Relationship poll - (not the one I posted on E)

katiewhompus

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi?
What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple?
What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day)
Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker)
What do you love best about your Dh/Fi?
What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi?

Anysunrise

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi? Probably seeing him for the first time after my ten hour wait in the Greyhound station in St Louis.
What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple? Being so far away from each other, for almost a year now. The hardest thing ever is watching him leave when he visits.
What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day) Pretty much all of the good stuff is the best.
Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker) Uhm, not really. If anything I'd say I never thought I would date someone this much older than me, but that wasn't really a rule.
What do you love best about your Dh/Fi? How well he knows me. He pays attention to every single thing I do and notices things that no one else does. I love that he loves to learn these things about me.
What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi? He can be a little patronizing at times.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi? The first time we got together we were in 7th grade - I still love going back and reading all those journal entries about how excited I was.  I still love him and get butterflies like I did back then.
What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple? When we were together in 11th grade, that summer I went to camp and he sent me a letter letting me know that one of our friends had passed away in a car accident.  I was a mess, and ended up leaving camp early.  We attended the funeral together and cried for days.  It was awful.
What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day) I think when I told him I wanted to be with him again, this last time.  That was an incredible time.  I was still with my ex boyfriend, but couldn't hold it back anymore - Ben said he always wanted to say something but was afraid to. 
Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker)  Haha well, I told myself after the last time we broke up that it was for good.  But now I'm marrying him, so, that worked out great.
What do you love best about your Dh/Fi? He's very emotional.  I am never left in the dark about how he feels.  He's loyal, and always puts me first.  These are things I never had with my former relationship - so I appreciate these things and love them about him even more than I thought I could.
What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi? He gets SO competitive and hates to lose games.  He gets really, really stressed out watching sports, too.  I mean, I get upset with the Twins lose.  But he was really upset after that last game against the Yankees last year for a long time.  Lol, he needs to learn to take it easy a little

nda_roxybabe

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi? Thats hard to pick! Probably our first trip togetherthough, when we went to SF.
What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple? Calling off our engagement.
What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day) Hmm, I really don't know
Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker) I wasn't going to have sex before marriage
What do you love best about your Dh/Fi? He's hilarious, he makes me laugh soo hard.
What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi?He can be really annoying, like when he sits next to me and goes "babyyyyy, babyyyyyy" then I ask him what and he doesn't say anything. Or when he picks on me.

katiewhompus

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi?
We were sitting on my porch when he came back to VA to visit right after we started dating. We talked for hours about our families, our pasts, and how happy we were as a couple. Then he told me he was coming back to VA as soon as he could get transfered.

What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple?
House hunting was horrible! It was so stressful and we went through so much crap. I was a complete emotional mess and kept breaking down and getting incredibly depressed.
Also when my rats died, especially when I had to put down Mary. He held my hand the entire time and supported me while I cried (for days).

What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day)
The day we closed on this house. We came to the house right after closing and spent hours imagining little kids running around and planning the next 30 years.

Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker)
I broke a lot of them. Military, shorter than 6', smoker, no college degree, car guy...

What do you love best about your Dh/Fi?
His desire/ability to do whatever it takes for us to enjoy our lives. Whether it's driving from Maine to VA to give our relationship a chance or working a job he doesn't like so that we have enough money.

What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi?
He is so wacky about his sleep pattern. One day he'll stay up until midnight, then have to wake up at 2am for work. Then other days he'll sleep from 2am until 6pm.

Beads921

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi? 

Last summer (Aug 09) we went to a concert in Toronto, and spent the night in a fancy hotel on the 25th floor facing the CN tower. It was the best weekend of my life, and my best memories with him are from that night at that concert. We still talk about it, and it's going to be tough to beat.

What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple?

His depression (it started around our 1 year anniversary, and lasted for quite a few months). It sucked. Period. 

What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day)

This summer he moved into what was formerly my apartment. That's been a wonderful experience, and I still get this goofy smile when he walks in the door after work.

Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker)

Not really. I never really had any 'rules'. Well, I didn't want to date a guy like my Dad. He's so much like my Dad it's scary.

What do you love best about your Dh/Fi?

He makes me laugh every single day of our lives. We can be goofy together, and it's honestly the best thing about him. Even when we're having a terrible day, he can still make me giggle, and that's a feat in itself.

