Rejected!

[Man Mountain]

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/bas...oposal-gone-wrong-at-UCLA-ba?urn=ncaab-wp7324

These things are usually staged but this one seems like it could be legit. All I can say is, "Ouch!"

Video of marriage proposal gone wrong at UCLA basketball game
By Jeff Eisenberg Tue Jan 03 04:08pm EST

The most memorable rejection of the UCLA basketball season happened in the stands rather than on the court.

Midway through a 71-63 victory over Richmond Dec. 23 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, UCLA's "Mistletoe Cam" cut to a couple seated courtside. The man reaches into his pocket, pulls out a ring and says, "I knew that I was going to do this since the first day that I met you, and I figured now was as good a time as any." His girlfriend's response when he gets down on one knee and pops the question? Well, let's just say it involved an awkward pause and running in the other direction.

Video of the proposal gone wrong didn't surface on YouTube until Monday evening, but Los Angeles Times reporter Baxter Holmes asked several UCLA players about it following the game. "That's cold," Jerime Anderson said. "Tough break," added David Wear.

Indeed the rejection was cringeworthy to watch because it's every man's nightmare when he prepares to ask for his girlfriend's hand in marriage. Maybe this will be a lesson to men in the future that a college basketball game is not the ideal romantic spot for a proposal, especially when there are cell phone cameras poised to capture your humiliation should something go wrong.

There have been some instances of attention-seeking fake marriage proposals at sporting events in the past, but this doesn't seem like one of them.

The emotions of the couple and the awkwardness of the emcee looked legit, plus a UCLA spokesman told Holmes the proposal wasn't staged. And lastly, if you were going to seek attention this winter in Los Angeles, a sparsely attended game in the midst of UCLA's train wreck of a basketball season definitely wouldn't be the ideal spot.

 

[newatit]

Amazing, I had a similar rejection just before Christmas, but it wasn't for marriage. But man was it a cutting "no". And it came from a leaf too!

 

[mercyshooter]

Camera shy! Haha! Nice comment, hot hostess!

 

[storm rider]

On the bright side he saved himself an expensive divorce further down the road....gotta feel bad for the guy though....especially if he saved 3 months worth of earnings for the ring.

SR

 

[Big Dog Striker]

Geez! That's part of life. At least he had the balls to try and experienced the risk of getting rejected. He'll go far in life with his attitude. Some people are even too afraid to take the risk so they end up feeling nothing, achieving nothing, loving nothing. :nod:

My favorite marriage proposal in sports would still be the Boise State Fiesta Bowl game. One of my favorite college football games ever and it comes with a happy ending. First in wins, first in love. ound:

 

[visiting]

they can't all go like this one.....

 

[Hoops]

This one has hot asian girls.
Skip forward to 1:25 for the action.

 

[Ned Flanders]

Geez! That's part of life. At least he had the balls to try and experienced the risk of getting rejected. He'll go far in life with his attitude. Some people are even too afraid to take the risk so they end up feeling nothing, achieving nothing,

I think if you are going for the grand (and very public) romantic gesture like this, it makes sense to have a good idea what the response will be, prior to going forward. I have seen a couple of public proposals go down in flames like this, and from what I heard the negative response should not have come as a big surprise to the suitor. Frankly, I think the fact the guy felt the need to do this with a huge audience is in and of itself a bit questionable.

 

[Big Dog Striker]

Frankly, I think the fact the guy felt the need to do this with a huge audience is in and of itself a bit questionable.

Good point. :nod:

 

[the old maxx50]

Yes there are different motives for these public proposals .. some of them are quite manipulative ..


A guy having the need to show the world that he owns this women .. and the bigger the public proposal .. the more controlling this guy is .

 

[AA_Train]

I think if you are going for the grand (and very public) romantic gesture like this, it makes sense to have a good idea what the response will be, prior to going forward. I have seen a couple of public proposals go down in flames like this, and from what I heard the negative response should not have come as a big surprise to the suitor. Frankly, I think the fact the guy felt the need to do this with a huge audience is in and of itself a bit questionable.

Exactly. IMO I think the whole big public proposal thing is pretty tacky and an unnecessary risk to take. Do it the classy and intimate way with a dinner alone for two at your place. That way if she says yes, you can celebrate soon after.

 

[uncleg]

Wonder if we'll hear of him again........................................?

 

[storm rider]

I think if you are going for the grand (and very public) romantic gesture like this, it makes sense to have a good idea what the response will be, prior to going forward. I have seen a couple of public proposals go down in flames like this, and from what I heard the negative response should not have come as a big surprise to the suitor. Frankly, I think the fact the guy felt the need to do this with a huge audience is in and of itself a bit questionable.

I totally agree with flanders on this.....I think the huge grand public proposal is pretty fucked up....never seen one in person yet and I sure as hell did nothing like it....come to think of it I wish I had not proposed and had gotten rid of the cunt I now call my ex......had I been involved in this pastime way back then and Sugarland had been established when I was in my late 20's the chances of me getting married would have been about the same as Pauly Shore making a succesfull dramatic movie akin to Chariots Of Fire....abso-fucking-lutely NONE.

SR

 

[Tugela]

A proposal of marriage is something you do intending to spend the rest of your life with someone, it isn't to be taken lightly. You would think that a couple would talk about it seriously before they popped the question formally. Obviously this couple hadn't done anything of the sort, and just proposing to a girl out of the blue when she is being put on the spot is an indication of just what sort of relationship they would have had in the future. A divorce in the making or an unhappy marriage for sure.

He was showing a fundamental lack of respect for her, and she did the right thing walking away.

 

[bcneil]

I noticed the Canucks wont even allow proposals. Maybe they got too many people doing fake ones?

 

[james1944]

Thanx for the link Hoops, it's beautiful and u recommendation of Mimi is a good one.

 

[Hoops]

You're welcome James.
Was beginning to think i posted it for nothing. It's a nice little story, but the hilite for me is the beautiful dancer in cutoffs.

Mimi is a hilite of another kind.

 

[Big Dog Striker]

This one worked. I'm sure they'll produce the next Michael Phelps. :nod: