For context, me and my girlfriend met 8 years ago. We were a match made in heaven, we clicked on every level. I loved spending every second of my days with her, and still do. Although i cannot spend 3 weeks with her in a month since of a job i picked up 5 years ago. It's been hard on her and me, because being away for 3 weeks from someone you love is hard, and lonely.
Why did i take the job? Her dreams, when we had just met, we were on a date in the beautiful autumn evening, trees were corted in an orange jacket, the night was full of stars, the ground covered with leaves and the slow breeze of the sea air. It was perfect, we talked and she told me at some point that in the future she wanted to live in her own house out of town with a high fence and a big garden, with her own small piece of forest land. As soon as i heart her say it, it became my mission to make her dream come true.
So 5 years ago, a friend calls me and asks if i want to join him on a construction site abroad. I was skeptical at first, because would it be worth it. Then he told me the salary, 10x the national average. I instantly said yes and i had to tell my girlfriend, we talked it over she was sad that she was gonna be lonely. I told her we'll be earning more than we need, but i did tell her I'm going to earn only 2.5x the average. Which is still a lot and more than we need. In her eyes we were living well but with the caveat of me having to be away for a significant chunk of the time. In my eyes, i was building her dreams.
The salary that i hadn't told her about all went into savings and about a year in i could buy a piece of land since i was away for most of the time, i didn't have time to check the housing market, so i highered a realtor to look for pieces of land that meet my specific requirements, a bit of forest at the end of the plot, a really large area, i didn't have any measurements, just that it had to feel like it was huge. So every time i came back I'd tell her i had to stay one day late, and come tomorrow instead i went to look at the land plots with the realtor who i had become friends with. Most weren't up for the task. But then in the middle of nowhere, with out a house in sight, he showed me the piece of land that i knew was it. The grasslands to forest ratio was just perfect, and the layout of the area was ideal.
I bought it and started the construction of her dreams. It's been 4 years, and the house is nearly done, since i have connections everywhere I've pretty much build the house of material costs alone with some salary payments for my friends who have done an amazing job with the house. It's incredible to stand inside and see it. It has a huge living room with glass windows looking into the garden with a small bit of forest covering the perimeter. A garden that is so large it takes 10 minutes to get to the other end at a slow pace. In the forest, i build her a small hut for her taking the time off in a day, peace and quiet with some art supplies and a hammock bed, meditation room if you will. The area is covered by a tall fence that i hope her cat's won't be able to scale. It's the house where i want to build a family with her, i want to see little mes and hers running around the house. I have tried to build the house of her dreams, I don't know if i have succeeded or not.
My ETA on the house is this October. The same month she told me about her dream. When it's ready, I'm going to go on a low budget vacation with her. Do all her favourite activities, swimming, climbing, etc. Make it a day she'll never forget.
My plan has been set in motion, my family, her 2 sisters, mother, father, sisters husbands, their children, her best friend. Everyone will be there for the house warming party in October. How will i get her there without raising suspicion? Well i like history and there is a historical monument near the house, we actually have to drive past the house to see the monument. I'll tell her I've always wanted to see it and like always I'll tell her all the amazing facts she should know about it. When we drive back, I'll park my car in the driveway of the new house and wait for her reaction obviously telling her that it's our new home. She'll be oblivious to the last second. I want to let her walk in and see her family, take in the amazing gift i have given her. Then I'll take a knee and ask her to make me the happiest man alive (i already have her parents blessing). I hope it will be a day she'll never forget.
I hope she'll say yes.
The whole longass collection of paragraphs reminds me of this scene from Bojack Horseman:
Realistically, men are more likely to be hiding debt than excess money. When a man is away from his partner, camouflage for cheating. You will not be rewarded for your loyalty in the hard times.
A fantasy man does not represent all men or elevate all men.
Please tell me this is a Reddit post next time. I was otherwise thinking you were a whole rich lesbian
If he is doing this all for her, why is she still his girlfriend after 8 years?
The Bojack Horseman comparison is spot on. He’s living in his own fantasy world and this is just one years-long uncomfortable nonconsensual secret to trap and guilt-trip her. He’s not actually trying to make her happy, he’s living in his own solo fantasy land.
Seems like a made up story, but if it's real, it really sounds like it's more about him than her. He wants to feel like the most amazing guy ever and overwhelm her so she doesn't refuse his proposal. But he didn't listen to what she wanted in the moment, which was more time with him. He sacrificed her happiness willingly in order to create "more" happiness later. Let's say they move in, and he finds his next big project instead of staying present with her. Will she really be happy? Will she ever feel like she can leave, when he did this huge thing for her? Will he hold it over her head whenever things don't go his way?
All women...just hold out!!
That ultra-rich, unavailable man will propose after just 8 years.
Oh man, the way this guy describes this totally-real, not-made-up house "The windows... they are glass! You can see through them! The garden... it is huge! I don't do measurements despite claiming I work in construction, but it takes ten minutes to walk from one end to the other! That's how big it is!"
Well hot damn, that's the size of my college campus!
There's a lot of little details that goes into building a house - the style and design, the layout of the rooms... Even just the choice of materials that can possibly be used is a staggering amount of decisions.
What kind of person thinks it's a great idea to do this type of project without first getting their significant other on board and involved every step of the way?
After being together for a few years, even if youre crazy about each other, 3 weeks apart is a nice treat. Yes, please, go away for a few nights so I can stay up late watching tv in my underwear in peace, and leave my dishes in the sink. He really overestimates how pleasant his company is.
While I think the man fantasizing about all this is a bit deluded, I do think we should normalize getting a whole house (and more) as a gift in return for our commitment & time 😁