What Happened After An Ex Boyfriend's Proposal Went Viral

Last weekend something pretty magical happened: a police officer proposed to his boyfriend in the middle of London Pride celebrations. The boyfriend said “yes” and it was very sweet. 

He said yes @LondonLGBTPride @MetLGBTNetwork @LGBTpoliceuk #policewithpride #ByYourSide #AB #DI #CA #AC #LH pic.twitter.com/9jOmlY33PH

— MET LGBT Network (@MetLGBTNetwork) June 25, 2016

The video of the proposal has already been viewed MILLIONS OF TIMES. Like, 15 MILLION.

Of course people on Twitter (and everywhere) effing LOVED IT

Because the proposal went viral, of course an ex is going to see it. Enter the man behind the barrier's ex, Jacob. He shared his toughts on the event on Twitter. 

If y'all could stop retweeting that picture of my ex getting proposed to by his policeman boyfriend, that would be great.

— Jacob (@OhHeyJacob) June 25, 2016

LOL!

The tongue-in-cheek tweet was also retweeted hundreds of times, with Jacob tweeting that he was “genuinely so happy” for his ex.

And then guess who showed up to the party? The police officer’s ex-boyfriend! Ha! 

@OhHeyJacob if it makes you feel any better, the guy proposing to him is my ex fiancé. So know how you feel!

— Matt Thompson (@jumpytiny) June 26, 2016

People quickly rushed to see if this unlikely romance would turn into a rom-com IRL, but Matt squashed that talk saying his current boyfriend probably wouldn’t be too happy about that.

“We’ve been broken up a long time now,” Matt told BuzzFeed News. “We ended it as friends, so I was actually very happy for him. I thought it was an amazing proposal, so brave and a great moment for him, his new fiancé, and the LGBT community.”