Sam Sheppard claimed she didn’t know that her fiancé was going to propose and the fact that he did so during an argument, had a lasting effect on the memory of the event. So she has decided to put the situation to rights by setting up her own company to help men propose to their girlfriends all over Britain.

Sam has set up The Proposal Expert, a company which helps men propose to their girlfriends and keeps the whole matter a secret, according to the Telegraph. She claims the idea came from her own experience: "The idea came from my own disappointing experience - my boyfriend proposed to me during an argument in the same way you might ask someone if they'd like to go for a pizza.”

The perfect proposal can take about three weeks for Sam to put together and she caters for every budget from £10 to £10,000. She helps to set up the scenario by asking men, or women, key questions about their other half, what makes them tick, what makes them laugh and then puts the entire package together.

Well, if you had a good sense of humour...

"A lot of men use Google for ideas and end up with something generic. They can become overwhelmed and a little bit paralysed with it,” Miss Shepherd said. "A good proposal can be lasting talking point, but a bad one can end up on YouTube for the whole world to see.”

Not sure if this will work in Ireland, we’re all quite romantic here...