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GTKY: Couples edition
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This is a survey I found.. It's long but oh well. The board is so slow today!!
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-What are your middle names?
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-How long have you been together?
-Do you have any children together?
-What about pets?
-Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
-Who has the best group of friends?
-Who has the craziest exes?
-Who has the worst temper?
-Who does the cooking?
-Who is more social?
-Who is the neat-freak!
-Who is the most affectionate?
-Who is the most stubborn?
-Who hogs the bed?
-Who wakes up earlier?
-Where was your first date?
-Who said I Love You first?
-Who has the biggest family?
-Do you give/get flowers often?
-How do you spend the holidays?
-Who is more jealous?
-Do you have little pet names for each other?
-Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
-Did you go to the same school?
-Are you from the same hometown?
-Do you live in the same town now?
-Who is the smartest?
-Who is the most sensitive?
-Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
-Where do you shop the most as a couple?
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-What are your middle names?
A
-How long have you been together?
-Do you have any children together?
-What about pets?
-Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
-Who has the best group of friends?
-Who has the craziest exes?
-Who has the worst temper?
-Who does the cooking?
-Who is more social?
-Who is the neat-freak!
-Who is the most affectionate?
-Who is the most stubborn?
-Who hogs the bed?
-Who wakes up earlier?
-Where was your first date?
-Who said I Love You first?
-Who has the biggest family?
-Do you give/get flowers often?
-How do you spend the holidays?
-Who is more jealous?
-Do you have little pet names for each other?
-Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
-Did you go to the same school?
-Are you from the same hometown?
-Do you live in the same town now?
-Who is the smartest?
-Who is the most sensitive?
-Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
-Where do you shop the most as a couple?
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Re: GTKY: Couples edition
-What are your middle names?
Joseph & June
-How long have you been together?
Dec. 2008 married in 2010
-Do you have any children together?
2 girls (3 yo & 5 months)
-What about pets?
Nope
-Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
Puerto Rico
-Who has the best group of friends?
We each have a small group and are equally as good.
-Who has the craziest exes?
We each have one.
-Who has the worst temper?
Him
-Who does the cooking?
I cook, he grills
-Who is more social?
We are both pretty anti social, but once we are comfortable or a lil tipsy you can't get us to shut up.
-Who is the neat-freak!
Him! Actually I should say he LIKES things to be neat freak clean, but wants ME to keep it like that..I keep the house tidy but.. Pshh!
-Who is the most affectionate?
Him
-Who is the most stubborn?
Him
-Who hogs the bed?
Him
-Who wakes up earlier?
It depends on what we did the night before , but usually him
-Where was your first date?
P.F. Changs
-Who said I Love You first?
Him... I refused to say it first!
-Who has the biggest family?
Him. 4 sisters
-Do you give/get flowers often?
Ha! Maybe 2x year for my bday or valentines. Sometimes when he's in the doghouse ...
-How do you spend the holidays?
With our families, both sides live w/in a couple miles from us
-Who is more jealous?
Him! Omg...
-Do you have little pet names for each other?
Babe / baby
-Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
Mortgage
-Did you go to the same school?
Nope
-Are you from the same hometown?
Kinda... We were both born in the same town , then I moved away for 16 years , then moved back.
-Do you live in the same town now?
Yes but Rarely! He is usually OOT
-Who is the smartest?
We are both smart in different ways..
-Who is the most sensitive?
Probably him, I've been told I'm heartless by him and my ex .. :-/
-Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
We eat out so much I couldn't even say. But I guess our favorite is a sushi place
-Where do you shop the most as a couple?
Home Depot
-How long have you been together?
Tomorrow is the 9 year anniversary of our first date; Wednesday is our 3 year wedding anniversary
-Do you have any children together?
Little M!
-What about pets?
2 cats
-Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
Kansas City. We don't travel much but wish we did.
-Who has the best group of friends?
I don't think there's an answer for this.
-Who has the craziest exes?
