--- title: Marriage Proposal at Awesome Games Done Quick: Video description: Earning the high score in our hearts canonical: https://time.com/3659778/gaming-marathon-proposal/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-08T19:08:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:11.587Z og:title: Watch a Gamer Propose to His Girlfriend in the Cutest Possible Way at a Gaming Marathon og:description: He decided to take their relationship to the next level og:url: https://time.com/3659778/gaming-marathon-proposal/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch a Gamer Propose to His Girlfriend in the Cutest Possible Way at a Gaming Marathon twitter:description: He decided to take their relationship to the next level twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch a Guy Propose to His Girlfriend in the Cutest Possible Way at a Gaming Marathon  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 8, 2015 7:08 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 8, 2015 7:08 PM UTC A gamer decided to take his relationship to the next level during a charity gaming event Wednesday night. This [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkE15obIHkY) spotted by [_The Daily Dot_](http://www.dailydot.com/esports/awesome-games-done-quick-live-proposal/) shows the heartwarming moment when a guy pops the question to his girlfriend while playing Mischief Makers during Awesome Games Done Quick, a gaming marathon that raises money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation and is livestreamed via [Twitch.tv](http://time.com/3062897/twitch-tv-the-new-frontier-of-online-video/). As the event’s fundraising total was getting close to half a million, the man warns other players that he is going to get sentimental for a bit. “Last year I was in like a really bad place emotionally or whatever, and I wanted to say that all my friends in the community like really pulled me through that,” he said. “These guys picked me off my feet, but this girl keeps me on my feet, so I just wanted to say that. And also, you know, I love you very much, and I’m going to love you forever. So, I wanted to ask you… if you would marry me?” She said yes! The moment of truth in GIF form: Twitter was not expecting this: YO THAT ON SCREEN PROPOSAL [#AGDQ2015](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AGDQ2015?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) — Justin (@Kentonftww) [January 7, 2015](https://twitter.com/Kentonftww/status/552965496413646849?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) It was a lovely surprise to see a mariage proposal during the ending of a run. I hope those two have a good wedding soon. [#AGDQ2015](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AGDQ2015?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) — Good Egg Ludo (@Ludolik) [January 7, 2015](https://twitter.com/Ludolik/status/552970117827796992?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) And it looks like Twitch can take much of the credit for helping this romance blossom: [@Twitch](https://twitter.com/Twitch?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [@Jackafur](https://twitter.com/Jackafur?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) yeah but we did meet on twitch heh. — Lilly Δ (@RealKittyRawr) [January 8, 2015](https://twitter.com/RealKittyRawr/status/552990798573481984?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Game over. ### These Vintage Computer Ads Show We've Come a Long, Long Way  1974  1976  1976  1977 Picasa 3.0  1977  1978  1978  1980  1980  1981  1983  1983  1983  1984 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3659778/gaming-marathon-proposal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3659778/gaming-marathon-proposal/"},"headline":"Watch a Guy Propose to His Girlfriend in the Cutest Possible Way at a Gaming Marathon","datePublished":"2015-01-08T19:08:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:11.587Z","description":"Earning the high score in our hearts","url":"https://time.com/3659778/gaming-marathon-proposal/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Family & Relationships"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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