BRACE YOURSELVES, IT'S COMING:
We went for a trip in Dorset with friends. A few days earlier I asked him whether we will be engaged at any time soon (we talked about it a lot and agreed that it will happen eventually). This time he said no, so I thought that he was honest.
During the trip he acted normal. At some poing we visited a church and him and our friends went to try the organ as they usually do when we visit churches. Unfortunately, they were told that the organ console which was at the nave next to us wasn't working (judging by what happened afterwards, I'm surpised that he acted normal when he heard the news). After spending a lot of time trying to make it work, they gave up and went to the console that was at the balcony (which was FAR and VERY HIGH and YOU COULD BARELY HEAR SOMEONE SPEAKING FROM THERE OR SEE THEM, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A DREADFUL EYESIGHT LIKE I DO. Keep that in mind).
So, he started playing a potpourri of songs and pieces that were connected to our journey as a couple. I was surprised as he did not do that for quite a long time but I did not think about it much and just enjoyed the music while remebering our journey together.
At the last piece, instead of playing the final chord, he stopped, looked at me and started describing how all these pieces reflected our relationship. He then showed me "something " and told me that the last chord was in this "thing" that he was holding (remember, I could not see clearly because of the distance or hear him). So, he asked me if I wanted him to play that last chord.
I did not understand what he meant and as I said I could not even see or hear him clearly so I said "yes" (meaning, yes finish the piece).
He realised I did not understand so he explained it again. He was desperate because I could not understand. This time though I understood and said "YES!!!!" (meaning "yes I want to marry you!!!!").
However, he did not understand that I understood so he insisted asking me if I wanted him to play the chord so I got more confused. Did he mean "would you marry me" or not? So when he asked me again about playing the chord I said "I guess so???"
Then he explained it again, uttely desparate. Being confused as I said yes both times (one meaning "finish the piece" and one meaning "yes I will marry you") I thought that maybe "yes" or "I guess so" are not the right answers so this time I said "no".
He got more desperate and shouted "I WANT TO MARRY YOU FOR GOD'S SAKE, DO YOU WANT ME TO PLAY THE LAST CHORD?????"
I got desparate too and shouted "I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, YES PLAY IT, AND I WANT TO MARRY YOU TOO!!!!"
He asked me again about the chord because he did not hear me clearly. I thought he heard me so I got utterly confused by the question. He said he wants to marry me, I said yes to that. He asked me if I wanted him to play the chord and said yes to that too. I did not undestand why he kept asking about the chord. So I said again, "yes I want to marry you!!!!". He asked again "should I play the last chord then?", although still confused, I said yes.
He finally understood that I understood, I also understood that he understood so he played the last chord, came down, gave me the ring and hugged me.
It took us THREE MINUTES to understand each other. Our friends knew nothing about his plans and were speechless for hours after hearing this conversation of ours. They still remember it and one of them calls my husband "the guy who proposes to girls in churches".
Judging by how we are as a couple we both admit that the proposal simply could not have happened otherwise 😅😂
