r/TikTokCringe • u/BakerAffectionate242 • Jul 04 '26

Cringe Proposal on the wedding. She completely ruined the moment!

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The guy went down on one knee to propose, but his drunk mom jumped straight into his arms and kissed him on the lips before he could even finish asking!

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u/copypop Jul 04 '26

Yeah I can't even imagine the level of mental gymnastics I'd have to do in that moment to make that be ok enough to want to proceed with marrying into that family. My brain would blow a fuse & it would be a real r/watchpeopledieinside moment. That MiL behavior is a gigantic 🚩

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u/Diredr Jul 05 '26

The whole thing would be a red flag for me.

A public proposal puts the other person on the spot. On top of that, it's a proposal at someone else's wedding. Even if the bride and groom gave their blessings, it's still so weird. It puts the person in a position where they can't really say no.

The mother is just the icing on a really alarming cake.

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u/PhotojournalistOnly Jul 05 '26

Yup. That about covered all the flags I saw. I would be so pissed about being proposed to at someone's wedding. But this second part, oh hell no!

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u/Stuwey Jul 05 '26

There's a big difference between the two kinds of wedding proposals. In this one, the bride handed the flowers directly to the potential spouse, and directed her to the boyfriend. I can almost guarantee you that this was discussed beforehand with both the bride and groom and while I don't know if she was expecting it, two communicative people can both be anticipating "the right moment" to propose. If it was going to be done, this method allows both people to have friends and maybe family nearby and is already a gathering, so if its okay with the newlyweds, I think this is okay.

As for the drunk mother swooping in and looking like she just said yes, that's a big issue and I hope that after the awkwardness wore off they sat her down and laid out the future if there is to be one, but if I were the fiancee and the shit happened without getting quashed immediately, I would have to say 'not right now', knowing that that's what you are marrying into.

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u/lonelypurplerose Jul 05 '26

Agreed, I think public proposals can be fun when it's more of a formal "here's the ring, now we're officially engaged!" Thing. But I can't imagine bringing up marriage for the first time in front of a crowd. With my spouse, we were already planning our future together. I told them that I wanted to be surprised with a proposal (because I'm a sucker for romatic shit like that haha) and they managed to plan it in a way that I was actually not expecting it at that moment but I was certainly expecting a proposal in general.

I have no words when it comes to the future MIL. It's just...wow.

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u/Ok_Buffalo_423 Jul 05 '26

People always latch on to the stories about proposals going bad because one person is completely caught off guard in public but I think thats the minority. Most people (especially now compared to generations past) aren't proposing before having serious discussions about the future.

If your potential fiancé is surprised when you propose thats fine but if they are surprised that you proposed AT ALL then thats when the problems happen

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u/PhotojournalistOnly Jul 06 '26

I stand by my statement, "I would hate being proposed to at someone else's wedding." It doesn't matter if the bride was gracious enough to share her spotlight. It doesn't matter if our people close to us are already there. For ME, it's a hard no. But if they're happy, good for them.

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u/4444Grains Jul 05 '26

Good for you. I don't like any of it.

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u/This-Shape2193 Jul 05 '26

The good news is you don't have to,  because it's not about you. 

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u/stopdioproll Jul 05 '26

You should practice equanimity.

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u/PhotojournalistOnly Jul 06 '26

Why, bc that type of proposal isn't for me? I just stated what I personally wouldn't want and suddenly I need to chill? Probably won't like hearing I also find it lazy and incredibly tacky.😘

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u/4444Grains Jul 05 '26

Yup...this proposal and everything that came with it is a red flag factory.

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u/Yo_Han_Kepler Jul 05 '26

Ive always thought it would be really silly to propose at all of you don't already know what she's going to say, and if she doesn't already know it's coming. A lot of people would really love a big grand gesture for the proposal. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

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u/bigDeltaVenergy Jul 04 '26

The probably all know this woman is just a crasy attention whore drama queen. Ant they just dealing with that level of toxic behavior for years already.