Talk about telling love to take a hike.
A couple’s picture-perfect marriage proposal at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art took an awkward turn when a security guard stepped in and told the kneeling groom-to-be to “stand up,” according to a viral video shared online.
Lina, who identified herself as a lawyer, said she was posing with her boyfriend near the museum’s stained-glass display when he surprised her by dropping to one knee and asking her to marry him, as seen in footage she posted to Instagram last week.
But just as she reached toward the ring box, the guard moved in and cut the emotional moment short, she said.
“He’s being rude and condescending and telling us to get up,” Lina said, adding that she was “really upset” her proposal had been disrupted.
According to Lina, the guard claimed engagements were not permitted inside the famed Manhattan museum — a rule she insisted does not exist.
“He started off by saying proposals aren’t allowed (they are) and for my friend to stop filming,” Lina wrote in her Instagram post.
She captioned the clip: “When an incel security guard tries to ruin your engagement but its ok b/c I’m going to marry the love of my life.”
She said her fiancee, who wasn’t named, was “going through every emotion” as the unbelievable interruption unfolded — and that they later went to Shake Shack to calm down.
Observers were outraged by the wedding-proposal crasher.
“I’m honestly astonished by what happened at the @metmuseum. The security guard could have allowed the moment to unfold, then privately explained the museum’s policy afterward,” one person commented.
“I understand the importance of rules, policies, and doing your job. But discretion matters too. Interrupting and potentially ruining a once-in-a-lifetime moment in the name of enforcing a rule only makes the public’s relationship with people in those positions more difficult.”
Another added, “There literally hundreds of posts of people proposing at the met in the last 5 years.”
“I hope this employee was addressed,” a third wrote
Despite the interruption, the couple — native New Yorkers who met at the museum a few years ago — still plan to get married, aid Lina, who didn’t mention her last name.
“Of course it would be my luck that this type of person is on a power trip that day and tried to ruin a once in a lifetime moment,” she said.
The Met didn’t immediately return The Post’s request for comment Friday.
Lina, whose footage had raked in more than 55,000 views on Instagram, also didn’t return an email from The Post.
