Divorced dad of two Ryan Philippe, 33, is said to be engaged to his girlfriend of nearly two years, Abbie Cornish, 25. The two met while working on the film Stop Loss together, and their relationship was thought to have hastened the end of Ryan’s marriage to superstar Reese Witherspoon. Ryan and Abbie have been photographed out together, and with his kids, but they have only attended events together occasionally and are trying to keep their relationship relatively quiet. The National Enquirer claims in this week’s edition that Ryan proposed to Abbie and gave her a ring but that she’s not happy that he hasn’t made an announcement yet. The two are reportedly living together in his $7 million Hollywood Hills mansion.

Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish are planning to get married, the Enquirer has learned. But there’s already trouble in paradise – she’s furious that he’s delaying the public announcement of their engagement…

Still bothered by the sharp criticism he received when his home-wrecking affair with Abbie was discovered, Ryan is now afraid that the public will judge him harshly for getting married so soon after his divorce, which was finalized on June 12.

“Abbie is fed up with Ryan constantly trying to cover up their relationship,” revealed a pal.

“Two months ago he finally agreed to make a public appearance with her, but she had to fight just to do that.”

Abbie, 25, has moved into the $7 million, 8,300 square foot Hollywood Hills house that 33 year-old Ryan bought in June, sources say. And she spends time with Ryan and Reese’s kids – Ava, 8, and Deacon, 4.

“Abbie’s been very understanding and has played along with Ryan’s secrecy for nearly two years, but now she’s lost her patience and it’s causing a lot of tension and arguing,” said the pal.

Ryan is pleading with Abbie to give him more time.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, August 11, 2008]

You can see this being true and Ryan wanting to keep it quiet. He really seems like the type of guy who gets into a long term relationship relatively quickly and is most comfortable with a girlfriend, considering how young he was when he married Reese. Good for him for being low-key about the relationship, but that’s got to annoy Abbie. It must be pretty sweet living in that house, though. In Touch had photos of the interior in their July 14 issue and it’s gorgeous. It has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a two-story gym, and a 60 foot pool on the patio with a spa, sauna, steam room and gazebo. I would gladly stay in that house in exchange for keeping a relationship with Ryan quiet. He must have done pretty well in the divorce if he just plunked down that kind of money on a new house. Abbie could do a lot worse than to have a committed guy who doesn’t want to announce their engagement for a while out of considering to his ex and kids.

Here’s a photo of the exterior of Ryan’s new house. Credit: Fame. And the header is of Abbie and Ryan outside of Villa on 7/18/08. Look how she’s holding her hand up to her face! She definitely wants people to see that ring. It doesn’t look like like a traditional engagement ring, but it’s pretty and she seems like she’s trying to make sure it’s photographed. Credit: Garry/Bauer Griffin.