Neither. We met when we were pretty young, so our exes are only from like, high school.
-Who has the worst temper?
Me. I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen him truly angry in the 9 years I've known him!
-Who does the cooking?
We split it fairly evenly, although he enjoys it more and is better at it.
-Who is more social?
Me!
-Who is the neat-freak!
Him!
-Who is the most affectionate?
Probably me by a slight margin
-Who is the most stubborn?
We both are very stubborn.
-Who hogs the bed?
Him. As soon as I get up for a MOTN feed, he spreads all out. Then I have to push him over to get back in bed.
-Who wakes up earlier?
He does during the week because I'm not working right now. On weekends he sleeps in.
-Where was your first date?
We were young and he wasn't old enough to drink yet (I'm 2 years older than him) so we went to Chili's and a haunted house.
-Who said I Love You first?
I really don't remember... Yikes
-Who has the biggest family?
Me
-Do you give/get flowers often?
Ha!
-How do you spend the holidays?
We always split between both of our families. We have no more than a 30 minute drive so we do the first part of the day at his parents and the second part of the day at my parents.
-Who is more jealous?
Neither of us are jealous people.
-Do you have little pet names for each other?
He calls me JP (my initials before we married) and I call him Dear.
-Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
Student loans fo sho.
-Did you go to the same school?
Nope
-Are you from the same hometown?
Nope
-Do you live in the same town now?
We live in his hometown, 30 minutes from my hometown.
-Who is the smartest?
Him, hands down!
-Who is the most sensitive?
Me, hands down!
-Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
A local bar and grill and a local Irish pub
-Where do you shop the most as a couple?
Grocery store. Booooring.
Anna and Leslie
-How long have you been together?
8 years
-Do you have any children together?
Just Eliza
-What about pets?
One dog
-Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
As a couple probably the Maldives and Barbados
-Who has the best group of friends?
If we go on quality it's definitely my friends but my H wins on quantity.
-Who has the craziest exes?
-Who has the worst temper?
Definitely me. I flare up quick but I calm down at the same rate too. My H on the other hand has controlled anger so he's a revenge is a dish best served cold kind of guy.
-Who does the cooking?
That would be me.
-Who is more social?
My H. He's a right social butterfly whilst I'm the introvert.
-Who is the neat-freak!
My H and I'm not complaining.
-Who is the most affectionate?
Me. My family is very tactile and is always very vocal about how much they love one another. When I first met my H you couldn't even touch his face without him flinching.
-Who is the most stubborn?
Neither of us. If I had to choose I'd say me.
-Who hogs the bed?
He does. He also has about five pillows...between his legs, under his knees, between arms and under head.
-Who wakes up earlier?
At the minute me but before E it was H.
-Where was your first date?
He took me to a fancy restaurant/club.
-Who said I Love You first?
Bizarre but I can't remember.
-Who has the biggest family?
same. Both biggish families.
-Do you give/get flowers often?
Not often but when I least expect them. I usually send him a card in the post.
-How do you spend the holidays?
Christmas = just depends. the year before we spent it with both our families (hard work) . This year it will be just us and we will visit family.
-Who is more jealous?
Me. My H doesn't have a jealous bone in his body. pffft
-Do you have little pet names for each other?
-Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
Mortgage
-Did you go to the same school?
Nope - he went an all boys and I went to an all girls school.
-Are you from the same hometown?
Yes
-Do you live in the same town now?
Yes
-Who is the smartest?
My H but on paper it's me
-Who is the most sensitive?
Me
-Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
local Italian
-Where do you shop the most as a couple?
Michelle and he has 2 Earl Kinstle....The Kinstle is his bio last name that he switched to his middle name when he was adopted(age 11).
-How long have you been together?
2 years and 7 1/2 months as a couple and 11 years as best friends
-Do you have any children together?
Yes 2 boys(15 mo and 4mo)
-What about pets?
no
-Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
lol not very far. About 2 hours from our home.
