Post: #1

Check dude's proposal memes.

"A man who proposed to his girlfriend on the social networking site Reddit has triggered serious backlash for his unique brand of romance.
On Monday, Reddit user Malcolm Collins, 26, a graduate student in Palo Alto, California, proposed to his girlfriend Simone Smith by posting a gallery of humorous memes on Reddit's “Advice Animals” section under his user name SirTechnocracy. The memes bore messages such as, “I used to have reservations about marriage and they’re gone,” and “Brace yourself: A ring is coming.” It then linked to a secondary gallery that featured 18 art pieces commissioned from artists all over the world. Each slide represented an intimate moment in the couple’s relationship—the first movie they saw together, their first date, and so forth."

       

http://shine.yahoo.com/love-sex/reddit-m...56844.html

Post: #2

That's still horrifyingly Beta, but I did laugh at "Brace yourself, a ring is coming"

Post: #3

Tech geek + Art geek = match made in heaven?

As for whether or not this proposal was beta? Well, she accepted, so we can't say it was beta. In fact, it sounds like he knew exactly what she wanted and this couple will probably have a very happy future together.

For now...

Post: #4

The most beta part was how he handled the Reddit responses:

Quote:By Tuesday morning, the story had generated almost 3,000 comments and so much controversy that Collins stepped in, responding to his critics almost 250 times. He wrote: “I wanted to blow her away. The art was a way for me to propose something tangible. Not just a ring but something she can hang on the walls and remember for years. True, many of the references may seem dated but they will always mean something to her and bring her back to today.”

Come on dude, this was your chance to act like a man. He should have told them they were all sour grapes and left it at that.