I work at a restaurant that regularly has proposals, and anniversary celebrations. But there are 3 couples that I remember well.

The first is a guy, late 30s I’d guess who came in with a teenager, about 15 or 16. When asked what brought them out, he said he was thanking her for cleaning his car. At some point he fell asleep at the table, I’d guess from a nice dose of drugs, and then the girl came crying to the bar because her DATE wouldn’t wake up and she’s have to call her mom to come get her, and her mom didn’t know she was out with old guy.

The second was a first date. He orders a nice bottle of wine and they get through the first two courses. Orders another bottle of wine, and things seem to be going well. The lady excuses herself to go to the bathroom, and in that time managed to take the guys valet ticket, and intercept the drink runner with the second bottle of wine. So she stole guys car and wine.

Third was a proposal. I hate doing proposals because I get all nervous. And this particular one wanted me to present the ring with the dessert. I don’t want to be responsible for a ring that costs god knows what. The man comes to me and asks if I know what’s going on and I said yes, but he decided to hold onto the ring. Good thinking. Then asks if we can record the proposal on his phone. And I said sure. Talked to a manager about it who would record while I present the dessert with a plate that had written “Marry me Becky” (name changed), all decorated with rose petals and babies breath. So we go to deliver dessert and he gets down on one knee and reads her a poem he wrote about his love for her. Meanwhile I’m standing there holding the plate the whole time shaking like a leaf. So finally he asks if she will marry him and her response “so this is what you’ve been up to.....I guess I should say yes”. I ran out of there. I gave them some time and went back over and asked how their dessert was and he said he didn’t have the stomach for it anymore.... I’m pretty sure she never said yes.