-Who has the best group of friends?
I'd say both. But that's because our groups of friends are mostly mutual and very small.
-Who has the craziest exes?
him
-Who has the worst temper?
Him
-Who does the cooking?
He cooks, I bake
-Who is more social?
Not sure.
-Who is the neat-freak!
I am. I am very OCD when it comes to how clean the house is. Even when I had 2u1 I still made sure the living room and kitchen(2 most used rooms in the house) were always clean.
-Who is the most affectionate?
him
-Who is the most stubborn?
I would say we are equally stubborn.
-Who hogs the bed?
him
-Who wakes up earlier?
Me but that's because I hardly sleep and he sleeps until about 10-11 since he doesn't get home from work til about 2am.
-Where was your first date?
The bowling alley.
-Who said I Love You first?
He did. Took us both by surprise. We were bowling and I did something crazy and he said" And that's why I love you." I just looked at him stunned for a moment until he realized what he said. He told me he had felt that way for awhile but was waiting for a good time to say it and hadn't meant to say it then.
-Who has the biggest family?
Him. He has 5 bio siblings then 4 adopted siblings. The 4 adopted sibs are older and already have grandkids so he already has 5 greatnieces/nephews where as I only have 1. I only have 2 bio sibs and 4 stepsibs. I have 15 nieces/nephews while he has 24.
-Do you give/get flowers often?
I don't get flowers for special occasions. They are for just random times. Not quite sure why that is though.
-How do you spend the holidays?
We usually got to all the different families homes while making sure our kids get to their other parents houses for holidays. This year we are just going to stay home and have our first holiday dinner as a family.
-Who is more jealous?
I'm not sure. We've never encountered a jealous problem.
-Do you have little pet names for each other?
no not really
-Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
not sure
-Did you go to the same school?
The same vocational school but not same high school
-Are you from the same hometown?
no
-Do you live in the same town now?
yes
-Who is the smartest?
hmmm...I am booksmart and he is street smart
-Who is the most sensitive?
Probably me.
-Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
We don't get to eat out as a couple very often so I would say Rooster's from back before we had the babies.
-Where do you shop the most as a couple?
-What are your middle names?
Michael and Elizabeth (I actually have two)
-How long have you been together? 7 years, married 1.5 years.....I have two boys so I waited a long time before dating and a really long time to get married.edit We met about 12 years ago because he is my BIL's best friend. We were with other people and there was no attraction until later.
-Do you have any children together? One, baby A. He is a good step father to my boys.
-What about pets? None due to our renting situation.
-Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
We live just North of Toronto and we have only been as far as BC, Kelowna and near by.
-Who has the best group of friends? Depends if you count family. I have more friends but they are mostly related, but genuine friends.
-Who has the craziest exes? Me. He didn't date very much and his last ex was a really nice, beautiful woman.
-Who has the worst temper? Me but it's not bad or anything. I guess it depends on the situation, sometimes he does.
-Who does the cooking? Me but he can cook when needed.
-Who is more social? Me when compared to him.
-Who is the neat-freak! Each of us with differwnt things. He is more tidy but I like to actually clean, deep clean.
-Who is the most affectionate? Me, he is getting better. He wasn't used to it at all.
-Who is the most stubborn? Equal.
-Who hogs the bed? He does and the blankets too.
-Who wakes up earlier? I do. I think he could sleep for days.
-Where was your first date? A picnic at High Park, a park near his former home.
-Who said I Love You first? We both kind of talked about it and he said it. When I said it I thought I meant it but I mean it so much more now.
-Who has the biggest family? I do. My extended family is incredibly close and I have many cousins. (Over 35 on each side) we have regular family gatherings and see each other all the time.
-Do you give/get flowers often? Rarely.
-How do you spend the holidays? With my family. They aren't important to him and he has hardly any family. He used to spend them alone so going to see my family each holiday is no big deal.
-Who is more jealous? Me, which is too bad.
