let me put it this way, i feel so much better in this relationship than i did in my previous one, which lasted four years! time means nothing

Thank you

The tradition is that women can propose only on leap day - the extra dya we every four year have in February.

Try to read this article:

http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/leap-year-february-29th-is-when-women-can-ask-men-to-marry-them-140128503-237431711

it is the best one I in a hurry could find about the subject.

Thank you, but I meant the part about the gloves

The tradition is that any man who refuses a woman's proposal on leap day has to compensate her by giving her 12 pairs of gloves. It should not be misinterpreted as if a good future husband is not worth more than the price of 12 pairs of gloves; the gloves are meant to give the woman a chance to hide the embarrassment it is to not have an engagement ring on her finger.

yes i did

@pregowannabe: well congratulations

which I was going to do in a few months when we moved into an apartment anyway, but it seemed like that was the best night to do it

I wish you both luck, happiness, health and a beautiful family!