Waiting for a proposal - how did you stay sane?!

I waited 5 years to the day from our first date. (I've been engaged for 3 weeks!)

I had so many occasions I thought he'd propose. Quite a few holidays, days away, days out etc. In March he surprised me with a night away and I thought 'This is it!' but it never happened. We spoke about it and he said he'd wait until we'd bought our house. So I was happy to settle into the idea I was probably waiting another year, as we put an offer down on a house at the start of August and I didn't think he'd go out and buy a ring while we were saving for the house or moving.

Anyway, went on holiday for our anniversary (start of Sept) as we do every year and he got down on one knee on the first night. I was absolutely flummoxed. He'd had the ring for months, my parents knew, his parents knew, my brother knew. He'd planned for years to ask me on our fifth anniversary, despite telling me otherwise!

BOY did I cry!