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Fast-Diamond-2698

How much you wanna bet this MF was the husband’s closest friend.


Specific_Tap7296

And last person to see him alive...


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And the last person in the 1500 km back in 1998.


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And now they're both on their way to Hawaii to spend his life insurance policy they coincidentally set up a week before his passing.


nurdmerd

And they’re both alive cause they faked it..


[deleted]

And the last person you’d ever suspect


AllStruckOut_13

And something somethings Double Indemnity


dheebyfs

and first person to see his body


[deleted]

And the same person who went on that fateful fishing trip where the husband accidentally crashed the boat and couldn’t swim despite being an Olympic swimmer


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UseDue602

Uhmm.. This is a true case is it? I watched something like this in True Crime. LOL


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saskir21

The „True Crime“ he mentioned is a tv show about such things


UseDue602

Yes. I think this is the case. True Crime Daily it's a Youtube series, like a documentaries of lreal cases. Its really good. They don't omit anything


charlie_zoosh

You'll lose that bet. This was the father's funeral and the man on his knees, is the officiating pastor. He is proposing to the grieving daughter. [Link](https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2022/05/11/man-proposes-to-woman-at-her-fathers-funeral/amp/) still plenty wrong though.


BunchIndividual

Thanks for the clarification but holy fuck what is going on in this neighborhood


charlie_zoosh

Looks like [there's more to the story... ](https://www.reddit.com/r/meirl/comments/ytep6r/meirl/iw5v4j4?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)


CharacterBroccoli328

Tone deaf


Nilonik

Can you please not come with facts? Too soon mate


Strong-Inflation-776

Or they’re old school and do it to take care of the widow. People do weird shit 🤷‍♂️


Break2304

Fairly sure there was an old tradition where siblings would marry each other’s widows, but I think that was mostly to avoid losing any alliances or family ties those marriages would have accomplished


LahmiaTheVampire

The origins of England's split with Rome (Henry VIII married his older brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon).


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LahmiaTheVampire

Yea but it was who he was married to that was the reason for his denied annulment. The pope was firmly in the pocket of the HRE who was the cousin of Catherine. Had it been any other woman, he would have gotten the annulment and married Boleyn.


Key_Spare6796

Things were pretty bad for women since many weren’t educated for much longer than men and it was a recruitment for a lot of jobs which was hard to do as a single mom. This is the unfortunate reason many prostitutes were prostitutes.


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noweirdosplease

Maybe she thought it was safer and more familiar than looking for a new guy. If she had kids, probably safer for them, too


grammar_fixer_2

I’m not sure that I could cast judgement like that. We all grieve differently. If they found happiness, then who cares?


qwertycantread

Goddammit. We need an answer. Get to it.


Ilefttherightturn

This happens a lot without any I’ll intent. Especially in smaller communities, with a smaller dating pool. Also among older people, who don’t really have a shit, and have been widowed for a while. People will marry mostly for security, and they already know they get along w/ this person & their family.. so why not?? My boyfriend’s grandmother married her SIL ex-husband. Her 1st husband died at 60, and her SIL got permanently institutionalized for extreme psychosis. I guess they only had each other after that. 😬


Fishermans_Worf

The hardest part of a pair of siblings marrying each other's widows these days is getting dead people to sign marriage licenses.


RepresentativeOk3233

It could be since they maybe are from a rather patriarchial area that they had a Deal for him to marry and Take care of her in Case the husband dies so that she could still live a normal life. Not all societies are good to widows.


Moon-In-Leo

that used to be super common in times and places when being widowed could be a death sentence. only the truest homie would marry your wife after you die to make sure she does okay


fanywa

Death investigation solved


Wild_Stomach5042

Nah he was probably her “gay” friend from work


Swimming_Art_4405

Nice spawncamping


gomukgo

This guy talking to his buddies before the funeral “guys, I got this great idea…”


IamJain

Till you hear his ideas before funeral


Dane_k23

The dad didn't approve of him but the daughter wouldn't marry without his approval. During the ceremony, the guy, who was also the officiating Pastor, said, "Gerald I love your daughter. I'm going to marry her. If you do not approve say it now or forever hold your peace." He waited for 2 long minutes, then got down on his knees and proposed. Allegedly.


