Why popping the question at a sporting event is the worst kind of public proposal

Social media users are aghast at a man who interrupted his girlfriend’s debut marathon run to ask her to marry him

Sections of the internet have been aghast at the latest example of a public proposal at an inopportune sporting moment – in this case, Jersey firefighter Dennis Galvin, who interrupted his girlfriend’s first attempt to run a marathon by leaping over the barriers and asking her to marry him just as she hit the 16-mile mark.

While Kaitlyn Curran said yes, and seemed delighted at the turn of the events, a lot of observers questioned whether Galvin had really picked the right moment for a romantic gesture. The proposal was captured on video by Galvin’s cousin Kathleen Figueroa, and has been widely shared on social media – to much derision.

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