When it comes to proposals, many of us already have an idea of what the perfect moment would look like - whether that's planning exactly how you'd get down on one knee, or dreaming of the way you'd like to be asked to marry your significant other.
But regardless of how you might get engaged, the plan probably won't involve your best friend completely ruining the special moment for both you and your partner.
That's exactly what happened to one man on Reddit though, who has been left so frustrated with his pal's actions that he's refusing to invite him to his wedding - because he decided to tell the man's fiancée exactly what he was planning.
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Posting his story anonymously, the man explained his friend has always had a habit of "saying things to get reactions out of people", but thought he had grown out of it now that they're adults.
He wrote: "I and my fiancée have dated for three years. In the last year, we’ve talked about marriage, she’s sent me rings she likes, and all she asked was that I don’t tell her exactly when so she can mostly be surprised.
"I got her the ring of her dreams and planned a whole weekend in the mountains - which is her favourite place. Her parents and mine travelled to be there but stayed apart from us until after the proposal so she wouldn’t get suspicious. The only people who came with us were a few of our friends so I could call it a friend’s getaway.
"One of the friends who came with us is my childhood best friend. We’re very close, and he knew the stipulation that my girlfriend did not know when the proposal was going to happen. He also likes to say things to get reactions out of people, and it has caused us the drift apart in the past. I thought he had grown out of this as he has seemed to mellow out."
But about 20 minutes before he was set to pop the question, the man received a tip-off from another friend that his best mate had already spilt the beans to his partner - and had completely ruined the surprise.
After proposing, the man got confirmation from his now-fiancee before confronting his friend, who simply told him he'd gone against his wishes "because it was funny".
He added: "One of our other friends, who is a photographer, agreed to take the pictures as a gift. She told my fiancée that she just wanted to try out her new camera and wanted her to model for some pictures to see how it worked.
"About 20 minutes before we were set to go, our photographer friend came to me and said that my friend had told my fiancée I was going to propose to her. She had heard him tell her and said that my fiancée seemed upset and asked him why he would ruin the surprise.
"I didn’t say anything about it to my fiancée until after. She told me that yes, he had told her right before. I went to him and asked why he told her and he said 'because it was funny'. He wanted to see her reaction and the fact he ruined it for her was funny to him. I told him it was unfair and childish."
Now, the man and his partner have decided to uninvite his friend from the wedding, as they're concerned he could do something to ruin their big day too.
The man said: "I and my fiancée talked about it and we decided to put him on a probation period. Yet, every chance we’ve given him to act better, he doesn’t. He’s only gotten worse - making inappropriate remarks when he visits and asking me if I’ll ever get tired of the 'same thing in my bed every night'. It’s made me and my fiancée extremely upset.
"The last time I saw him I told him that he acts jealous of my relationship and that he can’t come to my wedding if he’s going to act like this and possibly ruin our wedding too. That as of right now, I don’t want to see him coming at all or being a part of my life."
Commenters on the Reddit post were baffled by the friend's actions, as many accused him of "ruining things on purpose" and encouraged the man to cut him out of his life.
One person wrote: "He’s ruining things on purpose and you have all the right to cut him out. He sounds toxic, and I wouldn’t doubt it if he ruined your wedding too out of his jealousy."
While another said: "It’s not playful, it’s spiteful and outright vindictive. He’s trying to hurt people for a reaction and then justifying it by saying 'oh it’s funny to hurt people.'"
And a third wrote: "This is beyond just not inviting. Cut this person and their family out of your life for good."
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