Other than "Drake's More Life," the best three words in the English language might be "free chocolate cake." But until you can torrent a dessert directly into your mouth, getting cake without paying takes a little bit of scheming, planning, and preparation. It also means that you might have to be willing to fake a wedding proposal the next time you're at a nice restaurant, much like these two Texas teenagers did last weekend.Alex Nagle, 17, told the restaurant staff that he was going to propose to Cati Domitrovich, 19, and he legit got on one knee and asked for her hand. Somehow, both of them kept a straight face through all of this—even as the other diners enthusiastically applauded. They were then rewarded with a platter of desserts, complete with an iced 'Congratulations' written in looping chocolate cursive.
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"Everyone believed us," Domitrovich told Buzzfeed News. It went so well that she said they're considering a repeat of the prank in other restaurants. The fact that they've been retweeted halfway around the internet might make that slightly more difficult next time. But if you pull this kind of shit and it doesn't get any Twitter faves, did you really pull it at all?
The reaction to their faux proposal has been unsurprisingly mixed, with some people swearing that they're going to pull the same scam, while others are bemoaning the Kids Today and their lack of morals. (Nana, that's enough internet for you). Dometrovich has responded to her critics with one four-point tweet, pointing out that the two of them paid for a full dinner, that they "aren't broke," and that they did it just so they'd have a cool story to tell.
Look, we're not going to judge their efforts, especially because even two bites of chocolate lava cake are better than most actual marriages. What we will judge, though, is the fact that they didn't pick a restaurant that served adult-sized desserts. Come on, Alex, do your homework. Even your fake fiancé should be worth more than a shrunken serving of crème brûlée.