A man has been slammed for announcing his engagement to his girlfriend at his 14-year-old step sister’s funeral after she passed away suddenly – but he doesn’t understand why it was so inappropriate
A man has been blasted for announcing his engagement at his 14-year-old step sister’s funeral after she died suddenly. The 19-year-old, who lives in a different state from his family, explained how he proposed to his girlfriend, 20, just before his step-sister’s untimely passing.
He wanted to share his happy news straight away – but decided to keep it on the down low until his family had come to terms with their loss. He said on Reddit: “I found out my 14-year-old step sister had passed away suddenly. Because of this, it didn’t feel right to announce our engagement. I wanted to give my family the space to grieve but I also wanted to announce my engagement.
“A few weeks later my girlfriend and I flew to California for the funeral. My entire family was there which is unusual considering we all live in different states and countries. It was basically a family reunion and had this been under any other circumstances, this would have been the perfect time to announce our engagement but it just didn’t feel right because everyone was down.”
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After a “depressing” service, he says the mood started to lighten when they arrived at the wake. He added: “I figured since everyone seemed to be happy it was as good as ever to announce the good news” With this, he called a toast and proudly announced his engagement to his girlfriend. However, rather than receiving cheers and congratulations, the room fell silent.
He said: “A few minutes later, my step sister’s older half sister’s boyfriend asked to speak to me outside. We went outside where I was confronted by my step sister’s older half sister who was crying hysterically and told me that i always make everything about myself and asked me why I couldn’t just let this one day be about someone else.
“She and her boyfriend then demanded that me and my girlfriend leave and not come back. I asked my mum and step-dad if I should leave and they coldly told me to go. I have now received multiple text messages from friends and family chastising me for ‘making a funeral all about me’ and several saying they won’t be coming to my wedding.” Confused by his family’s reaction to his ill-timed announcement, he has taken to social media to ask users what he did wrong.
In response, one user said: “Holy c*** why would you think that would ever be a good idea.” Another user added: “I could see someone thinking this might be a good idea for 1/2 a second… but it’s definitely not. And the fact that your family immediately said that you always make things about you leads me to believe that this has probably been a recurring issue.” A third user said: “Some advice – if you get divorced, try not to announce it at a gender reveal or something.”
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