We have been living with my boyfriend for 5 years, we were in love, but he was in no hurry to propose to me, always laughed it off. There were no money issues, our salaries are the same.

Recently I received a good inheritance: an apartment, a house, and money. So after a couple of months, my boyfriend started acting… different.

It began subtly. He started asking more about my will, casually. “So, what are you going to do with the apartment?” he’d say while brushing his teeth. Or “That country house sounds cozy, should we fix it up together?” when we passed a hardware store. He’d never shown much interest in DIY projects before.

He also became oddly affectionate. Don’t get me wrong—I always appreciated our cuddles and random hugs, but suddenly he was pouring me wine every night and suggesting romantic walks. One time he even cleaned the bathroom without me asking, which I can honestly say had never happened before.

Then, after five years of giggling off the idea of marriage, he proposed.

No romantic setting. No candles, no special trip, not even a decent meal. Just us on the couch, half a movie into some action flick, and he looked over and said, “Hey, we should get married, huh?”