'He deserved to be called out': Boyfriend humiliates girlfriend with a cruel proposal prank in front of friends, sister puts him on blast at family dinner

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Isabella Penn
Mar 21, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

This woman is lucky to have her sister. Getting engaged is a big deal. When I got engaged, I wasn't expecting it in the slightest, but it stirred up a whole lot of emotions for me. Sometimes, surprises are the best. But if my fiancé had asked me in front of all our friends and then quickly said it was a prank for laughs, I would have ended it right there.

Some women dream of their proposal their whole life, and when you fall in love, it's hard not to imagine what that moment will be like. So when this entitled boyfriend pulled a fake proposal as a prank, he downright humiliated his girlfriend. But unfortunately, she still decided to stay with him. When you're in love, it's hard to see the red flags. But luckily, her sister spotted them a mile away. The next time they were all together at a family dinner, she couldn't stay silent any longer.

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  • "AITAH for humiliating my sister’s boyfriend at a family gathering after what he did to her?"

    My sister (28F) has been with her fiancé (32M) for three years. She's always been the more reserved, quiet type, while he's loud, extroverted, and sometimes a little over-the-top. We tolerated him, but recently, he crossed a serious line.
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  • A few weeks ago, my sister came to me in tears because her fiancé had "pranked" her in front of his friends by pretending to propose in an elaborate setup, only to laugh in her face and say, "Just kidding, babe! You really thought I was serious?" His friends all laughed while she stood there, humiliated.
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  • She didn't break up with him (which I think she should have), but she was heartbroken. He later gave her some half-hearted excuse about how he actually had a proposal planned soon and this was just a joke gone wrong.
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  • This sounds like he realized he messed up and he’s trying to reel her back in, so he doesn’t lose her. Major red flag.

  • Fast forward to this past weekend at our parents' house. We were having a big family dinner, and he was there, acting like nothing happened. While chatting, someone asked when they were getting married, and before my sister could answer, he smirked and said, "Guess she'll just have to wait and see, huh?"
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  • That was it for me. I smiled sweetly and said, "Oh, is this like how she had to wait for that hilarious fake proposal in front of all your friends? That was so funny, right? Let's all have a good laugh about it now."
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  • The table went de d silent. My sister looked mortified, but my parents looked ped at him. He stammered something about it being a joke, but my dad straight-up told him, "That's not a joke. That's cruelty."
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  • He left shortly after, and now my sister is mad at me for "embarrassing him and making. things worse." I told her he embarrassed her first and deserved to be called out. My parents are backing me, but my sister says I've ruined things for her. AITAH?
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  • EngineeringOk1885 She should not marry this a hole even if he asks. He is cruel and a very small Iman to do that to her. Your sister needs to know she can do so much better.
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  • Spoedi-Probes NTA A joke is not funny if it has to be explained.
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  • Bellafernn NTA. He dished out public humiliation, and you served. it right back. He thought it was funny to toy with your sister's emotions in front of his friends, then acted like nothing happened in front of your family. He got what he deserved. Your sister might be upset now, but someone had to stand up for her.
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  • xaepthic NTA. He humiliated your sister first with his cruel prank, and you just held up a mirror to his behavior. If he can't handle being called out in front of family, maybe he shouldn't have pulled such a mean stunt.
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  • Worldly-Computer-962 Huge red flag that she's defending his behavior, he has her wrapped around his finger and that's awful. NTA, get her out, for her own sake.
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  • IAmTAAlways NTA, unfortunately it sounds like your sister is still willing to be with him. If she wants to continue being with this j, you won't be able to do anything about it.
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