Entertainment TV Jesse Metcalfe Is Engaged to Longtime Girlfriend Cara Santana! The Desperate Housewives actor popped the question after 10 years together By Natalie Stone Updated on December 19, 2019 05:52AM EST Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Wireimage Jesse Metcalfe is officially off the market! The Desperate Housewives actor and his longtime girlfriend Cara Santana are engaged, a rep for 37-year-old Metcalfe confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday. Metcalfe, who also starred in John Tucker Must Die, and actress-fashion blogger Santana have been in a relationship for more than a decade, according to Us Weekly. Santana, who celebrated her 32nd birthday on Monday, penned of the year ahead in an Instagram caption Tuesday, “Missing This View And Last Weekend Already // But So Excited For The Future Year.” Metcalfe posted a picture of the couple to Instagram and wished Santana a happy birthday. “What a weekend! Meant to get this up yesterday, but was too busy celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my baby!!!” Santana told PEOPLE in July that the couple recently purchased a new home together. On Thursday, the newly engaged couple got cozy at a VIP dinner (hosted by Mathilde and Bertrand Thomas, Jason Wu and Jake Rosenberg of The Coveteur) in the Hamptons for a celebration of the Jason Wu for Cadaulie limited-edition Beauty Elixir.