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Our Story - Shelly

Monday, April 21st, 2008

heart.jpgHello and welcome (back) to Long Relationships.

As you know, every Monday I have been posting responses to the Our Story Meme (along with links to the responder’s site(s)), and I have been enjoying the answers a lot so far. Remember, if you haven’t answered the meme questions yet, feel free to send the answers to sylvr451@tpg.com.au (If you aren’t married, just skip the ‘who proposed’ question.)

The lovely Shelly of Natural and Sustainable, Earthly Eating, Wax and Bubbles, and Shoe Boxers is letting us take a sneak peak into her relationship this week.

Enjoy…

How long have you been together? 8 years total, 5 years married.

How long did you date? 3 years

How old is he? 34

Who eats more? He does.

Who said ‘I love you’ first? He did.

Who is taller? He is but a few inches. I’m 5′9″ he is 6′.

Who is smarter? Me, of course.

Who does the laundry? I do most of the time, when I’m lucky I get help.

Who does the dishes? I do ALL THE TIME.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
He does. It’s closest to the door and I have a fear of sleeping close to the door.

Who pays the bills? He does. Is Macy’s a bill? Then I pay that one. LOL.

Who mows the lawn? Both of us.

Who cooks dinner? I do most of the time, but he does occasionally.

Who is more stubborn? He is, dumbass men!

Who kissed who first? He did.

Who asked who out? We met on the internet so there was no asking out.

Who proposed? He did.

Who is more sensitive?
I am. But, he does cry at some movies. Which, I think is awesome.

Who has more friends? We had the same amount in the beginning, now we have the joint friends now. So it’s equal, I think.

Our Story - Jean

Monday, April 14th, 2008

lotus.jpgHello and welcome (back) to Long Relationships.

As you know, every Monday I have been posting responses to the Our Story Meme (along with links to the responder’s site(s)), and I have been enjoying the answers a lot so far. Remember, if you haven’t answered the meme questions yet, feel free to send the answers to sylvr451@tpg.com.au (If you aren’t married, just skip the ‘who proposed’ question.)

The lovely Jean of Marital Talk and Parenting and Religion is letting us take a sneak peak into her relationship this week.

Enjoy…

How long have you been together? We met 30 years ago this month, will be married 28 years in July.

How long did you date? 2 years, 4 months

How old is he? 49

Who eats more? He does, a lot more.

Who said ‘I love you’ first? He did (and scared me…. I was only 14!)

Who is taller? He is about 6″ taller.

Who is smarter? We both are in different areas.

Who does the laundry? We both do.

Who does the dishes? Mostly me, occasionally him.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Who’s right?

Who pays the bills? We do.

Who mows the lawn? Our neighbor…lol

Who cooks dinner? I do, but he does the occasional surprise dinner, and very well too.

Who is more stubborn? Me.

Who kissed who first? He kissed me first.

Who asked who out? He asked me.

Who proposed? He did.

Who is more sensitive? He is.

Who has more friends? He does.

May I also add that he is usually the first to apologize, and that he is much nicer than I am? I am not ashamed of it, it has become a joke. I am not as nice, therefore I am not as much of a pushover…just ask the kids.

Our Story - Sandra

Monday, April 7th, 2008

hands.jpgHello and welcome (back) to Long Relationships.

As you know, every Monday I have been posting responses to the Our Story Meme (along with links to the responder’s site(s)), and I have been enjoying the answers a lot so far. Remember, if you haven’t answered the meme questions yet, feel free to send the answers to sylvr451@tpg.com.au (If you aren’t married, just skip the ‘who proposed’ question.)

The lovely Sandra of Globally Green Living, Parenting Under the Stars, and Mental and Emotional Health is letting us take a sneak peak into her relationship this week.

Enjoy…

How long have you been together? Um, off and on for over twenty years. (13 years married)

How long did you date? About ten years.

How old is he? 42

Who eats more? He does.

Who said ‘I love you’ first? He did.

Who is taller? He is.

Who is smarter? About equal. (He’s smarter in some ways and vice versa)

Who does the laundry? I do.

Who does the dishes? I do.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does. Does this have some significance?

Who pays the bills? I do. I do all the running around, budgeting, shopping, balancing etc.

Who mows the lawn? He would but we’re presently in a complex where someone else does it.

