McTavish had been going out with Morag for about two years.
Eventually, he decided to "pop the question".
As the couple sat in a car, watching the sun go down, McTavish collected enough courage to ask her the most momentous of all questions:
"There are quite a lot of advantages to being a bachelor," he began, "but there comes a time when a man needs companionship of another being - someone who will regard him as perfect, as an idol, who will be kind and faithful when times are hard, and who will share life's joys and sorrows."
Eventually, he decided to "pop the question".
As the couple sat in a car, watching the sun go down, McTavish collected enough courage to ask her the most momentous of all questions:
"There are quite a lot of advantages to being a bachelor," he began, "but there comes a time when a man needs companionship of another being - someone who will regard him as perfect, as an idol, who will be kind and faithful when times are hard, and who will share life's joys and sorrows."