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Maci Bookout’s Fiance Taylor McKinney Responds to Critics in the Cutest Way Ever: See His Funny Q&A

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No one messes with Taylor McKinney’s girl! After the Tennessee native, 26, proposed to Teen Mom OG star Maci Bookout this past weekend, he defended her against negativity from fans on social media. Many critics of the redheaded reality star have speculated that she pressured the bearded stud into popping the question. 

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On the MTV show, Bookout, 24, was often seen bringing up a potential engagement with her longtime love, leading many to assume McKinney had finally proposed after three years merely to stop her line of questioning.

On Wednesday, January 20, McKinney participated in an online Q&A on the official Teen Mom Facebook page. Things quickly got awkward as questions rolled in from a slew of skeptical fans who doubted McKinney and Bookout’s intentions. 

Started the New Year off right at the #OutbackBowl with a W. #vols

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When one commenter asked why McKinney felt it was OK to have a baby with someone and not marry them, he replied, “Well that wasn't planned but why should I rush a proposal just because we had a baby. I wanted it to still be special to her. It might not be considered the ‘right way’ but it's the way we ended up and we're all good. Loving every minute of it.”

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Another follower wrote, “Why did you let Maci pressure you into proposing? I felt it was childish for her to say you guys should just end things if you weren't going to do it,” to which McKinney responded: “You get to see a small portion of it. Don't get it twisted. And that comment was about that conversation at the moment, not ending our relationship.”

? @macideshanebookout

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McKinney also gave some insight into the actual moment he popped the question, sharing, “The proposal just came together last minute. But I had been working on the ring with Tara at Ring Finger Studios for a couple months. I told myself I didn't care what anybody else had to say, I was gonna do it when I felt the time was right. And when it hit me I just went with it.”

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He added that he asked Bookout’s 7-year-old son, Bentley, for permission to marry his mom, noting, “That was very important to me.”

Well y'all, my best friend asked me to marry him! I'm one lucky lady, I love you T! @tmon3yyy ???

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One fan asked if he would shave off his massive beard for the wedding, which the commenter noted “ages” McKinney. But Bookout shouldn’t expect a clean-shaven groom on their big day.

“Why?” he asked. “I look like a 12 year old without it.”

And McKinney had a bit of fun with one other negative viewer, who claimed the couple “can’t have fun without excessive amounts of alcohol.”

“We can … but no good story started with a glass of milk,” he quipped. 

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