Who cooks dinner? I do.

Who is more stubborn? He is.

Who kissed who first? I kissed him.

Who asked who out? I did.

Who proposed? He did.

Who is more sensitive? I am.

Who has more friends? I do.

Our Story - Eliza

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Wedding RingsWelcome (back) to Long Relationships!

As you know, every Monday I have been posting responses to the Our Story Meme (along with links to the responder’s site(s)), and I have been enjoying the answers a lot so far. Remember, if you haven’t answered the meme questions yet, feel free to send the answers to sylvr451@tpg.com.au (If you aren’t married, just skip the ‘who proposed’ question.)

Eliza, writer of Tom Cruise Watch, TV Bender, Reviewing Toys, and Kansas City, MO has responded to the questions this week to allow us a little peek into her relationship.

Enjoy…

How long have you been together? 12 years married in June

How long did you date? 3 months, but this was our second time.

How old is he? 30

Who eats more? Me

Who said ‘I love you’ first? Don’t recall, but probably him first.

Who is taller? He is

Who is smarter? I say he is, he says I am. Toss up.

Who does the laundry? I do

Who does the dishes? I do

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? me

Who pays the bills? he does

Who mows the lawn? He does

Who cooks dinner? I do

Who is more stubborn? him, but he’d say me.

Who kissed who first? both

Who asked who out? Don’t recall

Who proposed? He did, I was on the phone.

Who is more sensitive? me

Who has more friends? I do virtually, he does outside the computer (we just moved, it’s snowed a lot and I haven’t ventured out)

Our Story - Toni

Monday, March 24th, 2008

heart.jpgHappy Monday!

As you know, every Monday I have been posting responses to the Our Story Meme (along with links to the responder’s site(s)), and I have been enjoying the answers a lot so far. Remember, if you haven’t answered the meme questions yet, feel free to send the answers to sylvr451@tpg.com.au (If you aren’t married, just skip the ‘who proposed’ question.)

Today the lovely Toni of Watching Sitcoms and Watching the CW has told us a bit about her relationship.

Enjoy…

How long have you been together? 16 years in May

How long did you date? 75 days

How old is he? 42

Who eats more? he does

Who said ‘I love you’ first? I don’t remember

Who is taller? He is

Who is smarter? That’s debatable.

Who does the laundry? I do

Who does the dishes? I do

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does

Who pays the bills? I do

Who mows the lawn? He does

Who cooks dinner? I do

Who is more stubborn? That’s a toss up

Who kissed who first? Don’t recall

Who asked who out? Don’t recall

Who proposed? He did

Who is more sensitive? He is

Who has more friends? We have all the same friends

Our Story

Monday, March 17th, 2008

candle.jpg Hello and welcome to another “Our Story”. My awesomely awesome babe of a friend Randi - who writes for Parenting Toddlers and Brad Pitt Watch - has contributed this week.

Remember, if you’d like to contribute your answers, feel free to send them to me at sylvr451@tpg.com.au

Randi and Scott

How long have you been together?
What year is it?! We’ve been together 8 years.

How long did you date?
Three years - but I don’t consider that dating…I consider it a “trial period”!

How old is he?
Older than me, and that’s what counts!! He’ll be 35 in April.

Who eats more?
Him. DEFINITELY him. The man can eat a horse and not gain an ounce. Bastard.

Who said ‘I love you’ first?
I have that particular distinction!

Who is taller?
He is - but it’s not hard, I’m only 5′1″!

Who is smarter?
Me. Oh definitely me. Well, I guess I can’t say that - I have a formal education, but he has a lot of smarts as well and is no dumb cookie. But when it comes to who is right in an argument? ALWAYS me :)

Who does the laundry?
He does!!

Who does the dishes?
This is a cross between both of us. We take turns, although he’ll say that he does more…

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
Me - its closer to the door!

Who pays the bills?
We both do.

Who mows the lawn?
He refuses to ‘waste’ money on a riding lawn mower, so he does, of course :)

Who cooks dinner?
9 times out of 10, I do. If he does, we’re guaranteed to have eggs, noodles, chicken fingers, or grilled cheese.

Who is more stubborn?
DEFINITELY me.

Who kissed who first?