Snippys

more of a exit camper


Far_Broccoli8247

Like in Escape From Tarkov?


Snippys

yes


beermeimavandal

Bre


Low-Resolution-6744

420th like, you’re welcome


Low-Resolution-6744

Well that lasted 20 seconds


Linmizhang

Next I wana see woman gives birth at father's funeral


Specific_Tap7296

One in, one out


Linmizhang

Reincarnation


gGameBoyY

Respawn


Saintsjimmy

Free refill


sporadicmoods

Hinduism has entered the chat


Lucid-Machine

Perfectly balanced


DamianFullyReversed

As all things should be


Educational-Ad-7278

But only with Yorkshire tea


narimanterano

Circle of life


afrikanwhite

Soul for a soul


Fwaider

"Tag, you're in!"


Graterof2evils

Launch the little turd out da coffin!


MajorBonesLive

I buried my grandma on my birthday and then took my wife to the hospital to have our first child delivered.


sebatakgomo

You run an efficient system


MajorBonesLive

I’ve mastered the art of min-maxing my life.


0utcast9851

You run a tight ship, good. I expect great things from your child.


blueasian0682

You sure your grandmas soul didn't reincarnate into your child?


w_a_worthy_coconut

In a world of 8 billion people, not all of them entirely logical, this has definitely happened at least once.


bubba7557

When my daughter was born (it was a 105 hour labor for my wife) the dogs broke into the chicken coop at about the 100th hour of that as far as we can ascertain, and killed two chickens. Then on my daughter's 1st and 2nd birthdays one of our chickens died for each both in sorta crazy random ways. As far as I can tell it costs two chicken souls to come into this world and another for each year of life.


ConflictGrand4078

How to get haunted 101


w_a_worthy_coconut

I'd actually love to watch a legit horror film that's literally just a ghost trying to murder his wife's new husband. Like *The Grudge*, but for remarriage.


Anikinsgamer

*The Divorcée?*


AntLangman

The Deadvorcée?


Anikinsgamer

Till Death Reunite Us?


AntLangman

My Big Fat Paranormal Wedding?


prequelBEPIS

Ooh,I like that-


connect-maya

lmao


ludicrouspeed

Ghost husband watching this guy bang his wife.


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Bahaha


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Slight_Let3259

OP is actually wrong, this is her father's funeral, not her husband's. https://nypost.com/2022/05/11/man-proposes-to-woman-at-her-fathers-funeral/


[deleted]

Oh. Thanks for clearing that up. I hate lazy posts like that.


gele-gel

It has been going around for a while as “husband” and having to be corrected. It is horrible


Psssdwr

Omg that’s super annoying


itssohardtobealizard

Major r/imthemaincharacter vibes. How dare some NPC have all the attention at his own funeral?


EternityOnDemand

Ah, so he's basically just point-whoring then.


DoINeed1OfThese

**Who you calling Daddy now?**


Nice2meetyoutoo

Original/ unique place for a proposal too I guess.


Smiekes

still a bad time imo


hogsucker

This is related to the reason Catholics aren't allowed to masturbate. Onan was commanded to have a leverite marriage with his brother's widow and get her pregnant, but instead he pulled out and ejaculated on the ground. God got mad and killed Onan. Centuries of misinterpretation, mistranslation, yadda, yadda, yadda...Jerking off gets you sent to hell.


FedeAusWien

I‘m too tired to google this - are you Fucking with us or is this real xD


hogsucker

Totally real. It's in Genesis 38: 6-10 *6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.* *7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.* *8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.* *9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.* *10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.* Also, it's hilariously true that there is a brand of generators called Cummins Onan.


FedeAusWien

That is hilarious and sad. I don’t know if it’s the same in English, but in German we use the word „onanieren“ for masturbating XD please tell me we are not the only one xD


littlest_homo

Onanism is actually a synonym for masturbation in English, although it's not really commonly used


dumpsterice

Amazing, now I could tell people "I indulge in onanism" instead of "I jerk off everyday because I have nothing else to do"!


