It started February 6, 2008. This proposal was unique because it was the first and so far only one to be done in the Main World. Doug, Skeeter, Porkchop, and Patti came over for a visit. By that time Doug, Patti and Skeeter were twenty-two years old. Porkchop had a lengthened life span thanks to his being an anthro, though it was hard to tell how old he was. Sometimes anthros have lifespans similar to humans, and sometimes they have a lifespan in between a human's lifespan and their species's lifespan. Porkchop's was the latter, so...
Anyway, Doug is now a famous comic book artist – using his old characters from his childhood – and Patti works for the American Wildlife Association. She was inspired, in a way, from that incident that one Christmas when Porkchop was mistaken for a mad dog when he was trying to save Skeeter's girlfriend Bebe from the thin ice. Skeeter is Doug's financial advisor and investor for his comics (mostly because of their close friendship, but also partly because he's the heroes' sidekicks in the comics, Doug plays the heroes).
Doug came over February 6 for advice about proposing to Patti, though he had to wait until Patti left for a short time when one of her coworkers called her. I told him that the best time for any boyfriend to propose was when he and his girlfriend are settled with jobs and everything…and it turns out that was true for both Doug and Patti. After a slight conversation, Doug decided to propose while Selena was over on February 10, and after learning what movies we were going to watch he decided to propose during the scene in We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story when Louie and Cecilia kissed.
It worked out great, just as the scene started Doug got up and went down on one knee.
"Doug, what…." Patti started to say, not expecting him to do this.
"Patti, ever since I first saw you I have been in love with you, and thanks to Miranda giving me courage I was able to tell you my feelings about two years later. Ever since you returned my feelings I knew that I couldn't live without you, so now I'm going to do something I've been waiting a long time to do." Doug took the ring box out of his pocket and opened it; there was an emerald engagement ring inside. "Patti, will you, marry me?" He asked.
"Oh, Doug…." Patti smiled, tears in her eyes; she then got down so that she could hug him. "Of course I will."
Doug smiled, placed the ring on her finger, and they kissed. Skeeter, Porkchop, Selena and I applauded. Rosette and Chrono, who were also there, cheered and then congratulated Doug and Patti.