okay so I know that people propose at ballgames in movies all the time, but to my surprise, it happens in real life too…

I’ve been around for 7 games so far, three of which had proposals. One was adorable and basically exactly how you’d want a public proposal to go: a ring, a kiss, laughter, smiling, and a lot of (good) surprise. The other was very predictably boring. The last, however, went terribly wrong.

I just think that before you propose to someone, you should have some idea that they’re on board… and this seems even more important when it’s in front of 30,000 some people. Anyway, this last proposal showed the woman just shaking her head, trying to smile politely, and the man just staring uncomfortably at the camera, which was being displayed on the mega-screen in the stadium.

Public proposals are one thing… but public rejections are another. We were making copies of these proposals today in the office for the couples, and someone thought this last one must have been a prank, although it was more painful than funny to watch.

So here’s one for the obvious proposal prank… and how it can be so funny, yet still so painful to watch: