Portlaoise 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.

Portlaoise 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 Portlaoise men know how their partners feel.