Couple's romantic proposal leaves viewers horrified after spotting gross detail

A couple's proposal has been going viral online - but maybe not quite for the right reasons.

New York City is known for many things: skyscrapers, big dreams, celebrities, and of course... rats.

And one particular rodent is going viral this week after it stole the limelight during a couple's romantic proposal.

The event was set for Thursday in Midtown Manhattan; there were twinkling Christmas lights, a nervous man ready to sign his life away to his lover - and of course, the rat.

In a video shared by TikTok content creator, @PaperMiishe, a man was seen getting down on bended knee to propose to his lady outside 1221 Avenue of the Americas, right by Rockefeller Center - but social media users couldn't help but focus on the scurrying rodent, who darted from one place to another as the entire thing was being filmed.

"The rat [being] like omg it’s happening it’s happening," wrote one user in the comment section of the clip.

"The rat truly let me know this was an NYC love story," another added.

A third chimed in, writing: "I am not kneeling down after seeing a rat on the ground, but congrats to the happy couple."

And this user joked: "The rat was the cue to pop the question."

So far, the identity of the couple - as well as the star of the show, the rat - remains unknown. 

It comes after New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched multiple incentives to crack down on the rat issue that continues to plague the city.

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Earlier this year, Adams took to X to introduce a wondrous new invention: the trash can.

The mayor posted a picture of himself wearing a white T-shirt and some cool shades while he inspected a new bin for the city.

"Introducing the official NYC Bin!" he wrote in the caption. "Today, we ROLLED OUT the next phase of our ‘Trash Revolution,’ showing New Yorkers how we're going to place even more black bags into the dustbin of history."

In a follow-up tweet, he added: "Once this newest change goes into effect this fall, we'll have containerized 70% of our city's 14 BILLION annual pounds of trash in just TWO years. And that's how we will win the war on rats in our city."

I mean... go off, I guess?

Those rats don't stand a chance of ruining any more proposals now.

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