New Delhi, April 12 -- "Sundar Ladkiyaan Rishtedari Mein Hi Rehni Chahiye" (Beautiful girls should stay within the family (for marriage), why give them away outside) - the statement from a distant relative has left an 18-year-old reeling after her birthday Facebook post, lovingly made by her mother, spiraled into an unexpected and unsettling marriage proposal.

What began as a sweet online gesture quickly snowballed into drama when Auntie J - a distant relative, spotted the post and decided the teen was "just perfect" for her 24-year-old son. The boy described as a "typical rich, snobby, single child," was not only much older but someone the teen used to call "Bhaiya," according to her viral Reddit post.

In a stunning turn, the teen real...