The age or romance is not dead ???

Yes, it was a tongue-in-cheek remark He had it clutched in his hand.

I think it was a throw-away remark which he quickly corrected by saying he concealed the ring in the palm of his hand.

What a wimp!

I was disappointed when Bear Grylls came to visit my son's scout camp. It had been a wet weekend and the boys were waiting in the rain and mud when Bear Grylls turned up with a minder holding an umbrella over him! So much for the great adventurer!

Just watching the programme and he didn't do that, or say that he had!
He seems like a nice bloke, which I wasn't really expecting

I think he's telling porkies!

Hmm ... I'll refrain from speculating on the size ...of her finger of course

But I certainly wouldn't have put it on. And what would have happened if it had been irretrievable?

Well, it could have been worse - by an inch or so!

Noooo! I wouldn't have put it on my finger, no matter how romantic the gesture.