A woman joined the navy and was stationed in Queensland, where she developed feelings for a technician named John. After pursuing him at a social event, they shared several romantic outings, including a memorable date at a concert. As her time at the base was ending, John surprised her with a getaway to Noosa, where he casually proposed marriage. She enthusiastically accepted his proposal without hesitation, marking a significant turning point in their relationship.
Our first date was seeing Johnny (as he was then) Farnham sing at Lennon's hotel in Toowoomba and it was perfect. We stole as many nights out together as we could over the next six weeks.
He arranged a getaway at Noosa to go surfing together and a stay at a motel. In 1969 this was very risque, but I had zero hesitation.
Somewhere in the middle of the night he asked casually: What would you say if I asked you to marry me? If this was a hypothetical question, he had no hope of getting out of it.
I jumped on top of him and yelled at the top of my lungs: Yes, yes, yes! I didn't give it a second thought.
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