--- title: Woman With Good Manicure Hand Models for Cousin's Proposal description: A woman proved the lengths that she would go to for family when she hand modeled at her cousins' proposal picture. canonical: https://time.com/5445106/viral-proposal-hand/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-05T19:07:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:49.569Z og:title: Woman With Great Manicure Hand Models for Cousin's Proposal og:description: A cousin's work is never done og:url: https://time.com/5445106/viral-proposal-hand/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdecdb6aca6f39f3b/69893e4c656a3f531bbd5e46/woman-poses-for-cousins-engagement-photo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: USA, New Jersey, Jersey City, Close up of man's and woman's hands with engagement ring og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Woman With Great Manicure Hand Models for Cousin's Proposal twitter:description: A cousin's work is never done twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdecdb6aca6f39f3b/69893e4c656a3f531bbd5e46/woman-poses-for-cousins-engagement-photo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Woman Steps in for Cousin's Proposal Photo Because She's the One With the Fresh Manicure > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 5, 2018 7:07 PM UTC  Tetra Images - Jamie Grill—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 5, 2018 7:07 PM UTC A young woman demonstrated the great lengths she would go to for her family when she became the unexpected hand model for her cousin’s [proposal picture.](http://time.com/5442236/mavericks-proposal-meme-wedding/) As relayed by a hilarious tweet photo set, Twitter user @goodgaljenjen shared pictures of her and her [freshly manicured hand](http://time.com/4050756/diamond-manicure-orange-county/) wearing her cousin’s ring to create the illusion that it was her newly engaged cousin’s hand in front of the happy couple. The caption explained just why she was so involved in this intimate moment: “My cousin’s boyfriend proposed to her but she didn’t have her nails done lmao.” In the photos, she can be seen crouching to get out of the frame of the photo, while the couple smooches above her with flowers and balloons. As might be expected, the Internet was tickled by this unorthodox but sweet display of valor from @goodgaljenjen for her cousin and weighed in on the situation accordingly. > [](https://twitter.com/goodgaljenjen/status/1058600806780329984) One Twitter user appreciated the effort. > [](https://twitter.com/akahollyhood/status/1058707300997890049) While another gently chastised the boyfriend. > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fshawayne%5F2/status/1058704910135558144) Others acknowledged @goodgaljenjen for the hero she is. > [](https://twitter.com/diamondsnoir/status/1058707013109194752) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5445106/viral-proposal-hand/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5445106/viral-proposal-hand/"},"headline":"Woman Steps in for Cousin's Proposal Photo Because She's the One With the Fresh Manicure","datePublished":"2018-11-05T19:07:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:49.569Z","description":"A cousin's work is never done","url":"https://time.com/5445106/viral-proposal-hand/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdecdb6aca6f39f3b/69893e4c656a3f531bbd5e46/woman-poses-for-cousins-engagement-photo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdecdb6aca6f39f3b/69893e4c656a3f531bbd5e46/woman-poses-for-cousins-engagement-photo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"USA, New Jersey, Jersey City, Close up of man's and woman's hands with engagement ring","caption":"USA, New Jersey, Jersey City, Close up of man's and woman's hands with engagement ring","creditText":"Tetra Images - Jamie Grill—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5445106/viral-proposal-hand/","name":"Woman Steps in for Cousin's Proposal Photo Because She's the One With the Fresh Manicure"}}]}] ```