Future Poll

reddy123

I'm hijacking some questions I did on my month board and putting them on here

1. Name three things on your bucket list you want to do with FI/DH.

2. Describe the funny things you imagine when you are old together.

3. Where/how would you retire if money was not an issue?

bonus question:

4. What is your decorating and fashion style and is it the same as FI's? How do you compromise? 

SarahPLiz

1. Name three things on your bucket list you want to do with FI/DH.
   - Go on a cycling vacation in Europe (not too many mountains, though)
   - Raise children
   - Travel to every continent (except Antarctica)

2. Describe the funny things you imagine when you are old together.
  - I imagine FI still playing computer games at 80
  - I'll be an active old person, still running, biking, swimming, and going to bootcamp.

3. Where/how would you retire if money was not an issue?
   - Somewhere in Europe, maybe Italy or France.

bonus question:

4. What is your decorating and fashion style and is it the same as FI's? How do you compromise? 

Decorating- If I have to dust it, I don't own it. We are pretty much minimalists and have no inclination toward home decorating. My cousin came to visit and told me where to hang pictures. Our condo looks like an advertisement for IKEA.

Fashion- FI is way more fashionable than I am. I have work clothes and althletic clothes and not much in between. FI wears dri fit shirts and jeans every day to work. He has some nice stuff for dressing up, though. He will pay for quality. I'm very frugal.

[Deleted User]

1. Name three things on your bucket list you want to do with FI/DH.
Drive across the country only using backroads. I'd love to spend an entire summer doing this.

Buy a new house (hopefully sooner than later).

Have another kid.

2. Describe the funny things you imagine when you are old together.
I don't know the answer to this. I think we are already pretty old and crotchety.

3. Where/how would you retire if money was not an issue?

I'd love to retire and move to the outer banks.

bonus question:

4. What is your decorating and fashion style and is it the same as FI's? How do you compromise? 

I love colorful decor and clothing. I love a mix of modern and classic. Matt has no decorating or fashion style, so he lets me do what ever I want.

emarston1

1. Travel Europe together
    Buy a cottage on a lake.
    ....I'm not sure on a third!
   

2. We will still be arguing about the thermostat.  I am always cold and he is always hot so we constantly are bickering about the thermostat.

3. Arizona probably.  It's warm so he can golf year round but it's not humid (at least I don't think it is!) so the heat isn't as bad.

bonus question:

4. We have similar decorating tastes but I pretty much do whatever I want.  FI will get his "man den" when we move into a house so therefore I can decorate the rest of the house however I want (within reason).

ETA:  My taste is comfortable/modern.  I like modern looking decor but furniture has to be comfortable!  I refuse to own a piece of furniture if it's not comfortable.  Our current couch is one of the most uncomfortable pieces of furniture I have ever sat on but it was free when we needed a couch.  Never again!

reddy123

1. Name three things on your bucket list you want to do with FI/DH.Go to Yellowstone, Go to Hawaii, Own a business.2. Describe the funny things you imagine when you are old together.I imagine him being a typical old man with crazy eyebrows and suspenders, and me being an outrageous old women with tattoos and piercings and a shaved head. Ironically though he has more tattoos than me...I also imagine us in a nursing home, which drives him nuts.3. Where/how would you retire if money was not an issue?France villa, lol.

bonus question:4. What is your decorating and fashion style and is it the same as FI's? How do you compromise? We have the same style... maybe 'modern and weird', ha. I asked the question because my parents are exact opposites in everything taste wise, so instead of a mish-mash of stuff, they compromise on everything to the point where everything is boring and neither of them like anything.

ricksang

Fun poll!

1. Name three things on your bucket list you want to do with FI/DH.
Well we have already been to Italy so Bora Bora, Germany, Transilvania, AUS for shark cage diving. That's four but I don't care.

2. Describe the funny things you imagine when you are old together.Well I can't see as well as him and he can't hear as well as me, so I imagine there will be a lot of 'What did you say!?" and "Where is it"
!?'

3. Where/how would you retire if money was not an issue?I would retire here in MS. up a little more North. I can't be too far away from my mom. I'd also get a house in the South Pacific

bonus question:

4. What is your decorating and fashion style and is it the same as FI's? How do you compromise? We say the same style. Neutrals. Very clean and modern look, minimalist look.

ohwhynot

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_future-poll?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:9f9c1211-a546-4493-b3fa-930319d4677dPost:279cfbfc-8405-4f56-966c-c45104317d28">Future Poll</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm hijacking some questions I did on my month board and putting them on here :) 1. Name three things on your bucket list you want to do with FI/DH.
<strong>Take him to Paris; go on a whale-watching tour; dance at my children's weddings</strong>

2. Describe the funny things you imagine when you are old together.<strong>  I can only hope we're as funny & in love as my parents were, after 60 years of marriage.  A funny/inspiring/appalling thing my mom said after my father died:  "We never had any problems in that department until a couple of year ago.  Your Dad tried the Viagra, but that didn't work out so good."  (my mother is 82)</strong>

