Avril Lavigne Engaged to Nickelback Frontman; Internet Asks, WTF?

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Christine Erickson
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Avril Lavigne Engaged to Nickelback Frontman; Internet Asks, WTF?
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Avril Lavigne could soon be the inspiration behind a Nickelback love song.

The Canadian singer and fellow Canuck Chad Kroeger, frontman of the rock band everyone loves to hate, announced their engagement Tuesday evening. Internet users had a field day reacting to the news -- so much so that Twitter had difficulties dealing with the high volume of traffic on its site.

Kroeger and Lavigne are engaged to be married after a six-month relationship, People reports.

The reaction among Internet users to the pending nuptials was a mix of surprise, amusement and confusion -- WTF, basically. Check out some examples in the following Storify.

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