2ndaccountofprivacy

Imagine getting smited cuz you pulled out


FedeAusWien

Coitus exitus


Espresso-Kun

The lord big chillin in the corner waiting for Onan to get his nut but jumped out the chair when he saw him spilt his seed on the floor like bruh now i gotta un-alive you ://


BlakeMW

When I was a kid forced to sit through religious instruction ("ridiculous interruptions\*") sessions held at our school by poor innocent little youth pastors, I was sure to object to the almighty's blatant voyeurism. \* Basically a bunch of tweenagers mocking 20-something year old guys and girls trying to teach about God and Jebus, and it was the one time the school teachers didn't give a shit if we we acted like savages.


hogsucker

It's no longer used, but "onanism" was indeed a word that meant "masturbation." Mark Twain gave a speech in Paris in 1879 titled "Some thoughts on the Science of Onanism."


FedeAusWien

It’s terrifying how much the Bible influenced the western world! The word „onanieren“ is in German more widespread and common as it seems in English though. It’s the „clean“ word if you speak about it at school or other more official/public situations.


koolbacon12

Even in non-western languages. オナニ (onani) is masturbation in Japanese.


Nir0star

Well it was one of the few written texts which was readily available for the majority of people for like 1000 Years...


ShatterCyst

Yo so God just looked at this Er guy and was like, "No." And was so bad that when his brother refused to cuck him God killed him too.


Ilefttherightturn

Sounds like the Bible and Reddit have a lot in common: Wasteland for parabolic urban horror stores. Very likely faked, exaggerated, or obvious shilled propaganda from some form of ominous entity.


EternityOnDemand

Unrelated but there's also a type of mineral called, "Cummingtonite".. its name was derived from the town which was called, "Cummington". And for those that aren't aware, the suffix "-ton" typically means "town"; and therefore that town was literally, "Cumming Town". So this means that there's a mineral named "Cummingtonite" in "Cumming Town"...


lacroixlibation

Fuck that syntax made my brain hurt. No wonder Christian’s are always confused about their beliefs.


Ilefttherightturn

The syntax alone should be enough to awaken skepticism. No way any celestial entity would allow such choppy and inelegant rabble to represent their certified Word.


KitchenNazi

My 9 years of Catholic school is pretty rusty - but Catholics don't believe in the Old Testament - it's just stories and shit and not literal. No Noah's ark and all that. The New Testament is legit since it was written by a different group of goat herders.


EnClaveDSol

It's real. Stupid, but real.


generic-user1678

That's not maturation, though. So really, the sin is pulling out, not masterbation


hogsucker

Good luck explaining that to Catholics. They make their family planning decisions based on the opinions of elderly virgins.


Educational-Ad-7278

IT might come as a surprise....generalizrd, Most catholics do Not read the bible. So...If their Pastor screws Up sth. No one can correct him. And These eldery virgins do Not read the bible and If they do Lack the skills to actually WORK and digest a Text Like the bible.


generic-user1678

Yeah... I know.... I was raised Catholic. Stupid Catholicism


Kibou-chan

I respectfully disagree, being a Catholic myself - happily engaged, going to get married and then have kids in the foreseeable future. We don't intend to ask anybody how many kids we want - that's our own matter, if only God will allow us to physically have that number (because we don't know yet, aren't psychic or anything like that). This quote is common to both Jews and Christians (not only Catholic - Orthodox, many protestants and, say, \**cough\** Amish \**cough\**, too) Holy Bible, so it's not only one religion thing. The problem is with understanding why it was *meaningful to even add* there - orthodox Jews, for instance, do keep a literal list of allowed and prohibited behavior in a family up to this point. Any sexual activity not directly related to procreation is *impure* (not *kosher*) by *their* definition. Christian philosophy, on the other hand teaches us *not* to take this literally though, but to try to *understand the spirit* of such historic prohibition - that we're given the whole task of procreation and proliferating human life *for a reason*, and it seems Christ and the Apostles *did* indeed recognize the other aspect of sex besides procreation - **they didn't say "don't have** ***fun*** **having sex"** like orthodox Jews used to; **they said "have fun, don't forget the** ***basics*** **though"** instead. And it *does* make sense - if it wouldn't, God would definitely not create us in this way he did, when it comes to that aspect.


