Posted on 03/17/2008 8:29:16 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
LONDON (Reuters) - It is the one moment every man wants to get right -- and which London floor-fitter Lefkos Hajji could hardly have got more wrong.
The luckless 28 year-old's dreams of giving his sweetheart, Leanne, 26, the ultimate proposal have literally vanished into thin air.
Hajji, of Hackney, east London, had concealed a $12,000 engagement ring inside a helium balloon. The idea was that she would pop the balloon as he popped the question.
But as he left the shop, a gust of wind pulled the balloon from his hand and he watched the ring -- and quite possibly the affections of his girlfriend -- sailing away over the rooftops.
"I couldn't believe it," he told The Sun newspaper.
"I just watched as it went further and further into the air.
"I felt like such a plonker. It cost a fortune and I knew my girlfriend would kill me."
Hajji spent two hours in his car trying to chase and find the balloon, without success.
"I thought I would give Leanne a pin so I could literally pop the question," he said.
"But I had to tell her the story -- she went absolutely mad. Now she is refusing to speak to me until I get her a new ring."
He is hoping the ring will still turn up.
"It would be amazing if someone found it," he added.
I would think long and hard before marrying someone so stupid.
“I would think long and hard before marrying someone so stupid.”
She’s obviously going to have to be the breadwinner in that relationship.
He is a doofus, but she’s kind of funny, too, right? For refusing to speak to him til he gets another ring?
I would think long and hard about marrying a women who would demand another ring in that circumstance
I'm not sure which one you're referring to.
If she's so heartbroken by the loss of a ring, will she make a good wife?
I have my doubts.
If she is refusing to talk to him until he buys her a new ring, I think he should start looking for a new fiance.
“But I had to tell her the story — she went absolutely mad. Now she is refusing to speak to me until I get her a new ring.”
If this spastic moron left the witch now he would be getting off cheaply.
but, there may be an important strategic victory here:
Now she is refusing to speak to me until I get her a new ring.
I think, at that point, I'd ditch the b!+@#.
Lol, that might have been an ingenious test!
That’s the cheapest twelve grand that guy will ever spend. He could have married the the self-absorbed twit.
Who knew there was someone on the planet stupider than Al Gore?
Seems to me that he really dodged a bullet not being able to propose to this one. She sounds like a real beeotch.
What happened to him could have happened to anyone. I feel bad for him. I think if by some miracle he ever gets that ring back, rather than giving it to his girlfriend, he ought to just return the ring for a refund and count himself lucky that he found out her real nature before he married her.
Yep. Bingo.
Love that tagline by the way.
I agree; the guy dodged a bullet, big time.
Let's see now, how many single men could afford a $12,000 engagement ring? Would actually spend that much?
she went absolutely mad. Now she is refusing to speak to me until I get her a new ring."
Consider yourself lucky and move on, Lefkos.
Maybe someday you'll meet someone who loves you, not what you can "buy" for her self-centered amusement.
Hmmm, time for a rethink. Maybe $12,000 isn't too much to pay to save yourself a future with such a person.
but, there may be an important strategic victory here:
Agreed. It may have been a $12,000 lesson, but it's much better than a 6 or 7-figure mistake.
She is showing her true colors and you do NOT want to marry such a woman.
Consider that $12,000 as the cheapest lesson you ever paid for.
You got a point.
She sounds like the type that would be on TV on Bride-zillas.
How could any man marry a bride-zilla? Don’t they know that bride-zillas morph into b!tch-zillas??
I guess she figures if he can afford one $12,000 ring, he can afford two of them.
He is hoping the ring will still turn up.
"It would be amazing if someone found it," he added.
Oh, someone's found it alright. You can guarantee that!
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