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Valentine’s day proposal gone wrong: Man left on his knee

One viral couple on Valentine’s day caused an uproar on social media after a man was left on his knee during a proposal.   

Valentine’s Day had a man left heartbroken, he was left humiliated by his girlfriend during their public proposal which ended in shambles when he surprised his girlfriend, who did not take it well.

In the video the man was planning to propose to his partner on Valentine’s Day to make a romantic gesture, but it backfired as he did not get the response that he wanted from his partner. 

The video showcases how the girlfriend was led by another lady into the restaurant, blindfolded, to a surprise by her boyfriend. The girlfriend lifts her blindfold and realises she’s at a proposal and starts backing away. The man gets down on one knee, and she looks at him in disbelief before saying no and walking away. People in the audience were chanting that she said yes. 

However, the girlfriend said no and threw the flowers on the floor then walked away leaving her boyfriend on his knee.

The viral video was posted on TikTok by @mrmahad58 and has since generated 7.8 million views along with thousands of likes and comments.

The video has caused a lot of mixed reactions from different individuals on social media with others saying, that the man should have checked in with his girlfriend if she was ready for the relationship to move to the next step. 

Here is what peeps had to say:

One user said: “The cleaner is waiting there to clear those roses.”

Another user wrote: “The girl who collected those flowers, she’s the soul.”

User said: “I wish I was at that place and hug that guy plus comforted him. He really needed someone at that time.”

@mrmahad58I am still not good …need your prayers ???♬ All of Me – John Legend

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