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"Little House on the Prairie meets thirtysomething . . . for love! Melissa Gilbert is engaged to actor Timothy Busfield, a rep for Gilbert, 48, tells Us Weekly exclusively. It will be the third marriage for both. A mother of two, Dancing with the Stars alum Gilbert&amp;apos;s previous husbands are Bo Brinkman (they divorced in 1992) and Bruce Boxleitner (their split was finalized in 2011).  A father of three, West Wing star Busfield, 55, has been married to Radha Delmarter and Jenny Meriwin.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;They got engaged over the holidays,&amp;quot; a source tells Us of the surprise couple. What brought the TV veterans together in the first place? &amp;quot;They&amp;apos;ve known each other for quite some time, as their paths have crossed off-and-on over the past 20 years.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe spouses-to-be celebrated their engagement on the evening of Monday Jan. 28 at Beverly Hills eatery Mr. Chow. Gilbert, who became a child star as Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie in the 70s and 80s, admitted last year -- during her stint on DWTS -- that her split from second husband Boxleitner after 16 years together was a challenge.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s been hard on the kids and that&amp;apos;s been hard to watch but ultimately everyone&amp;apos;s going to be fine,&amp;quot; Gilbert, who dated Rob Lowe as a young adult, said in April 2012. &amp;quot;Everything takes time.&amp;quot;  Gilbert&amp;apos;s other famous ex? Rob Lowe, whom she dated on and off during her late teens and early 20s."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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