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A man in China has gone viral on Chinese social media for spending an entire night kneeling in the rain begging his ex-lover to take him back.
The unknown man spent 21 hours on his knees with a bouquet of flowers outside his ex-girlfriend’s office building in Dazhou, Sichuan province, from 1:00 PM on March 28 to 10:00 AM the next day.
As he begged his ex to take him back, locals gathered around him to film and urge him to get up off his knees.
“Many of us tried to persuade him to leave,” said a man nicknamed Li, according to the South China Morning Post. “There is no need to keep kneeling. The girlfriend won’t show up, but you’re still here, losing face.”
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Li noted that it was raining when the man knelt on the sidewalk, adding that he left the next morning “probably because he couldn’t stand the cold any longer”.
Passers-by reported it to the police, who also tried to persuade him to leave.
“He said his girlfriend broke up with him a few days ago. He wants to ask her forgiveness and he hoped she could date him again,” an officer said quoted as said.
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When officers approached him, the man reportedly said, “Is it illegal for me to kneel here? If it’s not illegal, leave me alone.”
The man’s desperate pleas have gone viral on Weibo, with many users condemning his “extreme” and “selfish” behavior.
“The more you act like this, the more she’ll hate you. Have more self-esteem. You can only keep her by improving yourself,” one user wrote.
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‘Is the man trying to move himself? This [behavior] is no [show of] love, but guilt,” said another.
“The girl should protect her own safety and put something in her bag for self-defense if necessary. This man is too extreme, be careful,” one person warned.
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