PUT A RING ON IT: Patricia Went On A Blind Date & Was In For A Surprise

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This week, Patricia Damas and Kirk Cameron share their love story and how Kirk stole Patricia’s heart.

HER STORY

I met Kirk through his cousin, Jason, who was also a college friend of mine. One day, Jason told me he was sick of seeing me home alone so he was going to hook me up with his cousin. Before I agreed, the first question I asked him was, “is he tall?” Jason said, “yup! He’s about 6 feet tall.” I love tall guys so after hearing that I was sold! He gave Kirk my number and he called me THAT day. Our conversation lasted about 30 minutes and all I did was laugh. He was so funny. Thereafter, we texted each other for about a week and eventually met face-to-face outside of a bar in Queens. When I walked out of the bar, he was sitting in his car and when he stood up and got out, he was about 6 inches shorter than me (I was wearing heels, but still!). I was so upset! First thing I said, “You are short!” He turned to me with a smile, “And, you’re tall, so what?” His smile was so captivating and his response was so witty that I just stood there smiling (and blushing). I’ve been smiling ever since.

Dating Kirk was a lot of fun. He’s funny, witty, adventurous, intelligent, nurturing, and so much more. Anytime we’re together, all we do is laugh.

THE MOMENT SHE HAD BEEN WAITING FOR

I knew he was going to propose to me, I just didn’t know when or where. So the night it happened, I was kind of praying on it. Earlier in the week, Kirk asked me if I wanted to go out on a date night that Friday. It’s something we do often so, at first, I didn’t think anything of it. I had an exam the next day and suggested we go earlier in the evening; he agreed. We went to a restaurant in the city that we both had never been to before. It was a romantic restaurant so, I was sure he was going to do it then. We ate, we laughed, we drank, and then paid the bill. NO RING. I was so annoyed. As we left, he asked if I wanted to go somewhere else. I said no, but he suggested that we go to our favorite fondue lounge that was around the corner from the restaurant. When we got there, he said, “I’m not proposing to you tonight so, stop waiting for it.” I laughed because he always knows what I’m thinking. It’s scary! He laughed too, and then we ordered some fondue. When our fruit platter arrived, he said, “This would’ve been the perfect night to propose though, right?” I said, “Yes, you should’ve thought about that!” He then turned the fruit platter around and under the grapes I saw a ring box. I instantly started crying. Then, he got on one knee and said, “Well, will you?” I said yes and the entire lounge clapped and cheered as I cried.

NEXT: Check out Kirk’s side of the story and that BEAUTIFUL ring!

HIS STORY

My cousin Jason set up Patricia and me. It was a blind date, which I usually hate, but I figured, since it was my cousin, I could trust him. He called me out the blue one day and asked me if I was dating, and he basically forced Patricia on me! Later that same day, he gave me Patricia’s Facebook page so I can see her and have an idea of how this mystery woman looked. When I saw her picture, I immediately got excited and thought, this girl is beautiful and just what I was looking for! Yes, I know, shallow of me. It’s like, how could she be the one and I know nothing about her? But, it encouraged me to ask my cousin for her phone number and call her. I met her two nights later in front of a lounge. My first impression of her was “Wow, I like her style.” She was straightforward and I loved that. Her first words to me were “You’re short,” so I replied, “You’re tall,” and we laughed. Thereafter, we exchanged a few words. I knew from there I had to make her my girlfriend.

Dating Patricia was an amazing, fun adventure. We truly are best friends and that’s what I love the most. I have the most fun around her and I can always just be myself with her. We are very easy going around each other and we are always laughing. That’s what I love the most about our relationship and why we are where we are today.

POPPING THE QUESTION

Now on to the good stuff—popping the big question! That was an adventure in itself. The day that I proposed to her was a headache. I tried to plan it as our regular date night ritual with us going to our favorite fondue restaurant in the city. I usually give suggestions on where to go for dinner, but in the end, Patricia always chooses. However, that day, she didn’t choose and that made me think she was on to me. In any event, I chose a restaurant where we both had never been. On our way there, I was so nervous and excited. I just kept thinking, she has no clue of what is going to happen tonight. The night went on and, by time we got to the fondue restaurant, it seemed like something was on her mind. I could tell she was WAITING for this proposal so, I told her it wasn’t happening tonight. By that time, I had already given our waitress the ring to bring out with our fruit platter. When I saw the waitress coming, I asked her, “Wouldn’t this be the perfect night for me to propose?” and she said, “Hell yes,” slightly annoyed. Then, I turned the platter to show her the ring. When she saw the ring, she started to cry and at that point I was the happiest man in the world!

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