Last but not least: Social Hand-Anhalting

If you want to make an impressive marriage proposal in the age of social media, you should spare neither expense nor effort. Gone are the days when a surprise genuflection in a restaurant or even an airplane with a "Marry Me!" banner was the ultimate emotion. Today, it's staged, orchestrated, organized - and of course the whole thing is captured on several cameras for posterity.

One of the most famous marriage proposers to date is Isaac Lamb. Two and a half years ago, his proposal show sent the internet and around 30 million viewers into collective raptures:

Last but not least, Lamb's success boosted the social application hype - with the result that YouTube is now overflowing with elaborately staged knee drops.

Now another perfectly staged wedding proposal is making the viral rounds. Bret asks Jovan to marry him. He hires 40 professional dancers, organizes friends, relatives and acquaintances and surprises his partner, who actually just wanted to have a coffee. The video was published on the YouTube channel of the NBC show "Marry Me" and reached one million clicks in just three days.
 

That is - admittedly - quite impressive. And beautiful. And good. But it always leaves a somewhat stale aftertaste. Is it really still primarily about the woman's hand or not rather about the man's viral ego? And: Would a man (or woman) actually dare to say no in such a situation with a clear conscience? The Most People would probably struggle to be honest in front of so many people at that moment (see below). (hae)