I’m not the first on the internets to do this meme and I won’t be the last. Let’s call it some mindless Friday fun…

 

What are your middle names?

Tracy and Edward. Nothing dramatic. 

How long have you been together?

We started dating early in 1999. Engaged by New Year’s Eve 1999 and married August 2000.  So I guess that makes just over ten years together. Wow.

How long did you know each other before you started dating?

We met in September of 1998. So I guess I’d say about 6 months, maybe less. The official start of our romantic relationship is a bit blurry. 

Who asked whom out?

See above. The transition from friendship to romance was kind of hard to pinpoint. It was more like we realized we actually were dating (with a small push from a friend) and we just continued on from there.

How old are each of you?

I’m 28 and he’s 30. And I am kind of a pain in the ass about reminding him of that fact. Heh.

Whose siblings do you see the most?

Typically mine as we’ve lived closer to them. But in the past two years pretty much neither as we have been far from all of our collective siblings.

Which situation is hardest on you as a couple?

I’m going to go out on a limb and say we argue about the same things that most couples argue about. But as to what is hardest, I guess it depends on which of us you are talking to.  Since we are talking to me right now, I’m going to say his long hours and the demands of his job which I frequently think are unrealistic. As far as I’m concerned, unless people are dying as a direct result of the hubby not working (and in his tech-based business I’m going to go with NO), there is no excuse for him having to work in the middle of the night or all weekend all. the. time. 

Did you go to the same school?

Not in high school but I’m pretty sure we would have been friends if we had. We were both geeks. 

Are you from the same home towns?

Nope.

Who is smarter?

Definitely him. But if you’re looking for a name or phone number I’m usually your girl. 

Who is the most sensitive?

Depends on who you ask. I would say that I am. He would say I DEFINITELY AM.

Where do you eat out most as a couple?

We haven’t been in the same place with enough freedom to go out together in the past few years to be able to establish a favourite place.  Our prerequisites are: alcohol, food and alcohol.

Where is the furthest the two of you have traveled as a couple?

Quebec City and Boston are about the same distance. If you’d asked me when we got married if we would have left the continent by the time we were married nine years I would have said definitely. Reality, it turns out, is far less glamorous than fantasy.

Who has the craziest exes?

Neither of us have any real exes. I know, we’re so adorable it makes your teeth hurt, right?

Who has the worst temper?

I don’t want to talk about it.

Who does the cooking?

For the greater good, I do.

Who is the neat freak?

Both of us, in different ways. I am picky about uncluttered surfaces, counters and such. He is the organizational one who spends hours making closets and storage rooms neatly catalogued. With this combination of anal retentiveness you would think our house would look like it came out of a magazine. Alas, this is not the case. Unfortunately neither of us has the quirk of being anal about cleaning toilets or sweeping floors or folding laundry. Perhaps one of our children will be get that particular idiosyncrasy. 

Who is more stubborn?

I doubt there are two people more equally matched than the two of us.

Who hogs the bed?

He would tell you I do, but since he falls asleep seconds after his head hits the pillow you really can’t believe anything he says regarding blanket tug-of-war. The truth is both of us hog the bed. And we bought a king-sized blanket for our queen-size bed so that we could avoid fighting over the covers. All I have to say about that is…is there anything bigger than king-size?

Who wakes up earlier?

Usually he does.

Where was your first date?

After we decided we were “officially” a couple, our first real date was going out for vegetarian pizza (which I pretended to think was the greatest thing EVER because he did – now I’m slightly less enthusiastic about it) and a movie which I think may have been Shakespeare In Love but I’m not totally sure.

Who is more jealous?

I’m not really sure what kind of jealousy we’re referring to here, but I’d say probably me.

How long did it take to get serious?

Aside from the months of “just friends” dating we were serious right from the beginning. Neither of us take friendships or romantic relationships casually.

Who eats more?

Let’s not talk about that.

Who does the laundry?

It’s a combined effort. I sort, wash, dry and eventually fold the clothes. He complains about the basket of clean but wrinkled laundry that has yet to be folded.

Who’s better with the computer?

The hubby is some kind of techno-savant. I call him the computer whisperer.

Who drives when you are together?

He usually drives from behind the wheel. I drive from the back seat (actually, usually the passenger seat).