The Empire State Building took the recent climbing news and turned it into an opportunity to share a valuable relationship lesson. The Empire State Building Turns Climbers’ Engagement Into Relationship Lesson: ‘If He Wanted To, He Would’ first appeared on The Blast
“If he wanted to, he would” has become one of the internet’s favorite relationship mantras, but who would’ve guessed an iconic landmark would be the latest to chime in with the same advice?
The Empire State Building in New York City is proving it’s not just a well-known backdrop for love stories, it’s got relationship advice to share, too. After two climbers, Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov (also known as Ivan Beerkus), got engaged atop the landmark after a dangerous climb, the building’s social media team jumped into action with a viral-worthy message.
The Empire State Building Promotes Proposals
After news broke that two climbers were on the top of the Empire State Building flying a flag, people were tuned in to see what would happen next. But what happened next even took news reporters by surprise! When Ivan got down on one knee, the narrative of the shocking moment shifted from a dangerous stunt to a sweet marriage proposal.
The Empire State Building’s social media team decided to take this opportunity to continue to promote proposals at the NYC landmark, and use the shocking experience as a relationship lesson in the process.
“Ladies: If he wanted to, he would… Just maybe on our 86th Floor Observation Deck,” they wrote in a cheeky Instagram post. It didn’t take long for social media users to get in on the action in the comment section.
Las Vegas’ IG account replied, “The bar is now on the 86th floor.” Another account added, “keep your standards high and your proposals (86 floors) higher.” One other wrote, “This is the best New York City response!! NYC or NOWHERE.” Another IG user said, “THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.”
‘When The Power Of Love Beats The Love Of Power, The World Knows Peace’
Let’s start from the beginning of this wild proposal. Two climbers (this wasn’t their first rodeo) decided to scale the Empire State Building to go to the tippy top of it (with no safety gear) and fly a flag that reads, “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.” And while many may have thought that was their end goal, Ivan had another goal in mind.
About 30 minutes after they reached the top of the tower, they began to climb down the spire onto a platform where the proposal took place. A few moments after their big relationship moment, the two began to descend and were met by officers at the bottom and taken into custody.
They were both charged with felony burglary, reckless endangerment, and criminal mischief, and also face misdemeanor charges of trespassing, criminal tampering, disorderly conduct, and possession of burglars tools, according to NBC New York.
The couple is known by many from the documentary “Skywalkers: A Love Story,” which shows them doing similar climbing stunts all over the world.
Angela Posted On IG During The Empire State Building Climb
Angela had her IG fans following along on the intense moments in NYC.
She shared, “@angela_nikolau and @beerkus are currently unavailable, and we knew this in advance – so this post was pre-scheduled and is now publishing automatically.” The carousel of photos shows the two at the top with their flag flying, views from the top and the city, and the two kissing while standing at the top.
Many people following along shared their thoughts in the comment section.
Wildly popular content creator Grandma Droniak shared, “Slay.” One person pointed out, “Imagine literally climbing the Empire State Building with an engagement ring secretly on you… like.” Another shared that Ivan now set the bar pretty high, saying, “No man can ever top that engagement, period!” One person asking, “Is that the bare minimum?”
It appears after a quick sweep of the comment section, no one is mad about it! There’s tons of praise, well wishes, and congratulatory messages, such as, “Talk about raising the standard,” “I hope this type of love find you all,” “Legends,” and “This is so iconic,” to name a few.
‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’ Was Released In 2024
The Netflix documentary about Ivan and Angela was released in late 2024. While Ivan shared the documentary’s info on his IG page in June of 2024, the Empire State Building stunt brought tons more attention to it with many of the comments being from the past few days.
One viewer shared, “Didn’t know you before the empire state just know great pr stunt! Omg looking forward to see your love story.” Another person wrote, “Birds of the same feather flock together… all the way to the Empire State Building. Talk about taking love to a new heights.” Another asked, “Who is here after watching viral proposal video?”
It appears that their Empire State Building climb is bringing tons of new people to their social media pages and that could translate into many watching the two-year-old documentary now that they know more about it.
Where Else Have They Climbed?
If you’re interested in seeing more of their daring climbs, both Angela and Ivan share photos and videos of their stunts on their Instagram pages. Note, if you have a fear of heights, their content may give you some anxiety. They don’t seem to have an ounce of fear in them!
One IG viewer said what many are probably thinking, “You are not normal,” and another added, “The way my anxiety just peaked watching this.”
One question remains — where do they have the wedding after a proposal like that?
The Empire State Building Turns Climbers’ Engagement Into Relationship Lesson: ‘If He Wanted To, He Would’ first appeared on The Blast
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