Note To Guys: Stop Trying To Make Your Marriage Proposals ‘Viral’

You know, there used to be a time when trying to get a woman to marry you was a sacred, private event that had a 50 percent chance in ending in humiliation. Nowadays, dudes just blast their intentions on JumboTrons, on MMORGs, and with gigantic, flash-mob style dance routines that are being filmed by at least 10 people. We guess the logic behind it all is that the girl will have to say yes, lest she look like a witch in front of however-many-people are watching the livestream podcast of your goofy boyfriend’s elaborate scheme. Take this most recent examples of a guy that invited his girlfriend to college and had a million video cameras ready to roll, barely even bothering with the flimsy excuse of “All the camera crews are here for a documentary, baby, and you’re totally not about to get blindsided into a marriage proposal.”

Sorry, maybe I’m old-fashioned, but if your boyfriend cares more about getting a million hits on YouTube than your actual response to “Will you marry me?” then you probably should cut that one loose.