 3. Where/how would you retire if money was not an issue? <strong>Sanibel Island, Fla.</strong>

bonus question: 4. What is your decorating and fashion style and is it the same as FI's? How do you compromise?   <strong>Eh, close enough.  Neither of us have any taste, really.  </strong>
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tidetravel

1. Name three things on your bucket list you want to do with FI/DH.
Take him on a cruise
Travel to Alaska/Ireland
Learn Sign Language

2. Describe the funny things you imagine when you are old together.
I look forward to him playing Santa with our children/grandchildren

3. Where/how would you retire if money was not an issue?
I'd have a summer home in Alaska, a vacation home in Ireland, a beachouse in the Caribbean, and a private jet to fly between them all.

bonus question:

4. What is your decorating and fashion style and is it the same as FI's? How do you compromise?

DH likes a modern/minamialist house.  My style tends to be more old-fashioned and gaudy.  I do admit, however, that I have no sense of style, so when we get the money to actually be able to decorate the house the way we want, I shall defer to his judgement.

GreenPepperBurger

1. Travel the world. Own a house. Raise a family. (Pretty standard, don't you think?)

2. My SO will probably be just be a more crotechty version of himself now. I can imagine him being one of those people that say, "God damned kids, ruining my law." And he'd shake his cane at them.

3. Probably Florida, like most Jews.

4. Luckily for the both of us, I'm in charge of everything asethetic.

saschaduran

1. Name three things on your bucket list you want to do with FI/DH.
Travel as much as possible together.  I have done a lot of Europe, and parts of the Middle East, but I want to do it all over again with him.  And add the Far East, South America, and Africa.  His #1 place is Tokyo.Raise a boy and a girl Buy a small boutique hotel on a beautiful beach...live on property, and make our retirement income off of the hotel.
2. Describe the funny things you imagine when you are old together.
I will be senile, and constantly tell inappropriate dirty stories that make the grandkids cringe.  Much like myself now.  He will be shaking his head and wondering how he got stuck with me.  He will tell the same dumb jokes over and over and repeat words or phrases he finds funny, like he has Tourettes.  Much like himself now.
3. Where/how would you retire if money was not an issue?
So hard to answer.  Either the beach property listed above in Mexico, South of France, Santorini, Laguna, Barcelona.
bonus question:4. What is your decorating and fashion style and is it the same as FI's? How do you compromise? 
He actually has really good taste but it would not be implemented without me.  I like an eclectic mix of minimal, dark wood, grays and taupes and whites, some antique pieces and some modern pieces and some ethnic pieces, very sleek but with warmth and character.  NO clutter, NO knicknacks.  He would love to go more modern...very mid century Palm Springs style.  I love that also, but not with the style of house we currently have.

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1. Name three things on your bucket list you want to do with FI/DH.
Travel to Greece and Rome to see the ancient ruins
Make our businesses a success
Run our own native plant nursery

2. Describe the funny things you imagine when you are old together.
DH and I both will be grumpy old people. We'll be the ones telling kids to be quiet, turn down their music, and get off the lawn. I'll likely be the old lady with too many cats who tells inappropriate jokes, while DH will not remember anytold told to him and will spend all his time fishing.

3. Where/how would you retire if money was not an issue?

We'd probably move somewhere like Hawaii or New Zealand and just spend our time on the beach. We both love nature, so our dream is to live somewhere away from it all.

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4. What is your decorating and fashion style and is it the same as FI's? How do you compromise? 
We are alike fashion wise because we don't care. Neither of us wear name-brand things or expensive clothing. We kind of just throw something on and hope it matches. As for decor, I like funky things. DH lets me deorate however I want so long as I let him organize the garage how he wants. Works for me.

JennaV26

1. Name three things on your bucket list you want to do with FI/DH.
 - Buy a home
 - Have 2 children
 - Travel to Italy

2. Describe the funny things you imagine when you are old together.
 - We will both be crabby and will probably argue over things like who gets to hold the remote and then we will cuddle and smooch and gross our grandchildren out!

3. Where/how would you retire if money was not an issue?
 - I want us to live close to our families but have the money and health to still travel and enjoy our free time together. Of course, I'll also want a beach house to crash out for some of the year!

4. What is your decorating and fashion style and is it the same as FI's? How do you compromise? 
 - When it comes to decorating I'm a mix of very traditional and old world. I like elaborate details and natural tones. FI likes his Cowboys football poster.
- My fashion sense is very classic but a little trendy, I believe that styling can make or break an outfit. FI wears athletic gear most of the time but will usually throw on a button down and jeans when we head out.

katiewhompus

1. Name three things on your bucket list you want to do with FI/DH.
Go to Australia, have children and watch them have families, go to Ireland

2. Describe the funny things you imagine when you are old together.

People watching at stores or while on vacation, being surrounded by cute animals, nibbling on each other
3. Where/how would you retire if money was not an issue?

We would get a house in Maine and live there, just enjoying nature and spending time with family.

bonus question:

4. What is your decorating and fashion style and is it the same as FI's? How do you compromise? 
We are not the same at all. I am more earthy inspired with flowers, bright colors and very "flower child" type of feel, he is crisp clean modern, clean lines, black and white, etc. Our house has his style as the main one, with my little pops of color and earth mixed in.