Boyfriend Tries To Propose, but Woman Is Oblivious: 'Focused on the Food'

Who needs marriage when you have a potato twister?

This seemed to be one woman's question in a viral TikTok video posted by Priscila (@prisciluhhh) on March 12. When her fiancé tried to propose to her by placing a ring on top of a potato twister, she only had eyes for the food, ignoring the ring altogether. Since it was posted, the video has received over 239,000 likes and over 200 comments from users who can relate.

"POV: You were too focused on the food and didn't realize your [boyfriend] was trying to give you a ring," Priscila captioned the video. "That would've hurt coming out."

The video shows Priscila jokingly trying to take a bite out of the potato twister before realizing the sparkling ring on top. After a cut in the video, Priscila has the ring on her finger, smiling.

Viewers online were quick to chime in with their own stories of overlooked proposals.

"My husband did something similar," @jessicamoo1023 wrote. "He waited until we were going to bed, and I was distracted with my phone before he proposed. I had no idea until he nudged me."

"My fiancé took me under the stars, and I got distracted trying to find constellations and then got cold and tried to run away to the car," @sadienryker wrote. "I was oblivious."

While others might not have had stories of their own, they certainly empathized with Priscila's fixation on food—and her obliviousness.

"And this is why hubby knew not to put my ring in any food, because we wouldn't have seen it for a few days," @booksnpuppies wrote.

"Girl I wouldn't have seen it either, not until the hospital removed it," @moonjump_ wrote.

"I didn't see the ring until the 5th time I watched," @sol.de.janeiro589 wrote.

Proposals in 2024 Are Getting More Creative

A study conducted by the wedding resource website The Knot revealed that 2024 is a year for creative proposals.

Not only did over half of those surveyed say they felt "some" or "a lot" of pressure to plan a unique proposal but researchers also found that engagements are ramping up in cost and production. Now, proposals are looking more like weddings, with the planning of venues and decor.

The drive to make digital content that reflects the perfect surprise might be responsible for these more elaborate proposals, The Knot experts said. But Priscila's video proves that all it really takes for a proposal to take off online is the meager cost of fair food.