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I was just thinking about the time Jake asked me to be his girlfriend.

We'd been casually dating since July, and in October, Jake still wasn't ready to commit. I didn't mind. I had 3 or 4 [way lame] dates a week to keep my mind off it, knowing he'd come around soon enough.

After two months of watching him torture himself for not dibsing me when i was in the palm of his hand, he finally did come around. He started by inviting me to family Christmas events. Like the big family events. The kind where you don't know everybody's name and when the Aunts who do know your name come and pinch your cheek and ask who the young lady you brought with you was. I think he finally caught on that we couldn't just pretend like we were bf/gf, but that it must become official.

Then it was my turn for a family Christmas party. I brought Jake to meet my siblings and parents for dinner and after that we strolled through Temple Square to see the lights. During our stroll, we were stopped, and Jake pulled me aside and said, "Hayley I realized I only want to date you. Will you be my girlfriend?" I told him it would be my pleasure and then he kissed me. In front of a lot of people AND my family. That was a big step for him, Mister "I-barf-whenever-I-see-PDA". But now he loves it. And I love being his girlfriend forever.