What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi?

How often/openly he farts. Honestly. It's just a pet peeve in general.

thesuninherhead

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<p>[QUOTE]What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi? <strong>I have lots, but I think my favourite was when I saw him as I was walking down the aisle on our wedding day. He was SO excited. </strong> </p><p> </p><p>What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple? <strong>Our lives have been unicorns and rainbows for most of our time together. Losing our 3 year old cat was really difficult (it was a somewhat prolonged illness) for both of us.</strong> </p><p> </p><p>What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? <strong>All of our trips! We've been on lots around the world and had amazing times wherever we've gone. Also, buying our house was really exciting. There are SO many exciting things, actually! Too much to chose from!</strong></p><p> </p><p>Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? <strong>I had vowed never to date a guy who hadn't been in a serious relationship again. Nick had been with a couple of girls for a few months, but nothing super serious.</strong></p><p> </p><p>What do you love best about your Dh/Fi? <strong>His positivity and constant support. </strong></p><p> </p><p>What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi? <strong>I am currently training him to wipe down the benches after cooking! haha.</strong></p>Posted by katiewhompus[/QUOTE]

katiewhompus

Ok Sun, what are "the benches"?

pirategal03

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi? I have a ton, but one is the first night we went to the beach together...at 2am.  We slept on the sand. 

What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple?  My mom's death.

What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day) This one's hard.  We've been through a lot of very good things together.  Finishing school, getting jobs, moving in together, even wedding planning has been good.

Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker) I wasn't looking for a boyfriend or trying to start a relationship when we first started dating, but it just kind of happened.

What do you love best about your Dh/Fi?  His ability to make things "ok".  I've relied upon that a lot.  He can always make me smile, even when I don't want to.

What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi? When he's tired/stressed, he has a few child-like tendancies.  Nothing major, just silly stuff.  It drives me crazy because I'm usually tired and stressed at the same time. 

npasquale16

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What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi?
When he surprised me and sent flowers to my job after we had been dating a few months. It was so sweet that he remembered a random "anniversary" and I was glad that he was thinking of me, even though we were apart.

What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple?
Living apart.  It was hard to live so far apart and only see each other once in a while.  Saying good by was the worst.

What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day)
Same as above, actually.  We spent four months talking to each other on the phone, getting to know each other, and forging a real friendship before we even met.  We felt like we had known each other forever.

Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker)
Definitely.  I neer thought I'd meet someone online and I did, which really weirded me out at first.

What do you love best about your Dh/Fi?
He just totally gets my sense of humor.  We are always laughing together about something and it feels like we're in some kind of private joke.

What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi?
He always has to talk to me when I'm doing something else.  If my attention is on school work, he wants to talk to me.  Any other time, he's content to be silent. 

Good poll!
Posted by katiewhompus[/QUOTE]

katiewhompus

Roxy, Scott does the "Baby!" "What" "Baaaby!" "What" "BABY" " Dear God man what do you want?" "Hi".
Argh!

thesuninherhead

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[QUOTE]Ok Sun, what are "the benches"?
<p>Posted by katiewhompus[/QUOTE]</p><p> </p><p>Umm kitchen benches. Benchtops? I can't remember now what you US folk call them! You know- the areas in your kitchen that aren't the sink and... </p><p> </p><p>OH wait I remember, countertops. That's what you say, right?</p>

pirategal03

Yes! Countertops. 

It all makes sense now.


Benches are for sitting in parks. 

number55

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi? Last summer, when we had only been together for a few months, when I got home from being away for 6 weeks in St. Lucia, we spent about a week in bed...it was amazing!
What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple?When we got together it was a little messy...he was in a relationship of 8 years before me and he needed to end that relationship before starting with me...it was a tense few days.
What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day) He came with me this summer to Mtl when my grandmother was dying. He had only met her once before and he had never seen anyone die before but he was amazing with her and with me. It meant a lot to me.  Oh, and going to St. Lucia together, watching him bond with the kids at the camp was amazing.
Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker) He isn't Christian and I am. But he is open to my faith and comes to church with me and supports me fully so that is enough. 
What do you love best about your Dh/Fi? That he loves me the way I am.
What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi? He can be very forgetful.

thesuninherhead

Yeah, we'd use the term in that way for seating as well... I have no clue why we call them benchtops (or, for that matter, why you call them 'counter' tops!) but that is what they are referred to as here.

