Real love tends to go both ways. Communication is the key. Two people, who have different ideas about the future and don't clear it up, don't make a good couple and never would. Also, the sacrifices go both ways. If only one makes the sacrifices, s/he's setting themselves up for failure from the beginning; I wouldn't call that 'real love', rather it's a one-sided obsession. A rational person should take note of such warning signs long before they even consider marriage. After reading all of this, being a woman who would probably flee from a public proposal, all I can say is: from one side, YDI for even making such a proposal she probably wasn't ready for; on the other hand, you dodged a bullet there - marrying to someone seeing the world completely differently would've been a mistake. Hopefully it's a lesson to learn, OP, and some day you'll meet your soulmate. :)

Don't worry hun you'll find someone who will appreciate the trouble you went through. Don't let one individual ruin love for you. You'll find a woman who will appreciate you not some child.

As a girl, I think it is never a good idea to propose in front of other people, it's something too intimate to be shared

What a ******* bitch

Relationships are over rated stay single for a while and wait and see what happens if you get the perfect girl than great but don't settle with a bitch it's better to be single than with a bitch

it could be that she just freaked and needs a bit of time?

Okay, people should just stop DOING this if they're that afraid of rejection. Look, OP, I feel bad for you, but I've seen and heard too many situations like yours. Stop proposing in a public setting, right? Find a way to talk with her alone. I mean, asking a girl to marry you in front of others really puts so much pressure on the girl; she might have freaked and said no just because of that. While her dumping you just for asking that is a bitch move, quit doing that. IMO it's best to just ask when you two are alone. (Obviously I wasn't there, I don't know exactly what happened, this is just me saying what I think.)

So you proposed to her in front of all those people? High pressure proposals often come across as attention-whoring and if the girl is easily embarrassed she'll bail. Looks like you hit that particular jackpot, dude. FYL for getting dumped, but YDI for putting her in such a position.

I would say to try proposing again sometime in the future.

Shit happens, and that was shit! Get back up on the horse and drink past it, bro. *hugs*