The one time my boyfriend proposed in public, and I wanted to disappear.

I always believed moments like that existed in movies, you know, the moment where the lover gets down on one knee in the middle of a restaurant with the patrons watching with tear-jerking reactions and claps. It happened to me.

It was not romantic. Not one bit.

Let me get into the story, so it is a Saturday night, we had planned to go to this Tiki bar for months, and something always came up on my end, either a baby shower, bridal shower or some event planning meeting. I had to attend. So this particular weekend, I was free. I got my nails done on Friday evening, and I had an early Saturday hairdressing appointment. So in other words, I looked cute. We walked in, it was giving trendy vibes. The DJ was fire, he was spinning classics, and every song was a hit. I held a glass of margarita while thinking of how to ghost my personal trainer in the morning. There was no way I would be motivated to go to the gym at 6am after a night of drinks.

My boyfriend, let’s call him George, goes down on one knee, mind you, we are standing close to the DJ booth. He holds up a diamond ring. I mean. Wow!!! It gleamed, that diamond held a…