 

It's funny how frequently I have to translate my posts! I usually try to write in language that I think you'll understand, but every now and then I forget that you don't use words like benchtop or wanker! ;P

kdlopez1631

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi?
When we drove 1.5 hrs to a lake with our dog, the pup threw up in the car, we got lost, my a/c started going out, and to top it off when we got to the lake  "No Dog" signs were everywhere... Even through it all we were laughing, singing with the radio and loving life

What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple?
Figuring out our 'roles' trying to fit in each others life without being mad at every little thing

What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day)
Pulling together when some serious family issues came up over Christmas, I am a strong person, but I am nothing compared to us as a team

Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker)
I was raised a little country and I wanted a man's man, my FI is a total guy but could fix anything to save his life lol!!

What do you love best about your Dh/Fi?
His sense of humor, he is my best friend

What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi?
his lack of 'kitchen duty'

nda_roxybabe

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[QUOTE]Roxy, Scott does the "Baby!" "What" "Baaaby!" "What" "BABY" " Dear God man what do you want?" "Hi". Argh!
Posted by katiewhompus[/QUOTE]
haaha OMG, that is exactly what he does. "hi" or he'll just wave or eventually say "nothing"

katiewhompus

My favorite word is wanker and I use it frequently

thesuninherhead

Do you guys use the terms 'tosser' (closely related to wanker) or diickhead? Sorry if this seems obvious but it just occurred to me that those are likely also Australian slang!

number55

I know tosser but only because I know kiwis...

katiewhompus

Nope no tosser, although I think I may have to start using that one. I also love Bollocks but I'm not sure where that's from.

thesuninherhead

I think Bollocks is from the UK- we don't really use that one here, but I've heard my friends in the UK say it before.

BioGirl21

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi?Probably every time we saw each other during our LDR
What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple? Our LDR for my first 2.5 years of college, my parents divorce
What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day) Moving in together, our many many trips to Cedar Point
Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker) I said I'd never have sex before marriage and that I wouldn't live with someone before marriage
What do you love best about your Dh/Fi? His perseverance and his support of everything I do, even though I've been on a bit of a life detour.
What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi? He's a freaking slob

reddy123

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi?

Beach trips we have taken with his parents, we like to rock/shell hunt together and save every little rock.

What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple?

We 'ran away' together and didn't bring anything with us, it was scary and lovely all at once.

What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding 

my last answer

Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? 

What do you love best about your Dh/Fi?

He is so giving. He cooks for me every night even though that's what he does at work all day. He wouldn't think twice about taking the shirt off his back for a friend.

What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi?

The above answer is a fault when it comes to work, he never says no to work, even when he should.

Blueyed228

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi?
When he proposed.

What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple?
Me leaving my ex.  (FI and I were just friends at the time)

What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day)
Buying our house/

Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker)
He is not over 6 feet, lol. 

What do you love best about your Dh/Fi?
He is a good provider and very focused.

What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi?
He cant drive for shiit.  And he is obsessive about cleaning.  Drives me nuts.

K Byte

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi?
Getting into the limo together on our wedding day after the ceremony was all over and feeling like I could finally relax a little bit now that we could see each other

What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple?
Nothing too major. I guess moving.

What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day)
Our relationship has been pretty ... uneventful so far I guess? Am I allowed to say our honeymoon?

Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker)
Not really.

What do you love best about your Dh/Fi?
He is a good problem solver.

What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi?
He is indecisive.

Nebb

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi? One of my favourites is this one time we were fighting/wrestling and we broke our bedframe and were screaming and laughing. I got up afterwards and our apartment door was WIDE open (it did that sometimes) and all I could think was that someone heard us in there doing that with our door open and thought we were completely fucking crazy. We laughed so hard after that.
What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple? Last may/june I was being really awful to him because I was stressed and unhappy with things and taking it out on him and he broke it to me that if things didnt change he didnt want to continue this. It scared the shiit out of me and I have spent the past year trying to be the best wife I can so that never happens again. It was hard but I think it really helped us learn to communicate better and work through problems.
What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day) Probably the past 9 months, during his comics. Not being able to see eachother very much has really helped us to appreciate eachother more. It is probably one of the best things that could have happened for our relationship in a roundabout way.
Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker) I dont have a whole heck of a lot of rules, but he adheres to all of them (likes animals, likes to drink, likes me)
What do you love best about your Dh/Fi? he laughs with me a lot.
What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi? hes lazy, so I have to be in control 100% of the time. Sometimes I just want a brain break.

jelique7

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi?