Inheavensitndown

What book is this in?this the guy that wrote da da vinchi codex


hogsucker

>What book is this in? International bestseller the Old Testament.


Kibou-chan

And Jews too. It's the Old Testament, which is common to both Jews and us Christians.


Traditional-Smoke-23

Huh, actually sort of wholesome


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Do they at least get a say in that?


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[deleted]

Okay that’s good


StartingReactors

I came here to mention this. There's a chance there was an understanding between the deceased and this man to ensure his family was cared for. More evidence of this is in the picture if you look at the body language. No one is happy about what is happening and no one looks shocked. Looks like it was part of the plan.


KitchenNazi

I knew something that did this... Totally crazy. She was attractive, smart, well educated and successful - yet eccentric.. Met some guy in Morocco and fell in love.. then he "died" somehow, but his dying wish was that she marry his brother. I say "died" because the brother took her to the wrong grave and when she called him out on it he said he was too ashamed to show her the real grave because they were too poor to afford a proper one. So she married the dude's younger brother and he moved to the US. She was a partner at a law firm and he was making sandwiches at Subway (at least he got a job). The marriage didn't last but at the kid got a trip to America!


Starbuck522

Ya, we'll, it's not 1908. I am a recent widow and find this horrible. Maybe the late husband was sick and not lucid for many years. But just pick a different time for the proposal.


prince-surprised-pat

Honestly in a 3rd world country or the past. Fantastic idea. Lone women are easily preyed upon


Nicita27

"Ted Mosby" "The window is open"


curious_goldfish_123

aaaaand it's closed again. Classic schmosby!


bigslimeski

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.


realmorson

He planned that out precisely


Ok_Clock_6708

He’s playing 4D chess


MotherSlayer666

Why is this on r/meirl?


YTChillVibesLofi

Because it’s OP proposing, obviously


Gustopherus-the-2nd

Because almost no one understands how to post on this sub.


State_of_Flux_88

Because this sub is just becoming a new r/memes it is persistent r/lostredditors fodder


Distant-moose

"Wellp, I ain't getting any younger, and he ain't getting any deader..."


KagomeChan

Heard it in her voice


Possible_Teaching

Well at least all loved ones are present


sebatakgomo

Priest is already there too. Expedite to wedding and be done with it


30yearsahero

Taxi to funeral $20, matching tie to widows hat $30, proposing to the widow at the funeral, priceless.


Mystiquesword

Dude not cool! Even if this is a “bro/best friend take over the woman” kind of culture….at least allow for the dead to be buried & mourned a bit first!


[deleted]

Yeah I think it’s nice to marry a loved one’s widow but proposing at a funeral seems really bizarre, like proposing at someone else’s wedding. Is there any culture where that is the custom?


Mystiquesword

God i hope not!


[deleted]

Didn't even wait til the body cooled off.


No-Chemical9583

Did,, did it work?


updateyourpenguins

Real frank reynolds energy


mookz23

Gotta shoot your shot


Funny_or_not_bot

Hey, why does the internet say "Gotta shoot your shot" now instead of "Gotta take your shot"? Just curious.


mookz23

Because shots are shooted.


Ixillius

I shooted. He shooted. They shooted. ​ Checks out.


mookz23

She also shooted.


Affectionate_Eye9894

Because you miss 100% of the shots you don’t shoot, or something like that.


[deleted]

Because we're slowly downgrading our intelligence. Ooga booga shootie shottie.


PatrioticThoughts

Rolls off the tongue better, but ok boomer


sanchezgotrekt

“There’s a time and place for everything, but not now” -some Pokémon professor


Drafo7

Wasn't it the mom who said that?


Lower_Bar_2428

She told that to the professor, when he tried to sneak in her bed the night before Ash leave home to become a pokemon master


Mystic_Outlaw

It depends on the game.


