man spent months teaching his soon-to-be-fiancé how to ice skate – just so he could pop the question at the iconic rink at Rockefeller Center. After nearly three years together, Houston native Barrington Dave was ready to give his girlfriend, Kennedy Kinnard, an engagement ring — and hatched the perfect plan. “I was … Read more
Hollywood cannot “Calm Down” over Selena Gomez’s engagement to Benny Blanco. Gomez’s celebrity pals congratulated her on Instagram Wednesday and Thursday after she announced that Blanco, 36, proposed after one year of dating. Selena Gomez after getting engaged. Instagram/@selenagomez Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez get engaged. Instagram/@selenagomez Taylor Swift had one of the best responses … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I just turned 29. My partner, “Jeremy,” and I have been together for six years and have talked about getting engaged. He set the timeline for an expectation of when he’d propose early on in our relationship — by “five or 30” (meaning either we’ve been together for five years or he hits … Read more
In New York City, nothing says romance like rodents. The Big Apple is chock full of wild things, from party animals to top dogs, but there’s no bigger beast in the city than rats. And now, the vermin is going viral for invading a lovey-dovey display that took place in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday night. … Read more
Just 39% of Americans gave their marriage proposals an “A+,” according to new research. A new survey of 2,000 engaged or married Americans examined modern proposal traditions and asked respondents to grade their engagements based on how successful they felt it went. Results found that just two in five couples would give their engagements a … Read more
A woman has taken to Reddit after finding out her engagement ring wasn’t quite what she thought. Though, initially, she thought the ring was beautiful, red flags began to fly when questions around specific details were continually dodged. Ultimately, she found out that the ring was purchased for $38 for Temu. But, does it really matter? ‘I … Read more
He wanted a “yes” but got a drippy mess. Waterside “will you marry me” moments are great — in theory. But when the ring hits the water, that’s when the you-know-what hits the fan. “Oh s–t,” sighed the bride-to-be after accidentally knocking her still-boxed engagement ring out of her fiancé’s hand and into a shallow … Read more
It couldn’t be further from a Bad Romance. Lady Gaga has detailed the unconventional way her fiancé Michael Polansky asked for her hand in marriage. Appearing on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday night, the 13-time Grammy winner revealed that Minnesota-born Polansky asked her if he could propose to her before popping the all-important question during a … Read more
Life changed for Re’Shae Green in a New York minute. The Maryland-based millennial traveled to NYC as the girlfriend to longtime beau Corey Fields over Labor Day weekend. But after an encounter with a very special taxicab, she left the Big Apple a bride-to-be. Fields surprised Green with the secret proposal taxi during Labor Day … Read more
Your “happily ever after” could start here — if you’re hungry enough. A Boston sandwich shop, named Pauli’s North End, announced in honor of National Lobster Day, on September 25, they are selling $10,000 engagement Lobster rolls — presented with a 1-5/8 carat diamond atop 1.75 pounds of fresh lobster meat. “The idea of filling … Read more
A couple who planned separate proposals surprised each other as they got down on one knee at the same time. Rachel Hundertmark, 36, had been planning for months to propose to partner Rashad Polk, 41, at a concert. The couple had shared their first kiss at a Modest Mouse gig in 2021 and Rachel wanted … Read more
This is not what they meant by Olympic rings. Olympian Liu Yuchen proposed to his girlfriend and fellow Chinese badminton player Huang Yaqiong after she scored a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics this month — but the tender moment created tension online, where social media critics slammed him for stealing her spotlight. In a … Read more
A romantic proposal of marriage is one of life’s most cherished memories, but for one groom-to-be, his surprise moment was ruined by his sister. “I recently got engaged to my girlfriend and it was supposed to be one of the happiest moments of our lives,” the 29-year-old man shared to the popular AITA reddit forum. “I had planned a … Read more
Her big “Yes!” quickly turned into an “Oh, no!” Within seconds of becoming a fiancée during a beautiful beachside proposal, a butter-fingered bride-to-be lost her brand new diamond ring in the sea. “Now we have the craziest engagement story to tell,” Katie Nicholson, 24, captioned a TikTok tell-all about her freaky misfortune. Nicholson and fiancé … Read more
A couple both planned secret proposals for each other — and ended up getting down on one knee at the same time. Shanice Rawlins, 28, met her partner, Nicola Hackworthy, 32, online in 2020 and says they got on like a house on fire. In 2023 Shanice booked a holiday for the two of them … Read more
It’s difficult to have a worse 15 minutes than this MMA fighter out of the Czech Republic, who lost a fight and had his marriage proposal denied in front of 20,000 screaming fans. Lukas Bukovaz fought in a 2 vs. 1 MMA event alongside teammate Patrik Horvath — they each fought in successive 1-on-1 bouts … Read more
She said “I don’t” — but he had other plans. A woman whose ruined wedding proposal went viral admits she’s a “brat” for the way she behaved, after things didn’t go her way. Rebecca Gordon confessed on social media that she “cried for like an hour” and was “sad” after her dream of the perfect moment … Read more
A UK woman married her fiancé in hospital after learning he was seriously ill — and he died just 34 hours later. Rosie Dack, 25, married late husband Ryan, 25, in Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital on June 25, 2023, after he was given a week to live. The pair planned the wedding in just … Read more
There’s something a-bot love. Alexander Zhadan realized he didn’t need emotional intelligence to score his dream woman. All he needed was artificial intelligence. In 2022, Zhadan launched a dating experiment with ChatGPT, using the AI to find the love of his life on Tinder. Alexander Zhadan/ east2west news “I proposed to a girl with whom … Read more