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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/WallInternational103 on 2025-05-20 18:43:37+00:00.

My girlfriend and I were at Home Depot picking out a new shower head. We were joking around, pretending to “roleplay” as boring suburban homeowners.

I said something like, “I just want to build a life with you and maybe tile a backsplash someday.”

She laughed and said, “Wow, that almost sounded like a proposal.”

So I, being a dramatic idiot, got down on one knee in the plumbing aisle with a washer ring and said, “Will you marry me, babe?”

We were laughing, until she said yes.

Dead serious. Eyes misty. Voice shaking. “Yes. Oh my God, yes.”

I froze. I panicked. I was not proposing. I was pretending.

And I just… went with it. We’re “engaged” now. Our families know. There’s a group chat.

I still haven’t told her it wasn’t real.

TL;DR: Pretended to propose at Home Depot. She thought it was real. Said yes. Now we’re accidentally engaged and I’m too scared to explain.