'AITA for humiliating my sister’s fiance at a family gathering after he fake proposed to her as a prank?'

The Internet is rallying behind a protective sibling who called out their sister’s fiance for publicly humiliating her with a fake proposal.

The original post, shared on Reddit’s popular forum "Am I The A**hole" (AITA), has garnered thousands of upvotes and comments.

AITA for embarrassing my sister’s fiance in front of everyone after what he did?

In the Reddit post titled "AITAH for humiliating my sister’s fiance at a family gathering after what he did to her?", the OP explained, "My sister (28F) has been with her fiance (32M) for three years. She’s always been the more reserved, quiet type, while he’s loud, extroverted, and sometimes a little over-the-top. We tolerated him, but recently, he crossed a serious line."

A few weeks prior, OP’s sister showed up in tears after her fiance pulled a cruel prank. "A few weeks ago, my sister came to me in tears because her fiance had 'pranked' her in front of his friends by pretending to propose in an elaborate setup, only to laugh in her face and say, 'Just kidding, babe! You really thought I was serious?' His friends all laughed while she stood there, humiliated."

The OP was outraged and felt her sister should have broken up with him immediately, but she didn’t.

OP wrote, "She didn’t break up with him (which I think she should have), but she was heartbroken. He later gave her some half-hearted excuse about how he actually had a proposal planned soon and this was just a joke gone wrong."

"Fast forward to this past weekend at our parents' house. We were having a big family dinner, and he was there, acting like nothing happened. While chatting, someone asked when they were getting married, and before my sister could answer, he smirked and said, 'Guess she’ll just have to wait and see, huh?' That was it for me. I smiled sweetly and said, 'Oh, is this like how she had to wait for that hilarious fake proposal in front of all your friends? That was so funny, right? Let’s all have a good laugh about it now.'"

The OP continued, "The table went dead silent. My sister looked mortified, but my parents looked pissed at him. He stammered something about it being a joke, but my dad straight-up told him, 'That’s not a joke. That’s cruelty.' Shortly after, the fiance left."

Now, the sister is angry not at her fiance, but at the OP.

"Now my sister is mad at me for 'embarrassing him and making things worse.' I told her he embarrassed her first and deserved to be called out. My parents are backing me, but my sister says I’ve ruined things for her. AITAH?"

Internet supports sibling who humiliated sister’s fiance after cruel prank

Reddit had zero sympathy for the fiance, overwhelmingly declaring the OP NTA (Not The A**hole).

One top comment read, "Facts. Dude is a walking red flag. If this is how he treats her before marriage, imagine how bad it’ll be later. She deserves way better than a guy who thinks humiliating her is comedy."

Another agreed, "Buy your lovely sister a copy of "Men who hate Women" by Laura Bates and hopefully she will realise that man actually hates her and probably all women. Oh and you are 100% NTA."

One user pointed out, "Better yet, if this is how he’s treating her in public, imagine how he treats her in private. Which should give you pause when she tells you that you pointing it out and humiliating him has made things worse - maybe she’s not just talking about a potential proposal. NTA. But it might be time to start setting up for her to talk to you about what’s going on in private, or to know if she needs to escape him she’ll always have you."

Another added, "I took it as “made things worse” meant she’s being abused at home too and it’s gotten worse. Maybe he didn’t think she told anyone about it. I hope she’s okay. OP your sister might need more help than it seems. Obviously NTA."

"You did the right thing. He was cruel, and your sister needed someone to stand up for her," a user said.

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