My final post dipicting an epic saga. The story of one man, winning his bride for himself (okay, maybe a little dramatic, but this is love, I’m aloud artistic licence). We had a agreed the previous night to wake up early to see the sun rise – that way we retained the surprise for as…… Continue reading The Proposal – Part Three
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The Proposal – Part Two
This is the second of three posts covering the very romantic proposal of too good friends here in Uganda, which I was able to be part of (just one of the many things that wasn’t on my schedule). Stage three was the ring. Now Becca had wanted her grandmothers engagement ring, but sadly her parents…… Continue reading The Proposal – Part Two
The Proposal – Part One
I have had to hold my tongue on this, for a while, as it was all a surprise. I would of loved to tell you all about it as it progressed, but you will have to make so with hearing it after the fact in the next three posts. Oh, and no, it wasn’t me…… Continue reading The Proposal – Part One
Ugandan Cupid
While I haven’t had any direct proposals while here in Uganda (Portsmouth is still winning on that front), I have had a number of offers, which were of course carefully considered before politely moving the conversation onto other topics, or escaping into a taxi. The first was rather assuming (even at the time, it was…… Continue reading Ugandan Cupid
Marriage Advice from the Bishop – “Look at the Parents”
During my conversations with Bishop Eliphaz about my grandfather, Alan Galpin, I extracted some of his wisdom regarding marriage. He gave me two main bits of advice, the first, “To Marry Young”, which I discussed in my previous post. The second, to “Look at the Parents”, which we will discussed below. Look at the Parents…… Continue reading Marriage Advice from the Bishop – “Look at the Parents”