Huge news and a big fight

I should preface this with an immediate disclaimer; Gabe and I didn't have a fight. Our huge news is he did ask me to marry him and I (of course) said yes. He did the whole get down on one knee, make a speech about how much he loves me and how much beter everything in his life has been since we met. I won't lie; he had me sobbing both from how sweet what he said was and from extreme happiness. He said he can't imagine his life without me and I make him a better man, the kind of man who might someday be worthy of love by such a woman. He said it's his mission for the rest of his days to make sure I'm loved, happy, and at peace; which is what I always deserved. I admit there were a few tears in his beautiful brown eyes too. He grabbed me, held me close, and I broke; I couldn't help but cry. He said he's never met a woman like me; someone who always knows what he needs, wants, and how he's feeling. Someone who's always doing things for others and doesn't ask anything in return. Once I calmed down a bit I said "Of course I'll marry you, mi amor. Nothing would make me happier than to be your wife." We called his parents first as I didn't know how my mom would react. They were so happy!! His dad said "You have a good girl, mihijo. Love her and take care of her like she does for you." His mom simply cried and was happy ber son is getting married. Then I went to tell my mom....and the fight started. She said she isn't surprised I would want to marry him but she doesn't understand why I love him; he's low class and not good enough for me. Evidently she did know about the fact that Gabe used to have a drinking problem; though it apparently counts for nothing that he quit FOR ME. She also doesn't like the fact that he tends to swear a lot; he refrained from doing that around me until I assured him it didn't bother me and it wasn't going to drive me away. I guess she heard him cursing one day and it upset her. He never curses in front of her though as I warned him she wouldn't like it. I'm nearly 40 and she still lectures me about acting lady like and speaking like a lady. 🙄🙄 These are not reasons to dislike him, and I straight up told her so. She then intimated that what we have is purely physical and wouldn't last; that he only loves me for how I look. I admit he's heavily physically attracted to me and makes no secret of that fact but it's not all he loves me for. I argued that when Shoji dumped me and broke my heart it was him more often than not who consoled me and helped me put myself back together again. He helped me laugh again and made me feel alive again. He claims I did just that for him and I know he's been hurt too. There was one night a couple of Summers ago I was feeling absolutely terrible and he took me to go stargazing. It was June 14; Shoji and my anniversary, and I was still depressed and hurt thinking of him and what he did to me. That night Gabe and I sat for hours in this field just talking and watching the stars; he never tried to touch me beyond giving me a blanket when I got cold. He truly just wanted to be there for me and make me feel better; he hates seeing me cry. Luckily since I met him I haven't really cried. The fact that he quit drinking and changed the way he speaks purely on my account should say a lot; as well as asking his boss for shorter shifts so he can be home at least a bit and spend time with me. That he cooks for me, does everything in his power to make me happy, and asks me for nothing says a lot to me. He'll send me pictures of Halloween decorations and ask if I like them and want them simply because I love Halloween. How he looked at me and broke down crying when he told me about his brother's passing, holding onto me like he would get lost if he let go, and telling me over and over how much he loves me and how grateful he is for me. He wouldn't do or say those things if he didn't truly love me and was only here to sleep with me, right? I made those points to my mom and she just refused to listen or acknowledge that there is something wonderful and quite real between us and we make each other better and happier. I quit talking at that point as we had been arguing for a while and made an exuse to leave. This isn't at all how I wanted the news of our betrothal to be announced; I was so happy and had really hoped she'd be happy too. I guess that's enough for now.