In the middle of London Pride last weekend, a police officer got down on one knee to propose to his boyfriend.

Video of the proposal quickly went viral, becoming a symbol of Pride. As the LGBT world gushed, though, the exes of the two fiancés had a different reaction.

Jacob, who used to go out with the man proposed to by the police officer, tweeted about being bombarded by images of the happy couple.

If y'all could stop retweeting that picture of my ex getting proposed to by his policeman boyfriend, that would be great.

— Jacob (@OhHeyJacob) June 25, 2016

Less than 24 hours later, a man named Matt stepped forward to say he knew exactly how Jacob felt—because the police officer in the photo (Phil) was once his own fiancé.

@OhHeyJacob if it makes you feel any better, the guy proposing to him is my ex fiancé. So know how you feel!

— Matt Thompson (@jumpytiny) June 26, 2016

In an interview with BBC Newsbeat, Matt and Jacob opened up about the awkward situation, while also sending their heartfelt congratulations to their newly-engaged exes.

"When I saw Jacob's tweet," began Phil, "I thought it was funny that someone else had their timeline overtaken with videos of their ex's proposal too." When asked if he'd reach out to Phil now, he said, "I haven't spoken to him in a while but am sure I'll be sending him a congratulatory text."

For his part, Jacob said he was "really...genuinely happy for Jonathan," explaining that his tweet was "more just a little quip" as he'd seen the video shared "a thousand times across every channel" of social media.

Check out the video that inspired the hilarious Twitter exchange below.