Emily

It comes up on the screen and they start kind of panning around to all these different couples and they laugh and they kiss and everybody's cheering. And then it comes to us. And just as we rehearsed, he stood up and he got down on one knee and he even had like a fake ring box. And he like presents this ring to me and I... tapped into my high school drama club training and I really went for it.

I made a choice that I was going to go for like disgust, you know? So I'm looking at him and I'm like, no. And I'm rolling my eyes and what I wasn't prepared for was like, everyone in there to completely turn on me. They didn't just start booing. The place erupted in the loudest sea of boos. I don't know how many people fit in one of these arenas, but thousands upon thousands.

I made a choice that I was going to go for like disgust, you know? So I'm looking at him and I'm like, no. And I'm rolling my eyes and what I wasn't prepared for was like, everyone in there to completely turn on me. They didn't just start booing. The place erupted in the loudest sea of boos. I don't know how many people fit in one of these arenas, but thousands upon thousands.

I made a choice that I was going to go for like disgust, you know? So I'm looking at him and I'm like, no. And I'm rolling my eyes and what I wasn't prepared for was like, everyone in there to completely turn on me. They didn't just start booing. The place erupted in the loudest sea of boos. I don't know how many people fit in one of these arenas, but thousands upon thousands.

directed their hate at me screaming boo boo oh fuck not one percent of you had forecasted that this might happen so you're completely ill-prepared i thought i was going to be you were the hero yeah and i was the villain then were you like they made me do it i'll marry him I thought it was over. But no, throughout the rest of the game, they kept panning back to us. Oh, no.

directed their hate at me screaming boo boo oh fuck not one percent of you had forecasted that this might happen so you're completely ill-prepared i thought i was going to be you were the hero yeah and i was the villain then were you like they made me do it i'll marry him I thought it was over. But no, throughout the rest of the game, they kept panning back to us. Oh, no.

directed their hate at me screaming boo boo oh fuck not one percent of you had forecasted that this might happen so you're completely ill-prepared i thought i was going to be you were the hero yeah and i was the villain then were you like they made me do it i'll marry him I thought it was over. But no, throughout the rest of the game, they kept panning back to us. Oh, no.

At least three or four other times. And every time, all over again, it was like a running joke the whole place. They hated me. Ivan went to the bathroom at one point, and this group of old ladies, they were so mean to me. Oh, no. And they were like, what's wrong with you? Why won't you marry him? He's too good for you anyway.

At least three or four other times. And every time, all over again, it was like a running joke the whole place. They hated me. Ivan went to the bathroom at one point, and this group of old ladies, they were so mean to me. Oh, no. And they were like, what's wrong with you? Why won't you marry him? He's too good for you anyway.

At least three or four other times. And every time, all over again, it was like a running joke the whole place. They hated me. Ivan went to the bathroom at one point, and this group of old ladies, they were so mean to me. Oh, no. And they were like, what's wrong with you? Why won't you marry him? He's too good for you anyway.

It was so awful. And thankfully, this was 2005, so there weren't cell phone videos like there are now. So I never had to think about it again. I never had to see it again. I was begging them to leave. He was like, no, we can't leave. We have to stay. And then after the game, we meet up with the whole group and they're laughing and applauding us. And wasn't that great? Wasn't that the best?

It was so awful. And thankfully, this was 2005, so there weren't cell phone videos like there are now. So I never had to think about it again. I never had to see it again. I was begging them to leave. He was like, no, we can't leave. We have to stay. And then after the game, we meet up with the whole group and they're laughing and applauding us. And wasn't that great? Wasn't that the best?

It was so awful. And thankfully, this was 2005, so there weren't cell phone videos like there are now. So I never had to think about it again. I never had to see it again. I was begging them to leave. He was like, no, we can't leave. We have to stay. And then after the game, we meet up with the whole group and they're laughing and applauding us. And wasn't that great? Wasn't that the best?

And I was like, did you guys just experience the same thing I experienced? Because he became the golden boy. Everyone in the place loved him. The sweetheart who had his heart on his sleeve and got turned down by this bitch. It's very Munchausen-y.

And I was like, did you guys just experience the same thing I experienced? Because he became the golden boy. Everyone in the place loved him. The sweetheart who had his heart on his sleeve and got turned down by this bitch. It's very Munchausen-y.

And I was like, did you guys just experience the same thing I experienced? Because he became the golden boy. Everyone in the place loved him. The sweetheart who had his heart on his sleeve and got turned down by this bitch. It's very Munchausen-y.

I didn't hear about it. If it was.

I didn't hear about it. If it was.

I didn't hear about it. If it was.

If they knew that I was going to be the butt of this joke the whole time, nobody clued me in to it. I was just completely taken aback. What do you mean everyone hates me? I'm supposed to be the star here. And at one point, I even tried to say, like, it's a joke. It's a joke. And they were like, no, no, no. You can't do that.