Photo: Gemma Cartwright

Earlier this week, millions of Benedict Cumberbatch fans [1] learned some heartbreaking news: the actor recently got engaged to theater director Sophie Hunter [2]. The announcement came in a traditional newspaper ad. Of course, you can't take out a newspaper ad to vent your sadness over the engagement, which is why there's Twitter. Can someone help these mourning fans already?

you know it's going to be a bad day when you wake up to the headline "benedict cumberbatch is engaged" and it's not to you

— Ezra Koenig (@UhmOlivia) November 5, 2014 [3]

Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged *dying whale noises*

— Nicolas Deroin (@NicolasDeroin) November 5, 2014 [4]

Today #BenedictCumberbatch [5] got engaged. Then I dropped my coffee mug. Now my heart is literally broken. #FutureMrsBC [6] pic.twitter.com/ddqZmYF3xz [7]

— Bridget Randolph (@BridgetRandolph) November 5, 2014 [8]

Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged, don't talk to me today I just want to crawl into a hole and die

— Manders (@batmanderz) November 5, 2014 [9]

"Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged." pic.twitter.com/adf7deY7eo [10]

— Chloe (@DANANDPHlLGAMES) November 5, 2014 [11]

professor can i take this exam at a later time benedict cumberbatch just got engaged and i have some feelings i need to work through

— Memmy (@brain_rain) November 5, 2014 [12]

Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged. Weep, ladies. WEEEEEPPP!!!

— Ivan Ng (@eivanne) November 5, 2014 [13]

Sad #otters [14] just heard about Benedict #Cumberbatch [15] getting engaged. pic.twitter.com/zyyst9gmyy [16]

— Jon Abbott (@jon_abbott) November 5, 2014 [17]

Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged, which means Tumblr is pretty much wearing a black ribbon today.

— Aaron Sagers (@aaronsagers) November 5, 2014 [18]

Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged. Is there a heartbreak helpline we can call? http://t.co/Hs5VtoTP0j [19] pic.twitter.com/JBmbJ0ZZav [20]

— POPSUGAR (@POPSUGAR) November 5, 2014 [21]

Benedict Cumberbatch engaged??? I can't right now. My poor heart is broken

— 2kawaii4U (@mayrathebee) November 5, 2014 [22]

Just found of Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged...I didn't think i would take it this hard #BenedictCumberbatch [23]

— McKenna Epperson (@McKennaEpperson) November 5, 2014 [24]

BREAKING TERRIBLE NEWS: Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged! (Not to Martin Freeman though) #Sherlock [25] pic.twitter.com/RIvKChjybH [26]

— Beamly UK (@BeamlyUK) November 5, 2014 [27]

If this news is correct I am unaccountably sad about it! Which is ridiculous for a 40-year-old woman! #BenedictCumberbatch [28] #engaged [29]

— Caroline (@lovelycaz74) November 5, 2014 [30]

Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged *cries*

— charlotte (@charlott1e) November 5, 2014 [31]