M’sian Brings Whole Family Across the Sea to Ask for His Girlfriend’s Hand in Marriage in Sabah

A wholesome video pulled on the heartstrings of Malaysians recently, showing the effort of a man in asking for his girlfriend’s hand in marriage in Pulau Gaya, Sabah, with the help of his supporting family.

Shared by @ain31776 on TikTok, the video has gone viral with over 1.8 million views and more than 201,000 likes as of the time of writing.

A man and his family crossing the ocean to ask for his girlfriend’s hand in marriage

In the video, the family can be seen gathering at a jetty in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah as part of the man’s ‘rombongan meminang‘, the tradition in which a man’s family would bring gifts to a woman’s family home to ask for her hand in marriage.

Essentially taking over the jetty, the family then brought all the ‘dulang hantaran’, literally translated as trays of gifts on several boats to cross the sea over to Pulau Gaya where the woman’s family home is located.

Arriving in Pulau Gaya, the family then walked through the wooden floating houses to the woman’s family home where her family had been waiting.

It was then revealed that the woman and her family accepted the marriage proposal, with the future mother-in-law symbolically putting a ring on the woman’s finger at the end of the video. Aww!

Watch the video here:

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Malaysians praise the man and his family’s efforts

In the comments section, many Malaysians were moved by the effort of the man and his family in the marriage proposal. 

Many commenters took the opportunity to say that the man had literally crossed the ocean for his now-fiancé, a reference to a popular verse in many Bahasa Melayu love songs.

Besides that, one commenter praised the whole family’s efforts in the marriage proposal and prayed that the couple would have a beautiful wedding.

Wholesome! So, what do you guys think of the video? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.

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