Cory Wharton is busting out his best Jenelle Evans-esque “Leave me alooooone!”
In a new rant posted to Snapchat, the star of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter and The Challenge expressed his frustration with fans who continue to question him about when he plans to (finally) propose to his longtime girlfriend and baby mama, Taylor Selfridge. Cory— who was dressed as an old-timey train conductor in the video (for some reason)— told his fans that he does plan to marry Taylor at some point, but that he will propose when he’s ready.
“If I hear one more person talk about the fact that Taylor and me aren’t married yet, listen, that’s not your business. We are happy. We are fine. We are gonna get married,” Cory insisted.
As Teen Mom Family Reunion fans will remember, Cory not proposing to Taylor after more than seven years together was a major issue in the couple’s relationship. Taylor repeatedly told Cory during the season that she wants to marry him, and that she’s tired of making excuses to people as to why Cory— with whom she shares two children— refuses to propose to her. At one point Taylor even told Cory that she feels embarrassed to go to the grocery store with a cart-full of kids and no engagement ring.
That season was filmed last year, but it appears that not much progress has been made in getting Taylor that engagement ring she desperately wanted. In his rant, though, Cory assured his fans that a proposal for Taylor is coming someday, and he advised everyone to mind their own business.
“I have never cared so much about somebody else’s life,” Cory said. “What are you guys doing…go live your life. Half of you telling me to get married but y’all aren’t even married yourself. You guys have been doing this for two-plus years. Has it affected me? No. I would do it on our time, when we are both ready. And we are, but I want to make sure it’s perfect.”
Cory went on to assure Taylor fans that he does plan to propose, even though it may not happen “as fast as you guys would like.”
“I only plan on doing this once, I don’t want to do this multiple times,” Cory added.
“I apologize for that, I’m sorry I can’t live my life perfectly to your standards,” Cory went on to say to the fans criticizing him for making Taylor wait so long for a ring. “If you guys go tell Taylor to leave me, come on now. I’m more than just a ring, OK?”
Cory’s post on Instagram for Valentine’s Day may have been what spurred the abundance of comments regarding Cory’s unwillingness to propose to Taylor. In the caption of a family photo, Cory thanked Taylor for everything she does for him and their family and even called her his “wifey”— until he got absolutely tore up in the comment section for referring to Taylor like that, despite the fact that they’re not married.
“Calling her wifey and refusing to propose is soooo disrespectful,” one person wrote. “It makes me sick. It’s so immature and selfish.”
“Not the ‘wifey’ but no ringgggggg come on now!” another person wrote.
Cory eventually changed his caption from “To my wifey Taylor” to “To my lovely Taylor.” However, that did not stop people in the comment section from ripping him for refusing to marry Taylor.
This is certainly not the first time Cory has been roasted by fans for refusing to propose to Taylor. Back in September, the ‘Challenge’ star took to Instagram to express how much he appreciated Taylor for taking care of him after he had surgery. However, Cory’s cringy caption didn’t exactly have the effect Cory had hoped it would, with many fans pointing out that his words just highlighted the fact that he has still not made Taylor his wife.
“Most women want a man that’s already established,” Cory wrote in the post’s caption. “A strong woman will be part of his struggle, survive it, succeed together, and build an empire. We’ve been with each other for 7 years despite what everyone was saying about it & I’m so thankful to have her by my side, especially through times like this where I’m no help and I’m down on crutches. Love you baby.”
“Wife duties with a girlfriend title, the audacity to say she survived it,” one person wrote in the post’s comment section. “The right man knows immediately, she deserves so much more.”
“Sad that she has to be reduced to BEGGING for commitment on national television,” someone else commented. “If you really love her then make an honest woman out of her. She’s a saint, she deserves it.”