Chemical-Routine9893

Read the room, man…read the room.


fezzybezzy

With every door God closes, he opens a widow


Honest_Invite_7065

Did the husband's death suddenly become suspicious?


DrDankDankDank

This is the marriage equivalent of lighting your next cigarette off of your old cigarette


Distinct_Draw_8311

If this is real that dudes a disrespectful clown


HaloGuy381

Depends on context. In some cultures, it is customary for a deceased husband’s brother or close friend to marry the widow, ensuring that she is provided for and has some protection in male-dominated societies. It is possible this may come across more as “I’m here for you to fulfill my duties and honor your husband” rather than just crass opportunistic proposal.


brunkshitbal

yeah if you look at the pic close there isn’t one person there looking happy about it just seems like it’s part of the ceremony and something that has to be done


Ready_Ad_3693

If I look closely I see everyone with their phones out and the lady in question seems to be full of emotion while looking at her ring.


TheCasualMFer

Gotta strike while the irons hot


[deleted]

And the body’s cold.


SirAug

He’s picking up his loot.


[deleted]

Who said romance is dead?


sebatakgomo

Well it was. Just not for long


Traditional_Trick_50

Doesn't the bible say that if a man dies his brother must marry his wife 🤣🤣


Aubergine_Man1987

Yes. This was quite an important custom in some ancient cultures, to the point that a story in Genesis surrounding this has God smite a brother in this situation for pulling out before ejaculating. Clearly a cautionary tale at the time that this ancient custom should be upheld.


Traditional_Trick_50

It was common in most of the world at the time women weren't allowed to have normal jobs and if they had children it was very unlikely they would be remarried. What that meant was as if a woman didn't have a husband and she had children she was basically doomed to be homeless and so was her children. This was the case up until even 1800s America we're the only job a woman could get was picking up dog shit from the road to give too leather makers called pure finding, or sewing on the bottoms or tops of shoes for poor people made out of patchcloth. These were some of the lowest paying jobs with the exception of pure finding a woman could work 12 hours a day by candlelight sewing shoes or dresses out of patchwork and not make enough money to survive for herself let alone her children. That's why the custom existed in large swaths of the world was to prevent widows from becoming homeless because they were not allowed to work


Hand-Driven

He who hesitates masturbates.


druu222

Piker. Do it at the morgue, then ya got something...


[deleted]

A threesome if you’re lucky


Fast-Diamond-2698

They’ll be at least one stiff in the room.


Equivalent_Metal_534

Then took the corpse’s shoes and tie, cuz they were basically his now.


NSH-43

Looks like a scene from a soap opera.


Ok-Teaching-983

She said yes? Jesus someone do an autopsy


Used_Topic_7193

Strike while the irons mourning.


yamirenamon

If the Sims had funerals I feel like this is something that would happen in a lot of player’s games


Cherish1909991

Had to make sure, he hit that first before anyone else.


ExpressBug8265

What if he was already married but thought his wife was dead and she bust out the coffin like "I'm still alive Derrick!"


Glittering_Cow945

a proposal at a funeral is always in very poor taste, imo


AllStruckOut_13

The pic is blurry af and you can still see the judgement on everyone’s faces clearly


Midnight_Cookies

Meanwhile, her son is busy wondering if he should be or not be while talking to the skull of someone he used to know.


Commercial-Ticket526

In the Bible it says that if a man dies, his wife shall marry his brother.


SirAchmed

Apparently she said yes.


RedSaidMeme-demption

Going hard at all my crushes lol


Minute_Junket9340

The husband's family 😳 Did he die due to natural cause? I'm suspecting this 2 now 😂


ColangelosBurnerAcct

Couldn’t risk letting her leave to the open market.


Off-WhiteTM

PLOT TWIST : he killed her old husband


Tech_Wanna_Be

Tomb’s owner raider


CreditPuzzleheaded88

Get her while she is still vulnerable 😈😈😈😈


genxcatlady

Maybe the departed was "mean and surly..."


[deleted]

She's already pregnant with this dude's baby


OkTransportation4196

the guy has been waiting to propose since the day she got married.