-Do you have little pet names for each other? Nothing serious.
-Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple? None, we share all money and bills and it works.
-Did you go to the same school? Yes, elementary and secondary.
-Are you from the same hometown? Yes, within the same few streets and we had some friends in common but we didn't meet until we were adults.
-Do you live in the same town now? Yes, finally.
-Who is the smartest? Maybe a tie, smarter un different ways.
-Who is the most sensitive? Both, over different things.
-Where do you eat out at most as a couple? I have no idea, we no longer eat out often. Previously, King Slice or Amicos.
-Where do you shop the most as a couple? The grocery store
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-What are your middle names?
Susan & Charles
-How long have you been together?
March 2009 (4 1/2 years) Married October 2011 (2 years)
-Do you have any children together?
1 son (Henry 6 1/2 months)
-What about pets?
Dog, Joey Cat, Jasmine
-Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
-Who has the best group of friends?
Me
-Who has the craziest exes?
Neither
-Who has the worst temper?
Me
-Who does the cooking?
DH
-Who is more social?
Me
-Who is the neat-freak!
Neither lol
-Who is the most affectionate?
Me
-Who is the most stubborn?
Me
-Who hogs the bed?
DH
-Who wakes up earlier?
DH
-Where was your first date?
Jack Astors restaurant for dinner, Knowing (movie)
-Who said I Love You first?
DH
-Who has the biggest family?
Both about same size
-Do you give/get flowers often?
Used to!
-How do you spend the holidays?
With both families
-Who is more jealous?
Me
-Do you have little pet names for each other?
I call him husband
-Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
Car payment/rent tied
-Did you go to the same school?
Nope
-Are you from the same hometown?
Nope
-Do you live in the same town now?
We live in his hometown, about 30 minutes from mine
-Who is the smartest?
Me
-Who is the most sensitive?
Me
-Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
Tullys
-Where do you shop the most as a couple?
Grocery store
-What are your middle names?
Allison and Matthew
-How long have you been together?
11 years in Oct this month since we started dating.
-Do you have any children together?
Baby G
-What about pets?
A pound puppy named Angus
-Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
Perth, Australia
-Who has the best group of friends?
I have the best group at home and in Hawaii. He has the best here in San Diego.
-Who has the craziest exes?
Neither really.
-Who has the worst temper?
ME!
-Who does the cooking?
Pre-baby, me for dinner and him for breakfast. Now it's almost all him.
-Who is more social?
He is now, I used to be.
-Who is the neat-freak!
Me by far.
-Who is the most affectionate?
Him
-Who is the most stubborn?
Both of us! But he gives in faster usually.
-Who hogs the bed?
Him.
-Who wakes up earlier?
Him for work.
-Where was your first date?
Dinner & Movie in Honolulu.
-Who said I Love You first?
He did when he was 1/2 asleep.
-Who has the biggest family?
He does.
-Do you give/get flowers often?
Nope.
-How do you spend the holidays?
We usually cook a lot and do something outdoors - beach, hike, etc.
-Who is more jealous?
Me!
-Do you have little pet names for each other?
Yes, privately.
-Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
The mortgage for our rental property that's a loss every month.
-Did you go to the same school?
No
-Are you from the same hometown?
No
-Do you live in the same town now?
Yes.
-Who is the smartest?
We're smart in different ways.
-Who is the most sensitive?
He is.
-Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
Evolution vegan fast food, or the deli at the co-op.
-Where do you shop the most as a couple?
Target and Nordstrom's.
Mae and Donald
-How long have you been together?
together for 8 years married for 3
-Do you have any children together?
1-Milo
-What about pets?
2 dogs, Long haired chihuahua named Bear and a short haired chihuahua named Minnie
-Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
Tennessee. Hopefully NYC in a few months!
-Who has the best group of friends?
all our friends are pretty great
-Who has the craziest exes?
Him for sure! Bitches be cray cray
-Who has the worst temper?
