Patrick Duffy is finally ready to pop the question to Linda Purl, but insiders tell the National Enquirer that the former Dallas icon is tying himself in knots over the perfect proposal while worrying that the onetime Happy Days beauty will turn him down.
An insider says that for all his boasting about finding love again at age 76, he’s extremely timid and “frets over the smallest details. He decided to bite the bullet — bought the ring and he’s getting ready to propose and sweep her off her feet. But he’s worried she might say no,” because the 69-year-old actress, also known for her roles on The Office and Matlock, “is telling him they don’t need a ring to be happy.”
The insider adds, “The way she sees it, they feel married already, so why bother with formalities and expense? It does matter to him, though. He’s old-fashioned.”
This summer, the senior sweethearts have been touring Ireland and meeting the locals. Patrick posting photos and video from the trip on Instagram.
But sources say the proposal problem is weighing heavily on Patrick.
“He’s skittish that it might jeopardize what they have. Patrick’s really put himself in a pickle!” says the insider.
The lovebirds met years ago, but his romance with the four-time divorcée blossomed when they reconnected in a Zoom group-chat during the COVID pandemic following the cancer death of Patrick’s wife, Carlyn Rosser, in 2017.
Adds the insider, “This proposal dilemma is something he needs to deal with, and he’s not sure he can do it.”
