Ruin My Week
Love is patient, love is kind, and so are the best marriage proposals.
So when Elan Gale, a Los Angeles-based producer best known for his work on The Bachelor, took to Twitter to tell the story behind his recent engagement to his girlfriend Molly, the thread quickly went viral.
Gale broke down the emotions and moments that led to the proposal and how it all started with finding the perfect ring in a Seattle pawnshop years earlier.
Three and a half years ago, Molly and I took a trip to Seattle. We had only been dating for about eight months, but we were already very much in love. While there, we popped into a vintage jewelry shop just for the hell of it. At one point, Molly put an emerald ring on her finger
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 20, 2019
He took the hint.
She looked at me and said “if you ever decide to propose to me, try to find a ring that looks something like this.” I understood. It matched her eyes. Anyway, the very next day, I snuck back to the shop and bought that exact ring. And then I hid it
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 20, 2019
Then he waited.
I hid it in a small box that I kept behind our bed, mostly full of receipts and menus, nothing really interesting. When I put it in the box I had no plan and truly no idea for how and when I would open that box again
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 20, 2019
And waited…
For three years, Molly and I slept in bed with that box about two feet from us every single night. Molly thought that the ring had been lost to the sands of time. I knew it was only just a matter of time
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 20, 2019
Until the time was right.
A few days ago, we got on a flight to Japan, one of our favorite places in the world. For the first time in three years, the ring came with me
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 20, 2019
There were some last-minute nerves.
Yesterday, on a beautiful, snowy day in Hokkaido, I put the ring in my pocket as we went out to ski. I was nervous, terrified, on the verge of shitting myself for a few hours, not because of what she might say, but because I wanted to make sure I made the moment special for her
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 20, 2019
Halfway down a run, I asked her to stop a take a picture. We did. I took off my skis and she said “Why are you taking your skis off? What are you doing? Let’s go.”
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 20, 2019
But then…
So I took her by the hands and looked her straight in the eyes and I said “Molly, it’s happening.”
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 20, 2019
Out came the same ring his girlfriend had admired in a Seattle pawn shop more than three years ago.
I reached into my pocket and pulled out the ring. I got down on one knee and told her how much I loved her, how much she improves every single moment of my life, and how impossible it is for me to envision going on without her
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 20, 2019
Along with a question.
I asked her to marry me
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 20, 2019
And an answer.
And she said yes pic.twitter.com/PDV13yAqQ2
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 20, 2019
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 20, 2019
It seems like it worked out OK.
It would be impossible to express how happy we are right now. We have each other, our friends and family, and we also have all of you, many of whom have been with us for our entire relationship. Please know every word you write is meaningful to us, we are reading and cry-smiling
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 21, 2019
We’re going to get off our phones for a few hours and hit the slopes, since yesterday I ruined all the skiing by proposing on our second run. I’m gonna just be focusing on not hurting myself. We love you all and can’t wait to continue celebrating
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 21, 2019
Nailed it.
Fiancé pic.twitter.com/LISeOld0Hc
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) December 21, 2019
