Certainly, we all desire a romantic proposal for our partner; however, marriage proposals do not always receive a yes. So, the worst thing is when the partner says no; maybe everything falls apart.
The story of the man in the video is an example. It is an embarrassing incident when the man realizes that his romantic proposal in front of a cheering crowd was refused by his partner.
The moment becomes embarrassing when a boyfriend's romantic proposal is made in front of a cheering crowd in Rome, but his girlfriend declines.
In a video viral on social media, which gained 15 million views, Valerio is captured dancing with his partner on Rome’s Via Condotti. Suddenly, the man kneels to the ground and presents her with an engagement ring, while a crowd of onlookers claps and cheers.
The moment captures Valerio's romantic proposal, resembling a scene from a Hollywood film. The incident becomes even more romantic as a tenor's performance of 'O Sole Mio' reverberates around the square.
However, the romantic moment turned worse when his partner's body language took an immediate turn towards awkwardness. She repeated her gestures, urging him to stop in front of the gathered audience.
According to the Italian newspaper La Stampa, she told her boyfriend that:
'I didn't expect it. I wasn't ready. But is this why we came to Rome?'
In the video, the man was seen asked in front of onlookers, 'But is it yes or no?'
His girlfriend He was uncomfortably hesitating and responded with a 'no,' leaving him to rise to his feet with a broken heart.
Valerio captioned the clip with an awkward touch of humor, stating, "Good @Cartier has a 30 day return policy,"
While some expressed sympathy for the heartbroken individual, a significant number of others were less empathetic, criticizing him in the comments for the choice of a public proposal.
One person said: I'm always shocked that some people don't know their partners enough to know if a (public) proposal is comfortable for them or not (let alone marriage).
A second wrote: Every public proposal should be rejected.
While a third commented: I’d prefer to say yes in public than reject the proposal in private because I wouldn’t want to embarrass my partner like that.
Someone else said: Should have just said yes to the proposal and then say no on the wedding day to save the embarassment