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<p>It seems like straight men are in a race to the bottom when it comes to who can execute the laziest marriage proposal. But one recent story shows that their loved ones are fighting back.</p><p>A woman <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ej5jdk/aita_for_not_allowing_someone_to_propose_during/">recently asked for advice on Reddit</a> after she thwarted a proposal at her own wedding. Basically, her cousin&#39;s boyfriend was about to propose to her cousin at this woman&#39;s wedding reception. Most decent people realize this is a huge no-no. And the bride stepped in to make it stop.</p><p>The couple ended up getting engaged later that night &mdash; and now they&#39;re planning their wedding for the bride&#39;s one-year wedding anniversary.</p><p>Now, the bride is asking the question: &quot;Am I the a-hole for not allowing someone to propose during my wedding reception and for planning on not going to their wedding?&quot;</p><h2>The bride had a &quot;fairly decent sized wedding,&quot; attended by her step-dad&#39;s side of the family, which included the offending cousin and her boyfriend:</h2><blockquote> <p>My cousin (on my stepdads side - we are not close whatsoever) and her boyfriend have only been dating not even 6 months at this point. I&rsquo;ve met the guy once before my wedding and he never shows up to any family functions. We&rsquo;re all having a great time at my wedding. My husband and I are mingling with guest while everyone dances.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Then, all hell broke loose:</h2><blockquote> <p>The next thing I know is my cousins boyfriend asks the DJ for his mike and goes to the center of the dance floor saying he has an &ldquo;announcement&rdquo; to make and calls my cousin over. So, I rush over and say, &ldquo;Nope, no one is getting engaged during my special day especially during my reception. You can get engaged later tonight but not right now. It&rsquo;s my day. Thank you for understanding.&rdquo; and I go to walk away.</p> </blockquote><h2>Instead of taking the loss in a dignified manner, her cousin&#39;s family went nuclear:</h2><blockquote> <p>My cousin starts puffing and my aunt (her mom) starts yelling at me and calling me an entitled brat. It causes a huge fight and they all end up leaving. My mom, stepdad, dad, and stepmom all are on my side and were even pissed that they think its okay to do that during a wedding they all paid for. My nana (step dads mom) says I was wrong and told me to apologize and call them over and allow him to propose. Needless to say, it didn&rsquo;t happen.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Christmas came and went and it was awkward:</h2><blockquote> <p>Flash forward to Christmas. Ugh, it was terrible! My stepdads entire side were rude and ignoring my husband and I. And of course, guess what happens! My cousin and her now fianc&eacute; announced their wedding date - September 21st, 2020!</p> </blockquote><h2>Now, the bride is wondering if it&#39;d be an overreaction to skip their wedding in September:</h2><blockquote> <p>I&rsquo;m beyond pissed and so not planning to go. It&rsquo;s my damn one year wedding anniversary! My family is upset that they would do that to piss me off for not allowing them to get engaged during my reception. My cousin says they chose to get married on their one year engagement anniversary. Either way, regardless of the real reason, I&rsquo;m still upset. Of course, my nana is super excited.</p> </blockquote><h2>Most people agree that the bride is right to be annoyed.</h2><p>After all, this was supposed to be her special day:</p><blockquote> <p>You don&rsquo;t get to hijack someone else&rsquo;s event to make it your event. And wtf kind of do thinks this is ok???</p> <p>As it&rsquo;s your anniversary you will be otherwise occupied. - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ej5jdk/aita_for_not_allowing_someone_to_propose_during/fcvlbyi/">AnarchoNAP</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>And the cousin&#39;s boyfriend could&#39;ve at least asked before attempting to hijack the reception:</p><blockquote> <p>It was your day! Incredibly rude! Furthermore, he should have asked you first and you could have politely said no, saving any embarrassment. Morons. - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ej5jdk/aita_for_not_allowing_someone_to_propose_during/fcvlc6z/">PartyCat78</a></p> </blockquote><p>One person even came for the bride&#39;s nana:</p><blockquote> <p>That is EXTREMELY tacky of someone to do!!!! To propose at your wedding? Holy crap. Your family is AWFUL. This person isn&#39;t even someone you know!! And they didn&#39;t even ASK you, he just DID it?!?!?! JESUS</p> <p>Trash. Your nana sucks. - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ej5jdk/aita_for_not_allowing_someone_to_propose_during/fcvlir3/">zukka924</a></p> </blockquote><p>And for those who still don&#39;t understand, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ej5jdk/aita_for_not_allowing_someone_to_propose_during/fcvlvv9/">11notagoodusername11</a> goes through the A to Z of why the cousin&#39;s boyfriend was in the wrong:</p><blockquote> <p>Proposing at a wedding is straight up rude. Especially without permission. You were 100% in the right to stop that from happening. A lot of work, time and money goes into planning a wedding and reception. Taking advantage of that to make it all about you is super messed up. As for attending their wedding, I&rsquo;d say might as well go and drink on their dime. I enjoy weddings, so it probably wouldn&rsquo;t bother me a ton. You could always ask the DJ for the mic to make a speech about how happy you are to have been married for a year, and how wonderful it is to spend your anniversary with all of your family. Don&rsquo;t mention the couple at all. See how they like someone pulling the focus away from a day they worked hard for.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>So, yeah. Pretty much no one took the cousin and her boyfriend&#39;s side.</p><h2>The bride responded again to thank the people who took her side:</h2><blockquote> <p>You guys have been so sweet! I&rsquo;m trying my best to reply back to every single comment since you all took the time to comment on my post. (Y&rsquo;all will get your reply eventually!) Thank you guys so much! It&rsquo;s totally making me feel better after this messed up situation! 💕</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Bride asks if she was wrong for stopping proposal at her wedding reception.

