What makes you and FI/DH compatible?

berryholly

I don't know why I was thinking about this, but I found myself wondering what makes my husband and I so perfect for eachother. I think it all boils down to our mutual love of poop jokes.

So what makes you and your FI/DH so compatible?  This can be sappy and/or funny.

bbyckes

We can both appreciate the importance of sleep, good movies, good tv and our love of eating.  You know, the basics.

playtntsbpg30

    We are always thinking alike, finishing eachother's sentences. Saying the same thing at the same time.

sarah0725

Some text messages we sent tonight:
Him: "i gotta go. need shower then go to work"
Me: "Oh fine then I guess I will stop sending you silly messages cupcake mud army"
Him: "i love you open sauce kick donkey donkey donkey donkey donkey"

In other words, I love that he knows what to say when I say something totally ridiculous to him.

ggmae

DH and I are pretty different, and I think that is what makes us work well together.

Night_Sprite

Where I am high strung and overly driven, FI is mellow and helps me chill out.

We are both geeky with a love for movies and board games.  Those are some of the big things.

thesuninherhead

We are positive people who have similar moral veiwpoints and interests. We're also both very fluent in the crazy dance and have similar musical tastes.

apple_green

We make each other laugh and agree on all the important things in our lives: Kids, money, values, religion, priorities.

Koopa17

We balance each other out well.  I'm a little high strung and he's super laid back, I keep him organized and he keeps me spontaneous.  And we can make each other laugh, always.  Whether it's stupid poop jokes, songs to our dog or quoting movies, we're constantly giggling together.  I definitely believe in the opposites attract thing, in the right situation at least!

mrsamyjones

I think what make us so compatible is our mutual respect for each other and each other's goals and dreams. We have committed to supporting each other's goals, even when it took us moving 1,300 miles from our former home to follow FI's dreams. We love to spend time together and with our friends laughing, eating, and goofing off.  

~mRm~

Ditto Nite_Sprite and Koopa. Our personalities are very different individually, but together seem to bring out the best in both of us. We always try and function like a team. If I cook he will do the dishes, ect.

SarahPLiz

We are passionate about different hobbies, but totally respectful of each other's hobbies, and don't mind spending time apart doing them. I take care of the practical things in life (paying bills on time, budgeting, cooking), and he specializes in the frivolous (vacations, gifts, eating out, any sort of splurge that my frugal nature can't conceive_, which makes my life that much sweeter. And we work this out very well, because he knows the practical must be taken care of before the frivolous, and while I am in charge of budget, he knows his input is wanted and respected.
Also, he is so even-headed. He doesn't stress about things that he can't do anything about. He helps keep me sane.
Oh, and we are both silly cuddlers. There is never a lack of physical comforting in our home (not meaning sex).

sucrets4

We balance each other out well, without being too different.  I'm more high strung (as someone else said) and DH is laid back and can ALWAYS make me laugh when I'm angry/annoyed/upset.

We both have a thorough working knowledge of "that's what she said" jokes and find them funny almost every time.

Sarah, H sends me the most ridiculous texts sometimes.  The other day he told me that his new sweater was leaving fuzzies on his shirt.  I asked which sweater and he wrote "the pirate cunning one".  I wrote ???? and he replied with "arrrrr-guile".  I lost it.

He's super smart, but I have more common sense.  Sometimes it annoys me that he can be so clueless, but it's really okay.

sarah0725

Ha! Pirate puns are my favorite.

Actually, add that to the compatability list for me and FI.

berryholly

Koopa reminded me that I forgot to mention singing songs to and about our dog. That's one of our favorites.

sucrets4

HI HOLLY!

WildRumpus

Ditto what a lot of the others have said-I tend to be OCD, while Rick is ADHD. We balance each other really well.

ohwhynot

Our backgrounds are almost identical:  large, Catholic (my family = 8 kids; his = 7 kids), blue-collar families (my dad was a truck driver; his a janitor) whose parents toiled to send all their children to 12 years of Catholic school.  We are both atheists now, both in the minority of our siblings who went on to college and grad school, so very similar backgrounds.  We met at work, where we have the same job.  

I knew we were compatible when I noticed how easy it was to stay quiet with each other.  No need to fill up the space and silence with a lot of talk or noise - just a peaceful, easy, calm, quiet.