This ESSENCE Staff Member Pulled Off The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Proposal

For some, the confirmation that you’ve found love feels like warmth. For others, it may come as a spark. For Eboni Boneé Coleman, 34, and Christina Noel Matthews, 41, it […] The post This ESSENCE Staff Member Pulled Off The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Proposal appeared first on Essence.

This ESSENCE Staff Member Pulled Off The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Proposal
By Victoria Uwumarogie ·Updated February 20, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

For some, the confirmation that you’ve found love feels like warmth. For others, it may come as a spark. For Eboni Boneé Coleman, 34, and Christina Noel Matthews, 41, it was peace. The kind that allows you to be wholly who you are. Where silence isn’t uncomfortable. The type of ease where you can literally fall asleep in your love’s arms. Both women felt it, so unbeknownst to them, it was a race to see who would propose first. Coleman, the director of video content for ESSENCE, a consummate planner, came in first place.

On Feb. 14, 2026, Valentine’s Day, she surprised Matthews by

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