It seems like straight men are in a race to the bottom when it comes to who can execute the laziest marriage proposal. But one recent story shows that their loved ones are fighting back.A woman recently asked for advice on Reddit after she thwarted a proposal at her own wedding. Basically, her cousin&#39;s boyfriend was about to propose to her cousin at this woman&#39;s wedding reception. Most decent people realize this is a huge no-no. And the bride stepped in to make it stop.The couple ended up getting engaged later that night &mdash; and now they&#39;re planning their wedding for the bride&#39;s one-year wedding anniversary.Now, the bride is asking the question: &quot;Am I the a-hole for not allowing someone to propose during my wedding reception and for planning on not going to their wedding?&quot;The bride had a &quot;fairly decent sized wedding,&quot; attended by her step-dad&#39;s side of the family, which included the offending cousin and her boyfriend: My cousin (on my stepdads side - we are not close whatsoever) and her boyfriend have only been dating not even 6 months at this point. I&rsquo;ve met the guy once before my wedding and he never shows up to any family functions. We&rsquo;re all having a great time at my wedding. My husband and I are mingling with guest while everyone dances. Then, all hell broke loose: The next thing I know is my cousins boyfriend asks the DJ for his mike and goes to the center of the dance floor saying he has an &ldquo;announcement&rdquo; to make and calls my cousin over. So, I rush over and say, &ldquo;Nope, no one is getting engaged during my special day especially during my reception. You can get engaged later tonight but not right now. It&rsquo;s my day. Thank you for understanding.&rdquo; and I go to walk away. Instead of taking the loss in a dignified manner, her cousin&#39;s family went nuclear: My cousin starts puffing and my aunt (her mom) starts yelling at me and calling me an entitled brat. It causes a huge fight and they all end up leaving. My mom, stepdad, dad, and stepmom all are on my side and were even pissed that they think its okay to do that during a wedding they all paid for. My nana (step dads mom) says I was wrong and told me to apologize and call them over and allow him to propose. Needless to say, it didn&rsquo;t happen. Christmas came and went and it was awkward: Flash forward to Christmas. Ugh, it was terrible! My stepdads entire side were rude and ignoring my husband and I. And of course, guess what happens! My cousin and her now fianc&eacute; announced their wedding date - September 21st, 2020! Now, the bride is wondering if it&#39;d be an overreaction to skip their wedding in September: I&rsquo;m beyond pissed and so not planning to go. It&rsquo;s my damn one year wedding anniversary! My family is upset that they would do that to piss me off for not allowing them to get engaged during my reception. My cousin says they chose to get married on their one year engagement anniversary. Either way, regardless of the real reason, I&rsquo;m still upset. Of course, my nana is super excited. Most people agree that the bride is right to be annoyed.After all, this was supposed to be her special day: You don&rsquo;t get to hijack someone else&rsquo;s event to make it your event. And wtf kind of do thinks this is ok??? As it&rsquo;s your anniversary you will be otherwise occupied. - AnarchoNAP And the cousin&#39;s boyfriend could&#39;ve at least asked before attempting to hijack the reception: It was your day! Incredibly rude! Furthermore, he should have asked you first and you could have politely said no, saving any embarrassment. Morons. - PartyCat78 One person even came for the bride&#39;s nana: That is EXTREMELY tacky of someone to do!!!! To propose at your wedding? Holy crap. Your family is AWFUL. This person isn&#39;t even someone you know!! And they didn&#39;t even ASK you, he just DID it?!?!?! JESUS Trash. Your nana sucks. - zukka924 And for those who still don&#39;t understand, 11notagoodusername11 goes through the A to Z of why the cousin&#39;s boyfriend was in the wrong: Proposing at a wedding is straight up rude. Especially without permission. You were 100% in the right to stop that from happening. A lot of work, time and money goes into planning a wedding and reception. Taking advantage of that to make it all about you is super messed up. As for attending their wedding, I&rsquo;d say might as well go and drink on their dime. I enjoy weddings, so it probably wouldn&rsquo;t bother me a ton. You could always ask the DJ for the mic to make a speech about how happy you are to have been married for a year, and how wonderful it is to spend your anniversary with all of your family. Don&rsquo;t mention the couple at all. See how they like someone pulling the focus away from a day they worked hard for. So, yeah. Pretty much no one took the cousin and her boyfriend&#39;s side.The bride responded again to thank the people who took her side: You guys have been so sweet! I&rsquo;m trying my best to reply back to every single comment since you all took the time to comment on my post. (Y&rsquo;all will get your reply eventually!) Thank you guys so much! It&rsquo;s totally making me feel better after this messed up situation! 💕 

It seems like straight men are in a race to the bottom when it comes to who can execute the laziest marriage proposal. But one recent story shows that their loved ones are fighting back.  A woman recently asked for advice on Reddit after...