“No Means No!”- Classic Public Rejection Is A Cautionary Tale

Spring is officially in the air and along with the obligatory swarms of pollen constantly needling the sinuses of all shapes and sizes, the love bug instinct has women and men thinking with everything but their brains. As Valentines’s Day plants the idea of couples bounding into the ritual of holy matrimony, the thaw from the dreary Winter spurs bold actions with serious consequences.

In one of the most nail biting brutal and awkward moments forever burned into the collective consciousness by the infallible memory of the internet, a hopeful bachelor making the proposal of a lifetime to the woman of his dreams, discovered in the blink of an eye that reality has a wicked sense of humor. Within a 30-second time frame, the man endured the full emotional spectrum, as the love of his life quickly put a damper on the evening by rejecting the idea of an engagement and fleeing the scene in tears of embarrassment and disbelief. Worst of all, the painful denial took place at a professional basketball game between quarters in front of 16 thousand fans and a national television audience.

Viewer Warning- The subplots and nuances are stifling.While sports venues are probably not the most optimal and desirable location to win over the female heart, the guy laid it all out on the line for love, and received condolences from the team mascot and a beer for his efforts. At least the hometown Rockets won the game, defeating the Sacramento Kings 89-87, with Yao Ming leading the way with 25 points. Falling through the cracks of history because of the high level extracurricular drama, is Houston’s nearly equally impressive meltdown in scoring only 10 4th quarter points and needing a game winning 3 point shot with 2.5 seconds remaining to secure the victory. But thanks to the pathological magic of YouTube, this is an evening and a life lesson that will never be forgotten.

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