He popped the question! After five years of dating, Real Housewives of New Jersey star Dolores Catania and Paulie Connell are engaged. He got down on one knee and presented her with an 11-carat engagement ring. It all happened in a pretty unusual location, but it was very on-brand for this happy couple.
Dolores Catania and Paulie Connell are officially engaged
Like true reality stars, Dolores and Paulie announced the news of their engagement via a People exclusive, but the whole thing came as a complete shocker. Paul brought Dolo to an Apple Store in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. A potential proposal didn’t even cross her mind.
“Oh, I had not a clue at all. In fact, I thought I was going to have to call an ambulance for him!” Dolores teased.
She continued, “He was sweating so bad, his T-shirt was soaked, his face was beet red. And you know how people say weird things when they’re having a stroke? He started saying these sweet, beautiful things to me out of nowhere, and I was like, ‘Paul, are you okay?’ And then I realized he was proposing.”
As strange as it sounds for a proposal to happen inside an Apple Store, this is the exact place where Paul and Dolores met five years ago. Romantic, right? Paul told the outlet why he chose to lean into the sentimental setting, rather than doing something grandiose.
“I didn’t want anything over-the-top and staged because we’re a humble couple. I wanted it to feel grounded and natural and organic. Plus, I wanted the element of surprise. And believe me, I had the element of surprise,” Paul explained.
Dolores “immediately said yes” to the 11-carat ring, lined with princess cut diamonds. When they got home, 1,000 roses were there waiting for her. Paulie hit the nail on the head.
“I’m ecstatic!” Dolores said of the engagement. “You know when you feel that happiness down in your gut? That’s where this excitement stems from for me. I feel so blessed, I almost feel guilty! Like, I don’t deserve to be loved this way.”
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