Are these the worst marriage proposals ever?

Popping the question is certainly a nerve-wracking business, and you can sympathise with anyone feeling the pressure to ensure it's a perfectly magical moment.

But no matter how glittering the diamond or how long anticipated the proposal, some brides could surely not help feeling let down by efforts such as dropping to one knee in the supermarket, or popping the ring on a friend onion.

According to the Daily Mail, people have been sharing their examples of the worst proposal ideas online, which are as hilarious as they are tragic - although sadly not for those on the receiving end.

One woman may well have been left red-faced after her partner plastered photos of her in her underwear all over a billboard in order to state his intentions.

And one man recounted a touching tale of how he pretended to produce the ring from a rather intimate part of his wife's body during an examination (he was her gynaecologist).

A McChicken sure hit the spot for this proposal, and "I'm lovin' it". Photo / Facebook

Maybe Naomi just wasn't into graffiti? Photo / Ruin My Week

A weekly shop at Walmart turned romantic when this gentleman got down on one knee by the help desk. Photo / People of Walmart

So close, yet so far. Photo / Brojsimpson

Talk about a hot proposal! Photo / Thumbpress

I don't know for sure, by maybe Michelina may have preferred not to show thousands of strangers her underwear? Photo / S***London

We can only hope she said yes. Photo / EpicFail

Wonder if she chickened out? Photo / Facebook

Let's just hope she didn't need those pills for a life threatening condition. Photo / LifeBuzz

What a bloomin' good idea Brandon! Photo / Twitter

Never in history has a woman felt more uncomfortable, than in this moment. Photo / Cheezburger