Blanchardstown men are devastated today when they discovered the crushing news.

No proposals, no ladies dropping to one knee at the first chime of midnight last night.

Blanchardstown men, to afraid to take the leap themselves, have been waiting four years for their partners to pop the question.

Their misery continues as they live in perpetual marital limbo. At least for one day every four years Blanchardstown men know how their partners feel.