I decided to propose to my girlfriend using the old cornball diamond ring in a glass of champagne trick. Apparently there was an off-duty police officer sitting at the table next to us in the restaurant.

When my girlfriend was distracted I discretely slipped the ring into her glass. The cop assumed it was a date rape drug.

As I was about to get down on one knee he tackled me from behind and wrestled me to the ground. I ended up bruised, bloodied, and beaten before things got straightened out.

So much for romance.

P.S. She still said yes