Michel, a 31-year-old, Harvard-educated management consultant, picked Amanda Marsh over her main rival, a physical therapist and dancer for the NBA’s Miami Heat.

But Michel stopped short of going down on one knee. He showed Marsh the diamond engagement ring he had chosen but told her he would keep it, and suggested she move to California and live with him “before we walk down the aisle together.”

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