Jade and Ben had been together since they were young, and had two daughters together as ‘proof’ of their commitment. But Ben never seemed to take that next step of asking her to marry him.

Years into their relationship (after having their girls), Ben found out he needed a kidney transplant. His parents and brother were ruled out as matches, but it turned out that Jade was the perfect fit. They both underwent the surgery, with family standing by to help them and watch their daughters, to bring Ben back to health.

Ben must’ve woken up from that surgery with more than just a new kidney, because when the couple and their daughters appeared on Good Morning Britain to share their story, he had already worked with the network to line up his proposal into the program. Their story is so sweet, but if you want to skip to the beginning of his proposal it’s around 2:10.

I absolutely love Jade’s reaction when the host tells her Ben has something to ask her. She then tells them she’s waited eleven years for him to ask, and figured it would never happen. Just goes to show you, ladies, that men can take a long time to ask– and all you have to do is give them a kidney.

Emily