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Most girls dream of the day her loved one gets down on one knee with a diamond ring ...

But we only ever hear the hopelessly romantic stories - believe it or not, some proposals go horribly WRONG - or are horribly tacky !!

Rocks, hot sauce, tattoos and iPhone cases are among the endless bizarre ways people have asked their partners to marry them ! And of course Facebook and Twitter are on the list !

Then there was one man who wanted to get married so badly, he faked his own death !!!! Let's not even go into detail about another guy who stole a platinum engagement ring and swallowed it ... !!

Make sure your romantic gesture doesn't end up on BuzzFeed's "17 Terrible Ways To Propose To Someone" list !!!!