Mandy and Rex had an agreement in their relationship. She did the dishes and he took out the garbage.

But when she came home from a relaxing manicure one Saturday afternoon to a kitchen full of dishes, she reconsidered the deal.

“I just did the dishes this morning,” Mandy said. “What the heck did you make for lunch?”

Rex just shrugged sheepishly.

“Well, I’m not doing them now. I just got my nails done,” she continued.

“But honey, you got to. We’re having your parents over for dinner.”

Mandy sighed. Rex was right.

“Well, I really don’t want to ruin my manicure. Can you do the dishes?” She asked.

“That’s not our deal. Besides the game’s on,” Rex replied.

“I can’t believe you won’t just do the dishes this once.”

But Rex was already out of the room, back to watching his football game.

Luckily, Mandy had a pair of rubber gloves in the cabinet. She grabbed the neon yellow gloves and hoped that they helped preserve her nails.

The entire time she scrubbed the dishes, Mandy cursed Rex for being such a jerk.

“What is his problem? … I’ll remember this the next time he wants to fool around!”

As she put the last dish on the drying rack, she flipped the switch on the garbage disposal.

Rat-a-tat-tat-a-tat-tat! The garbage disposal rattled. She flipped the switch off.

“Darnit, Rex! I told you not to put your bottle caps in the sink. There’s one stuck in the disposal again!” She yelled towards the living room.

Rex re-entered the kitchen.

“You need to get this out,” Mandy said.

“But you got smaller hands,” he replied.

Shaking her head with anger, Mandy reached her hand into the disposal to retrieve the bottle cap.

The last thing she expected was to pull out a ring.

“What the–?”

Mandy was speechless. Now she knew why Rex was so insistent on her doing the dishes. He took her hand and looked her in the eyes.

“I love you so much, Mandy. When I think of the future, I can’t imagine anyone else doing my dishes. Will you please be my wife?” He asked.

Mandy was so overcome with emotion, she ignored his odd choice of words.

“I love you! Yes!” She exclaimed.

What a sight it was.

They were so wrapped up in the moment, both forgot to remove her rubber gloves before Rex placed the ring on her finger.

So Mandy gazed down at the ringed glove with tears of happiness in her eyes and noticed that the garbage disposal had only caused minimal damage to the diamond.

What do you think? Should Mandy have said yes?