helped another set of friends move today, nice house that has a big yard and pool. They announced that they got engaged as well. Very happy for them. RTT has been around a while - the guy is the one who kind of brought us all together and then went through a rough summer a couple years ago when he broke up with his longtime GF and lost a parent. I remember thinking the breakup would make the friend group weird, but turns out none of us liked the gf, we just kept it to ourselves.
I remember the guy saying he didn't think he could ever find someone again and we were like shut up, you're a good guy and you deserve so much better (the ex erm, shared her affections with others)
Early last year he met this girl and they were a couple pretty fast. We met her early on and all loved her. So it's only been about a year and a half, but honestly I've been wondering when he would propose. She's so great, fits the group well, is good for him and it's just good all around. The ex's family didn't really like this guy and the new girl's family was there today helping move, and they've made several trips out to celebrate things with her sisters. Family is actually all a bunch of Cyclones save for the fiancee, ha.
A lot can change in two years!