A lady is breaking custom in terms of proposals.
Talitha Degier shared on TikTok that she determined to pop the query to her boyfriend — a alternative she mentioned she didn’t remorse and which garnered combined reactions on-line.
She kicked off her video exhibiting herself in entrance of a mirror with the phrases, “They are saying it’s best to by no means suggest to your boyfriend.”
Degier, 21, then shared a fast clip of herself holding the silver band she acquired for her boyfriend Bas, 24, for the proposal and one other shot of her getting down on one knee by a fountain.
“However… I did! 🥰💍,” she wrote over the video. In her caption, she added, “I didn’t do it the standard means and we’re so glad 💍❤️,” together with the hashtags “#proposal” and “#marriage.”
In a separate video, she confirmed the conclusion of the proposal, together with her new fiancé saying ‘sure’ earlier than they shared a kiss. Over the video she wrote, “I like your final title, can I’ve it?”
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The video revealing her resolution to suggest garnered greater than 205K views, 9,000 likes and 600 feedback. Nonetheless, a number of individuals who watched the video debated within the feedback about whether or not they thought that was the fitting resolution.
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One individual commented, “Stand Up Lady,” whereas one other mentioned, “Might this love by no means discover me.” One other joked, “And the group is… confused?”
Others shared their pleasure for the bride-to-be, with one writing, “I’m so glad for you!” They added, “Comfortable engagement!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️.” One other commented, “Why is there a lot hate? That is utterly regular even when it is a girl proposing or a person, it doesn’t change something.”
Degier tells PEOPLE she was “very stunned” by the unfavorable feedback her video obtained. “I didn’t assume individuals can be so upset about it,” she says, earlier than noting, “I feel it’s as much as the individuals within the relationship to determine how they need their proposal to go, and if somebody does it otherwise you both be glad for them or scroll away.”
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The couple, who met by way of their mutual powerlifting coach, acquired engaged on Jan. 24 throughout a visit to Sheffield, England. Degier says the 2 had talked so much about marriage earlier than and each “wished it.” When she informed a buddy about her intention to suggest, they replied “that they thought it suited our relationship to do it like this.”
“I’m an individual who does issues after I need to obtain one thing,” Degier explains. “On this case, I wished to make my boyfriend really feel very particular since I knew already we each wished to get engaged this yr. I didn’t really feel prefer it was that untraditional to suggest to him.”
Degier says she deliberate for the proposal for almost three months and when she popped the query, Bas “was very stunned and wanted a minute to appreciate what was taking place.”
“He was over the moon and naturally mentioned ‘sure,’ ” she provides.
