He knelt down, pulled out a luxury ring – and demanded his new fiancée pay half the cost

A man from Taiwan proposed to his girlfriend in a romantic ceremony, but immediately afterward demanded she pay half the cost of the engagement ring, about 75,000 Taiwanese dollars. The woman shared the story on the Dcard forum, and it sparked a global uproar on social media, with calls to cancel the wedding.

A man from Taiwan proposed to his girlfriend in a romantic ceremony in front of friends, but as soon as they returned home, he demanded she pay half the cost of the engagement ring, about 75,000 Taiwanese dollars. The couple had been splitting every expense equally throughout their four-year relationship, but the woman was surprised by the financial demand after the proposal. The woman shared the incident on the Dcard forum, and the story sparked a global uproar on social media, with comments calling on her to cancel the wedding. The woman noted that she intends to have a clarifying conversation about their financial boundaries before deciding whether to get married.