Me hands down. DH is very laid back and it takes a lot for him to get angry.
-Who does the cooking?
Both of us
-Who is more social?
We are both pretty social. Hes better with large groups of new people where as Im more shy at first.
-Who is the neat-freak!
Me!!!! He could live filth and not even think twice
-Who is the most affectionate?
Depends on the day
-Who is the most stubborn?
Me. Im horrible and dont budge ever
-Who hogs the bed?
Him
-Who wakes up earlier?
He wakes up for work around the same time I get up with LO. But pre baby it was me hands down.
-Where was your first date?
Dinner and a movie. we saw the movie "Just Friends"
-Who said I Love You first?
He did. 2 weeks after we started dating.
-Who has the biggest family?
Me. My family is a bunch of sluts
-Do you give/get flowers often?
Nope not very often
-How do you spend the holidays?
With his family mostly
-Who is more jealous?
Me....shocker
-Do you have little pet names for each other?
yep. Button, freak, freaker, penguin
-Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
student loans
-Did you go to the same school?
nope . he grew up in a different state than me
-Are you from the same hometown?
nope
-Do you live in the same town now?
yes
-Who is the smartest?
He is no question but Ive got more common sense
-Who is the most sensitive?
Me
-Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
Italian food mostly
-Where do you shop the most as a couple?
Target
-What are your middle names?
Elizabeth and Alan
-How long have you been together?
2 years October married for 1
-Do you have any children together?
Yes one little girl
-What about pets?
Nope sadly our puppy died
-Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
We live in Texas and went to Louisiana. Going to Germany next year though
-Who has the best group of friends?
Me lol.
-Who has the craziest exes?
Him.
-Who has the worst temper?
Sadly me.
-Who does the cooking?
He does it more lately.
-Who is more social?
Me
-Who is the neat-freak!
It leans more towards me
-Who is the most affectionate?
Both
-Who is the most stubborn?
Me
-Who hogs the bed?
Him
-Who wakes up earlier?
Him for work. But I wake up for dd some nights
-Where was your first date?
Kemah boardwalk
-Who said I Love You first?
He did
-Who has the biggest family?
Me
-Do you give/get flowers often?
He surprises me
-How do you spend the holidays?
That is stressful. We go to his grandparents then mine and then my other family and then his again. It's crazy
-Who is more jealous?
We are about the same
-Do you have little pet names for each other?
Baby cakes, booger butt, babe, baby, dork, and loser lol.
-Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
House
-Did you go to the same school?
No we were within 15 mins though
-Are you from the same hometown?
10 or 15 mins or so away from each other
-Do you live in the same town now?
Ha yes
-Who is the smartest?
We are both smart in different areas
-Who is the most sensitive?
Me
-Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
Pappas seafood...casa ole
-Where do you shop the most as a couple?
The mall near us, target, heb.
We've been together for 9.5 years and married for 2 years and 4 months
Do you have any children together?
Lily is our first!
What about pets?
3 Dogs & 3 Cats
Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
We've been to St. Thomas & St. Lucia. I'm geographically challenged so I'm not sure which is further. I think St. Lucia?
Who has the best group of friends?
Neither of us have friends
Who has the craziest exes?
Neither - we have been together since we were 15 & 16 years old.
Who has the worst temper?
Him, he gets it from his dad
Who does the cooking?
Both
Who is more social?
Me
Who is the neat-freak!
Both
Who is the most affectionate?
Me
Who is the most stubborn?
Him
Who hogs the bed?
The dogs!
Who wakes up earlier?
Him
Where was your first date?
Fridays
Who said I Love You first?
Him
Who has the biggest family?
definitely me!
Do you give/get flowers often?
Used to!
How do you spend the holidays?
We spend the holidays with my family more often because I have a larger family and have more traditions. I'm sure it will change now that we have a LO.
Who is more jealous?
Neither
Do you have little pet names for each other?
I call him bubba and he calls me Turkey.
Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
His student loans!
Did you go to the same school?
Yes
Are you from the same hometown?
Yes
Who is the smartest?
Him!
Who is the most sensitive?
Me
Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
Chilis
Where do you shop the most as a couple?
Target
Kikuye and Joseph
-How long have you been together?
Almost 5 years together, almost 2 years married
-Do you have any children together?
Just S
-What about pets?
A beagle (mine) and a pug (his). They're how we met.
-Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
Home to Hawaii
-Who has the best group of friends?
Hmmmm, we see his friends more, but I have more.
-Who has the craziest exes?
Him for sure.
-Who has the worst temper?
Him
-Who does the cooking?
We used to split the duties, but lately it's been him since I'm usually putting S to bed.
-Who is more social?
We're both pretty antisocial, but probably me.
-Who is the neat-freak!
Him, I hate cleaning
-Who is the most affectionate?
I think that one is a tie
-Who is the most stubborn?
Heh, once again a tie
-Who hogs the bed?
Him for sure. Although he likes to blame the dogs
-Who wakes up earlier?
Before S it was me, now, we get up at the same time.
-Where was your first date?
A bar and grill. A lunch date turned into a 7 hour date...
-Who said I Love You first?
Hmmm, I think it was me
-Who has the biggest family?
Him. Although we're closer to mine
-Do you give/get flowers often?
We are so not flower people
-How do you spend the holidays?
Thanksgiving with his family, Christmas here by ourselves, and New Years with my family if we can afford to go home.
-Who is more jealous?
Him
-Do you have little pet names for each other?
He doesn't have one for me, but I call him Squoosh. Yep, we get weird looks all the time.
-Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
Most expensive would be daycare, but most contentious would the electricity bill. I open windows, he'd rather run the air
-Did you go to the same school?
Nope
-Are you from the same hometown?
Not even close
-Do you live in the same town now?
Yep
-Who is the smartest?
Depends on who you ask. I have the book smarts, he has the street smarts
-Who is the most sensitive?
We're both sensitive in our own ways
-Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
Uh...probably applebees?
-Where do you shop the most as a couple?
King Soopers, aka the grocery store!
Marie and Ellis
How long have you been together?
Almost 14 years, married almost 6
Do you have any children together?
1
What about pets?
Nope
Where is the furthest you have traveled as a couple?
Belize
Who has the best group of friends?
My best friend and her husband are awesome, other than that everyone is pretty eh (sadly).
Who has the craziest exes?
Neither of us have one. (A crazy one I mean, not an ex in general).
Who has the worst temper?
Me.
Who does the cooking?
Me (98%).
Who is more social?
Him.
Who is the neat-freak!
Me.
Who is the most affectionate?
He is.
Who is the most stubborn?
Pretty equal.
Who hogs the bed?
Me.
Who wakes up earlier?
He does.
Where was your first date?
Went to Sizzler and to see Three to Tango.
Who said I Love You first?
He did. It was over a month before I said it back, which felt like forever (especially being a teenager). But I promised myself (and him) that I wouldn't say it unless I really meant it.
Who has the biggest family?
Me.
Do you get flowers often?
I can't count on one hand the times I've received flowers in the last fourteen years. But when I do get them, it's always totally out of the blue and super special.
How do you spend the holidays?
Varies.
Who is more jealous?
Him, by A LOT.
Do you have little pet names for each other?
He calls me wife it baby. I have millions for him.
Whoich bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
Credit cards, because they never go away (or even get smaller).
Did you go to the same school?
No, but he did go to both my junior and senior proms with friends of mine.
Are you from the same hometown?
No, we lived one town apart.
Do you live in the same town now?
We live in his hometown.
Who is the smartest?
Depends on the subject, we each have our moments.
Who is the most sensitive?
He is.
Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
We don't eat out much anymore, but we like this Greek place called Pita House.
Where do you shop the most as a couple?
Target or Walmart
Edited to clarify ex question.
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