When I conceived the idea of celebrating the Royal Wedding with an entire week dedicated to hearing about weddings and reviewing wedding-centric novels, an idea struck me. Kate has landed her Prince, but how about presenting a tongue-in-cheek Chick Lit guide to snagging a prince. Every day at mid-day, from Monday until Friday we’ll give you five steps to getting your own Happy Ever After.

Step Four: The Proposal

You’ve successfully snagged your man, you’ve met and impressed his friends. His parents look to you as the daughter they never had. You’ve managed to move in together - sacrificing your jeans in the process so your clothes can co-mingle together and you’ve decided that the time is right to move from ‘girlfriend’ to ‘fiancee’. You’ve earnestly subscribed to all the wedding magazines available, which you’ve then started placing on the coffee table, on your bed, and, er, on the desk in his office. An office you don’t use. You’ve left hints the size of America; you don’t have time to wait for him to catch on, you’re a girl. You need a ring. So, you do what any self-respecting girlfriend does. You ring his mother and you hint at her. She’s a girl, she gets it. And lo-and-behold, two weeks later, after a romantic trip to Rome, he gets down on one knee, pulls out a Tiffany box and says those immortal words, “Will you marry me?”

Tomorrow, the final step. Happy Ever After…

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