To think you don't propose at a graduation!

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I don't normally get offended on behalf of other women but even though the woman was fine with being proposed to during her graduation, he was so wrong to do this!! She has worked hard for her moment, why did he have to steal it and make it all about him?! Now regardless of what happens in their relationship her graduation will be forever associated with him. Could he not have waited til later that day?! Performance proposals are dreadful anyway!

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I find a lot of those viral public proposals for this reason, a lot of them seem to happen when the woman is doing something for herself. There was one recently of a man proposing to a woman after she completed a marathon. It just takes the shine off the achievement and inserts yourself into the narrative. No longer is it the day you ran a marathon or graduated, but when you were proposed to as well. I think it’s selfish to co-opt it in that way.

I hate seeing things like this! I saw one a year or two ago where a woman was collecting an award and her boyfriend proposed 🙄

I also hate proposals/weddings being on the woman’s birthday.

YANBU.

The graduation is to celebrate her and her classmates academic achievement. It is HER time to be in the spotlight.

Arsehole fiancé making it about him. I wish she had said no.

I watched this live and honestly was so outraged! Its embarrassing and if they ever break up he has managed to make a big achievement of hers about him. I would resent it massively

YANBU! Attention-seeking, immature, toddlerish bollocks.

I always wish she would say no.

Self-centred, attention-seeking and controlling.

There was that nob who proposed at an Olympic medal ceremony,

I felt so awful for her. Her big moment and he swiped it out from under her nose.

It's also not fair on the other graduates.
It was their day not for the bloke to smugly declare his undying love.
I remember one time someone proposed to someone at a first Holy Communion which I thought was the height of rudeness.

I agree! But if she said no then her graduation day becomes a big fallout! There’s no winning in this situation.

Who cares

It's a really shitty thing to do. Someone did on the Rose of Tralee here in Ireland too on national TV, wanker

So rude. It wasnt just her day. It was the special day of every other graduand there. Feel sorry for the poor sod who was next in line for their degree and had ti wait for this shit to be over. Selfish bastard

I hate these public/special event proposals. Apart from anything else, it must make it so difficult to say no.

Yep. Hallmark of an absolute wanker.

Totally out of order. I have a friend who loves shit like this but she always has to be centre of attention. I'm not so sorry for the girlfriend but more all the other graduates who had their day hijacked by the self important couple.

I remember one time someone proposed to someone at a first Holy Communion which I thought was the height of rudeness

A child bridge?!

(bride)

YANBU. He's an inconsiderate fool.

No it was a child making their FHC and a relative proposed to his GF at the little girls party.

I see

Yanbu...she couldn't even say no, could she? That would have caused a massive scene, ruined the day etc. What a fucking wanker. Even if it all works out, he's taken the shine off a celebration that was supposed to be all about HER achievements. Honestly, men like that just want to make everything about themselves.

And how come every single decent bloke I know would never do that? It's only attention seeking twats who do that

Completely agree but then I hate public proposals in general.

Yep. Why can’t they just celebrate the achievement -& propose another time, it’s not on.

But I don’t understand couples getting married on birthdays & stuff like that either 365 days in s year, spread the joy around a bit!!

I'd be inclined to say no on principle. I wouldn't want to marry a twat like that.

I know! Had she wanted to say no, she probably wouldn't have been able to.

It wasn't even a first degree, it was a fucking Masters and he took the achievement and muscled in on it for his own ego so everyone clapped him and said what a great bloke he was. AND we are all supposed to be happy, not because the woman graduated as a result of her own intelligence and hard work, but because she got a proposal of marriage.

What fuckwittery is this, where he thinks his proposal is more important than her own achievement that she did on her own. Solo. Without him! Now it's all framed in relation to him!

The university should not have allowed it.