Seeing him after a 3month deployment, he  walked in my house with a huge bouquet of roses all dressed up in his uniform.

What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple

I went through a cancer scare  and he stuck by my side and was always there when I needed him. That was the 2nd hardest thing and I don't want to share the first.

What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day)

Getting my puppy, it sounds silly but we love him.

Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker)

I had never dated a white guy before, that was not a rule though. I didn't want to date a military guy but look how that worked out =]

What do you love best about your Dh/Fi?

He is so sweet and I am able to talk to him about anything thing and everything. There is too much I love about him to answer this.

What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi?

He is very  naive sometimes.

jasmineh7777

What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi?
  The first trip he took with me to the farm. We went swimming and had a great time and that is when I first knew I loved him.

What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple?
 We broke up for 8 months a few years ago. We had a lot of issues to work through and needed time and space to figure things out. It was hard, but it was the best thing we've done for our relationship.
What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day)
 I was so proud of him when he got his Associates degree. Probably my favorite moment.
Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker)
 I never thought I would get married. Ever.
What do you love best about your Dh/Fi?
 He has never used his past as an excuse. He had one of the roughest childhood situations imaginable, and he has never once complained about it.
What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi?
 He always says he'll do something, "In a minute" and then doesn't do it. He also has no sense of time. "Be right there" does not mean 20 minutes later.

Great poll Katie. I love hearing everyone's answers.

soniabogonia

What is your best memory of your Dh?
A surprise Chirstmas visit when he was in the Air Force. He knocked on the door in his fancy uniform. I hadn't seen him in 3 months and had no idea I would get to spend the holiday season with him. 

What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple?
A long distance relationship because he got stationed in Japan for 2 years. We both knew it would be hard but we didnt want to rush into marriage. I kept myself busy by being a full time student and working full time.


What is the best thing you have been through as a couple?
Everytime with talk through our disagreements. It reaffirms why I love him so much.

Did you break any "rules" with your Dh?
No.


What do you love best about your Dh?
I love that he is very affectionate, responsible, respectful, and that he loves to travel with me.

What drives you crazy about your Dh?
He is a neat freak. Which i like sometimes... but I hate when he cleans up my stuff.

SarahPLiz

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[QUOTE]What is your best memory of your Dh/Fi? What is the hardest thing you have been through as a couple? What is the best thing you have been through as a couple? (not wedding day) Did you break any "rules" with your Dh/Fi? (ex: not dating a smoker) What do you love best about your Dh/Fi? What drives you crazy about your Dh/Fi?
Posted by katiewhompus[/QUOTE]

<div>1- All of my memories are best. He's the best guy ever!</div><div>
</div><div>2- Probably the death of my dear friend, and ongoing mental health issues with his parents.</div><div>
</div><div>3- Every day. I swear. Its awesome. The best event so far has probably been our trip to Vegas in 07. It was my gift for finishing my marathon, and was the sweetest, most extravagant gift I have ever received. </div><div>
</div><div>4- Yes. I said I'd never date a man with small hands. FI's is about5 inches taller than me, and our hands are the same size. His are actually daintier than mine. I have a thing about men with freakishly small hands, and its a major creep out thing, but I didn't notice with him until I was already in love. </div><div>
</div><div>5- He is very calm and understanding, and he never blows up at me, even though I get hot headed at him some times. Yesterday, for example, I said some stuff I shouldn't have said at lunch with friends, and he didn't appreciate it. Basically, I get excited and I don't have a filter. He just told me calmly in the car on the way home that he didn't appreciate it, and he thought it was disrespectful to him. I apologized, and it was over. My ex would have left the table in a huff, not talked to me for 3 days, expected me to know what was wrong, and then yelled at me if I asked him why he was being pissy. Yeah, FI rocks at conflict resolution. </div><div>
</div><div>6- He doesn't stand up straight. It comes from years of sitting at a computer for both work and play, but I always remind him. If he doesn't, then he looks a bit like a Neanderthal. </div>