A physicist's marriage proposal has gone viral after he asked his girlfriend to marry him by presenting her with a scientific paper on their relationship. The proposal from Australian physicist Brendan McMonigal comes in the form of a heart-warming mock academic study entitled 'Two Body Interactions: A Longitudinal Study'. The scientist explains the stages of the couple's relationship from their initial meeting at the University of Sydney seven years ago to the section titled 'Conclusions' offering Christie Nelan a Yes/No box to tick. A couple with chemistry: Brendan McMonigal's proposal to fellow physicist Christie Nelan went viral when she posted it online on Sunday
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Brendan McMonigal presented his girlfriend, Christie Nelan, with the paper 'Two Body Interactions: A Longitudinal Study'
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It follows the progress of the couple's relationship, including a happiness graph and sections entitled abstract, overview of results and conclusion before asking the all-important question
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Luckily for the physics PhD student, fellow scientist Christie said yes and the couple plan to marry in May
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