A couple from Louisiana, Steven Weber and Kenesha Antoine, went on a vacation to Tanzania. They stayed in Pemba Island in a cabin that had the bedroom submerged in the ocean on the east coast of Africa. On Thursday, Steven had a plan to propose to his girlfriend, Kenesha, underwater right outside their bedroom window. He wrote on a piece of paper and put that paper in a plastic bag so it wouldn't get wet. It said, "I can't hold my breath long enough to tell you everything I love about you. BUT...Everything I love about you I love more EVERY DAY! Will you please be my WIFE, marry me???" From inside the bedroom, his girlfriend said yes, but he couldn't hear her. He never came back up from under the water. Steven ended up drowning while proposing to his girlfriend. Kenesha was very upset that they couldn't celebrate the beginning of the rest of their lives, or even just the rest of their lives. Kenesha told CNN that they spent the last moments together very happy and doing many activities on each other's bucket list. His body has still not been returned to the United States. To read more click here.
Questions:
1. What would be your first reaction when realizing your boyfriend/girlfriend, who had just proposed to you, drowned?
2. After coming home from your vacation, what would you distract yourself with to not be sad about losing your boyfriend?
Answer:
My first reaction would definitely to be to cry for two reasons, first because I would be so happy that I'm engaged and second I would be very sad because my boyfriend had just drowned right in front of me and I would not be able to do anything to help him. When I would return home from my vacation, I would try to spend as much time as I could with my friends and family because I know they would help me get through this tough time.
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Great job overall Josie! The one issue is that your story had already been done. Be sure to check the forum before picking your topic. -5
I, of course, would be very sad and angry and probably wouldn't be able to contain my emotions. Eventually, I would try my best to help everyone in the grieving process. I would try my best to move on from the whole situation. I wouldn't forget, but I would try to move on.
If my boyfriend drowned I would be very sad and I would eat a lot of ice cream and have friends help me
Ice cream and friends help a lot with deaths, heartbreaks, and basically every other sad thing that could happen to you throughout your life. What would have been the best way do you think he could have proposed better and avoided drowning?
First off, when she comes home she would probably be getting a lot of notes and cards. Also, it would probably be hard to get away from it because you would constantly be getting cards for weeks. However, the best thing to do it probably do things that you love through out the day to try an have fun.
I think it would be very hard to read through those notes and cards from loved ones and friends because it might make me cry more. I totally agree that the best thing to do would be just to live your life and just take one day at a time and do all the things you love to do.
Obviously, if my boyfriend drowned in front of me, I would go into a state of shock and have a range of emotions from angry to depressed. I don't know what I could do to distract myself. I would probably surround myself with friends and family and then hope that they keep my mind off of it.
I honestly don't know what I would do when I came home because I would be so upset, I most likely wouldn't want to talk to anyone and be by myself for a while. Would you rather talk to friends and family or just be left alone for a while after you get home?
I would begin to go into panic mode, I dont know what I would do with myself. I would be in so much shock and begin to ball my eyes out. I feel terrible for the couple that this happened to, I cant even imagine what Kenesha is going through.
I think this would be even worse than just a heartbreak from breaking up because you will never be able to talk to them again, and you were about to be engaged. Kenesha is going though a tough time right now and I hope her family is helping her through it every step of the way.
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