“Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Dolores Catania finally got engaged to Paul “Paulie” Connell … in an Apple Store … with a 15-carat diamond ring.

The Irish businessman proposed on Monday — on the fourth anniversary of Catania moving in with him — at the place where they first met five years ago.

“I could have proposed on a yacht in Greece. I could have rented a grand hall, invited 400 people and asked her to marry me with fireworks in the background. But that’s not who we are,” Connell, 51, told People on Wednesday.

“I didn’t want anything over-the-top and staged because we’re a humble couple. I wanted it to feel grounded and natural and organic. Plus, I wanted the element of surprise. And believe me, I had the element of surprise.”

Catania, 54, admitted she “had not a clue at

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