I told him ‘nothing serious’ on our first date – six weeks later he proposed

I assumed he was joking, but then I saw he was holding a silver ring (Picture: Lauren Jeffries)

The sun was setting, and a chill was in the air. Hugh and I sat quietly, looking out at the sea, still wet from our surf.

With only the sound of waves crashing on the shore, I thought about our summer together.

I couldn’t believe I’d gotten to know Hugh so quickly. We’d only met six weeks previously, but I already knew everything about his family, frien...