Couple’s Q&A with Peter!
The sound of his Apple pencil tapping the iPad screen reminds me that it’s that time of night; Peter’s NFL fantasy draft session. While he ponders which players to select for his mock-team, I am searching the interwebs for questions that seem interesting enough to discuss with my best friend. Best friend. How weird. I can’t help but remember the days 9 years ago when I prayed he would even notice me. It gives me chills to think of how far we’ve come.
Alright, here we go. “100 Questions to ask your partner”. This looks promising, a little inappropriate, but promising. One more sip of moscato…. okay let’s do this:
“Hey bub, what is your favorite memory of dating me?”
Peter: “Hmmm… Going to Spain and Portugal after graduating college and sitting at the rooftop patio drinking Super Bock and sangria, realizing that we just finished that chapter of our lives.”
Me: “Awww. That’s cute!! I really loved going to France for our high school band trip. I can vividly remember standing at that overlook in Monaco when you asked me to prom. Oh my gosh it felt like you proposed (laughing).”
“What food reminds you of me?”
Peter: “Chocolate. Does that count?”
Me: (laughing) “Milkshakes, like the one at Drake Diner or Zombie Burger in Des Moines. Remember how we used to get them every time I visited?”
“What was the very first thing you thought about me?”
*Sidenote: If you didn’t know, we met freshman year of high school
Peter: “Umm… jokester. You would always write jokes on my tests in health class.”
Me: “Oh my gosh, so you think I’m funny, eh? I remember sitting next to you thinking you were really funny and cute. Like a really nice guy that wasn’t super into himself.”
“What is one weird thing I do that you learned from living together?”
Peter: “Definitely watching tons of YouTube videos or always listening to podcasts in the shower.”
Me: “That you walk around and shave your face at the same time. Like you’ll be sitting on the couch shaving your face. I didn’t even know that was possible.”
“What is your funniest memory together?”
Peter: “Ahh that’s so hard, I feel like we have lots of funny moments.” Three minutes later. “Okay I know mine, when we were fully clothed and hopped in the kayak at my cabin for a quick ride, but then you tipped it and we fell in.”
Me: (Laughing) “I forgot we fell in! I GOT MINE! That night last year when we were trying to fall asleep while listening to 22 Jump Street, and outta nowhere Jonah Hill does his bit about Cyn-thi-a. Jesus died for our cyn-thi-a’s. I feel like we spent the whole night laughing. When one of us stopped, the other started laughing harder.”
“Where do you hope to go on vacation next (as a couple)?”
Peter: “That’s tough because I’d like to go to Europe, but right now it sounds nice to go to a tropical place and relax. Maybe Hawaii or the Caribbean, I would go on a cruise.”
Me: “Yeah I feel that too. I just want like an all-inclusive getaway. I would do Croatia and Greece or St. Lucia/some island.”
“What’s your least favorite item of clothing that I own?”
Peter: (Rolling his eyes) “Tie-dye shirt.” *I have a men’s XXXL tie-dye shirt that I wear 24/7. He tried to hide it from me last year but I found it haha!!
Me: “I honestly feel like you have really good style. I guess I would say that long-sleeve shirt you have from high school. It’s super old & just needs to go.”
“Most unexpected challenge of the relationship?”
Peter: “What fast-food to decide on for the night”.
Me: “Agreed.”
“In what way are we most similar?
Peter: “We both have big hearts and genuinely care about how those close to us are doing.”
Me: “Yeah that’s a good one. I would also say ever since living together we’ve really developed the same sense of humor. I feel like we can hear one word or a sound and burst out laughing without even speaking to one another.”
“What is your best dating advice?”
Peter: “Travel together and do it alone as a couple because it will naturally bring challenges and growth moments. It also allows you to see the values that you each have and how you prioritize them. A second one is texting. Since it’s so prevalent in our world now, people need to be more transparent and intentional with their texts.”
Me: “Oo I like that!! I say find someone who accepts you at your weirdest. Like really, just be completely yourself. Dance around, sing loudly, laugh at the that’s what she said jokes. If they encourage it, keep them around.”
With a final swig of moscato, I am closing out the questionnaire feeling really good about those answers. I hope this makes some readers laugh or inspires them to try this for themselves. Or at the very least, gives them some insight into our relationship. I wonder if they’ll realize how weird we are. Well, too late.
Until next time…
Cheers!
xoxo - Katie