Man keeps pranking girlfriend by fake-proposing. Then it finally backfires on him the next time he asks: ‘I would break up over this’
There are plenty of ways to ruin a proposal. Very few involve turning it into a recurring prank until your partner can no longer tell when you’re joking.
That’s exactly what happened when one man spent so much time fake-proposing to his girlfriend for laughs that, when he finally dropped to one knee for real, she hit him with a ‘nope.’ Cue stunned silence and then awkward laughter. The internet, on the other hand, is wondering why anyone thought emotional whiplash was a cute long-term bit.
What Happened?
In a recent installment of “talking about other people’s relationships,” Faith’s (@markandfaith) story enters the competition. Since the internet is always seeking new ways to express its opinions, this one has become one of the most controversial to date.
The clip alone currently has almost 4 million views. Faith’s text overlay reads, “He kept pranking me with fake proposals, so i got used to it…that’s why this time i said no. HAHAHA.”
The video is filmed by (presumably) Mark, showing the couple embracing tightly and Faith facing away from the camera. Then, he nods at the camera and pulls away from the hug. Faith notices the camera and smiles, then Mark gets down on one knee.
Immediately, Faith makes a comically shocked face. In a monotone voice, Mark asks, “Will you marry me?” She gasps loudly and starts shaking her head no, while covering her mouth with her hands.
Mark turns the camera back to his face to show how he is mocking her reaction. He then stands up and scoffs, “She said no.” The clip ends with Faith giggling. Her caption says, “I just went along with his prank, so I was extra dramatic there. HAHAHA.”
Do Men Normally Do a Fake Proposal?
As enraging as it was for some viewers to see, the act of fake proposals is not a new idea by Mark. In 2015, one Redditor took to the r/relationships subreddit, claiming that her boyfriend of five years kept fake-proposing as a “joke.”
Many Redditors were enraged and suggested she say “no” the next time he did it. In a separate post and subreddit, another Redditor also posted a similar experience. Her boyfriend of one year faked it to see how she’d “react.” According to him, some people are too “reactive,” and he was testing her.
A comment with 1,500 upvotes called him immature and said, “I’d pin him down on this and get him to explain it out on full. Have him spell out his rationale and the meaning and purpose of the test. Oh it was actually just a joke? Explain the punchline.” Another Redditor also said, “…I don’t know what the joke is supposed to be, like ‘Haha you actually thought I wanted to marry you?’”
Other Redditors called it manipulative and childish. Similar to Faith’s video, many told the OP to leave her boyfriend. In the end, she said she told her boyfriend that it hurt her feelings and he was “apologetic.” Apparently, the joke “just missed the mark.”
@markandfaith I just went along with his prank, so I was extra dramatic there. HAHAHA #forfun #proposal #fake #fypageシ #foryoupage ♬ original sound – markandfaith
Viewers Aren’t Laughing Along
As humorous as Faith found her fake proposal to be, the internet has a different idea. A comment with 20,500 likes blatantly says, “Fake proposals? Ew.”
Another viewer says, “I feel bad but i would break up over this.”
Almost 30,000 likes on a two-word comment: “Leave him.” Another viewer says, “Stand up girl.”
One viewer shares, “If he did it once in a funky situation to make you laugh, weird but fine if you can move on. but MULTIPLE?! the answer should be NO.”
In contrast to that comment, one viewer seems to actually be on Mark’s side.
“’Leave him’ ‘that’s cruel’ ‘kinda foul’ maybe just maybe, this was his thought process, ‘If I take her to an amazingly nice restaurant, tell her to get dressed as nice as she wants, and then do some grand gesture, she’s absolutely going to know I’m about to propose. But if I do this over the course of a few weeks to a month then she won’t be able to pinpoint the actual proposal and it will actually be a surprise’ It is literally that simple.”
In reply to that comment, one viewer says, “lol thats crazy. Her first time being proposed to should be a real deal because if u get fake proposed too many times then the magic of it will diminished.”
A plot twist
Despite many commenters thinking this was Mark actually proposing for the first time, it appears the couple is already married. In a video from 2025, Faith refers to Mark as her “husband.” It just so happened that he continued to prank her and she decided to change her answer just this once.
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