When you propose to a human, you’re also essentially proposing to that person’s pets. Marriage is kind of a package deal, right? Given that logic, it’s perfectly valid—and quite sweet—that someone popping "the big question" would extend that courtesy to their beloved's pooch.
Posting these dual proposals has become an Internet trend, and one TikTok user has gone viral for sharing their delightful footage. The clip, overlaid with the caption, "When he knows how important your dog is to you and proposes to her too," focuses solely on the canine portion of that life-changing moment: A well-dressed gentleman walks up to an excited little pup, bends down to one knee, and opens a red box to reveal a comically oversized engagement ring toy.
@datelistlou We both said yes 🥹❤️💍 #proposal #fiance #dogmom
The dog seems pretty stoked about the whole thing, wagging her tail and carrying her new treasure to the couch. Doubling up on the adorability, the video ends with the guy picking up his new furry fiancée (furancée?), beaming an enormous smile, and giving her a smooch. Everything went well, according to the caption: "We both said yes."
The comments are predictably fantastic, with users praising the cuteness of the moment and taking the opportunity to crack jokes. "A dog got proposed to before me?!?? Imma wrap it up," someone wrote, while another chimed in with, "New standard unlocked." A supremely underrated reaction: "how does it feel that she got a bigger ring?" Even the dog food brand Pedigree seized the moment, adding, "Dog dad score just sky rocketed."
Someone offered a congrats to the video’s creator, "datelistlou," and playfully asked, "Are you sure he doesn’t love her more?" They responded, "He just might," with a flurry of emojis.
Lots of amazing, dog-related marriage proposals have been blowing up online. One, documented on Instagram, shows a Golden Retriever named Bubbles excitedly jumping over a man mid-ask, prompting the overlay text, "My dog when he thought I was proposing to him…" After the scene cuts to the real proposal, the pup looks displeased, and the text shifts: "…Vs. when he realized I’m proposing to his mom!"
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Ketel Marte was brought to tears during an MLB game after facing a shameful fan taunt.
Baseball manager's poignant support for a player brought to tears after shameful fan taunt
Whether they’re expecting perfection from their favorite players or, worse, behaving callously toward opposing teams, sports fans often forget that athletes are human beings. But athletic competition has the ability to unify and uplift, even amid such painful and unpleasant encounters. Take, for example, a major-league baseball game held June 24, 2025 between the home team Chicago White Sox and visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.
A shameful low point occurred when Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte was at bat in the seventh inning. Per ESPN, a fan reportedly yelled out a comment regarding Marte’s late mother, Elpidia Valdez, who died in a 2017 car accident in the Dominican Republic. Team personnel, including manager Torey Lovullo, then requested the 22-year-old fan be ejected. (Though he was remorseful and admitted his actions were inappropriate, according to an ESPN source, he was nonetheless banned indefinitely from all MLB ballparks.) "We commend the White Sox for taking immediate action in removing the fan," the MLB said in a statement. Marte reportedly declined to comment.
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While the fan’s behavior is inexcusable, it did spark a powerful and inspiring moment. After hearing the comment, Marte was visibly upset, prompting Lovullo to walk on the field, put his arm around him, and offer some words of encouragement. "[I said,] 'I love you, and I’m with you, and we’re all together, and you’re not alone,'" Lovullo said in a post-game interview, as documented by The Rich Eisen Show. "'No matter what happens, no matter what was said or what you’re heard, that guy is an idiot.’"
According to Arizona Republic, Lovullo heard the fan’s comment but didn’t want to repeat it. “I looked right at [Marte] when I heard,” he said. “I looked right at him, and he looked at the person, as well. He put his head down and I could tell it had an immediate impact on him, for sure."
Elsewhere in the post-game interview, the manager called the moment "terrible" and reflected on why he stood up for Marte. "Fans are nasty, and fans go too far sometimes," he said. "I love my players, and I’m gonna protect them…I’ve known Ketel for nine years. He’s had some unbelievably great moments and some hardships as well and some really tough moments in his life. I know those. At the end of the day, we’re human beings, and we have emotions. I saw him hurting, and I wanted to protect him."
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The following day, the Chicago White Sox X account sent out a message in support of Marte, writing, "We’re with you" and "Baseball is family." On The Rich Eisen Show, the show's host addressed the need to eradicate this kind of toxic athlete-fan interaction: "I was hearing [people saying], 'There’s no place for this in major league baseball.' There isn’t. There’s no place for this in our society. I understand that people are saying the MLB has got to do something about this. Fans have a right to heckle players—this is something that has happened forever…But there is a line."
In another recent, depressing sports moment with a beautiful coda, let’s look to Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the eventual champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder. During the first quarter, Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton tore his right Achilles tendon—a devastating injury that could potentially sideline him for most of the 2025-2026 season. Following the game, in a lovely display of sportsmanship, Thunder point-guard and league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander went to the Pacers locker room to check on his competitor. In a press conference, he said, "You just hate to see it, in sports in general. But in this moment, my heart dropped for him. I can't imagine playing the biggest game of my life and something like that happening. It’s so unfortunate."
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