I can’t remember! How sad is that! I think I kissed him first…

Who asked who out?
We never really asked each other out - my mother hooked us up (really sad) and we just started getting together and having sex…less than a month later I moved in!

Who proposed?
HA! He did.

Who is more sensitive?
Oh me - definitely me.

Who has more friends?
I have more close friends, but he has more casual friends and acquaintances.

Our Story Meme

Monday, March 10th, 2008

heart.jpgHello everyone!

The lovely Elisa from Watching Doctor Who is our Our Story contributor this week. I hope you’ll stop in and say hello to her and enjoy her story…

How long have you been together? 8 years 5 months

How long did you date? 2 years 9 months

How old is he? 38

Who eats more? He does.

Who said ‘I love you’ first? I did after returning from my Grandfather’s funeral in Atlanta. One month after we started dating.

Who is taller? He is. (But then, I’m only five feet tall…so it isn’t difficult to be taller.)

Who is smarter? He is. No question. I mean, seriously. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Math and a Bachelor of Science in Physics. I have a B.A. in French and an M.L.I.S. You do the…er…math.

Who does the laundry? Me

Who does the dishes? Whoever can’t avoid it.
Sometimes the person who did not cook.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? No one.

Who pays the bills? Me.

Who mows the lawn? We are certified lawn free.

Who cooks dinner? Me, unless he’s feeling creative.

Who is more stubborn? Him.

Who kissed who first? It was really more of a mutual thing.

Who asked who out? I asked him out to a work event on a boat. He’s sort of afraid of water, so this should have given me a clue that he liked me. (We were already friends.)

Who proposed? He wouldn’t let me propose, but it should be noted that I bought his wedding ring before he got around to it. I always say that I annoyed him into marrying me.

Who is more sensitive? Me, hands down.

Who has more friends? Me.

Tim and Karen

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

hands.jpgThe lovely Karen Lynch from Discussing Breast Cancer has sent me her answers to the Story of Us meme!

I hope you join me in welcoming her to the site and enjoy her ’story of us’.

How long have you been together? Timothy and I met 15 years ago — we just celebrated ten years of marriage. And having survived the marital stress that two bouts of breast cancer brings on makes that a monumental milestone in our books.

How long did you date? Five years.

How old is he? He’s six years younger than me, and while I’m not shy about my age, that’s all you really need to know!

Who eats more? If you mean quantity, him. If you mean variety, me.

Who said ‘I love you’ first? Tim said it first. But technically, the words just sort of fell out his mouth while we were sitting on the side of his bed one day.

Who is taller? Oh, he is. By several inches.

Who is smarter? I’m smarter in many practical ways, but he has got to have a higher IQ; intellectually, he’s the smartest man I know.

Who does the laundry? I do. And since this is a family of five I do it ALL THE TIME.

Who does the dishes? That would be me again … he’s not home most of the time our dishes need doing!

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me!

Who pays the bills? Me!

Who mows the lawn? The guys we hired — there’s only so much I can do!

Who cooks dinner? Me! All this talk about chores — now you see why we were in such dire straights when I was in treatment. Looking back, it’s hard to believe anyone ate, any bills got paid, any dishes or laundry got done … but by the grace of God I had good friends and family members that lightened Tim’s load.

Who is more stubborn? That’s a toss up — we both like to get our way. Most of our fights end in a stalemate because neither of us are too good at compromise.

Who kissed who first? Tim spent weeks pursuing me, but when his hard work finally paid off, I believe it was I who planted the first one on him.

Who asked who out? Pretty much the same story — Tim asked and asked but was consistently refused. One day he simply gave me his number and told me to call him when I was ready, and he said he knew one day I would. And as he predicted the day finally came when I called him.

Who proposed? Tim did. He blurted into the condo we were living in at the time, having just come from my parents’ house getting their blessing, with a ring burning a hole in his pocket, and he dropped to his knees before me — where I was simply sitting on the couch in my sweatpants.

Who is more sensitive?
Me!

Who has more friends? I’ve always had a ton of friends, but he’s really only had one true lasting friendship. Fortunately my friends’ husbands have become his friends so that gap is closing.

The Meme of Us

Monday, February 25th, 2008

heart.jpgLast week I put up The Meme of Us with my relationship details and invited you to send me your answers to the meme to post here as part of my “Our Story” section of the site.

The lovely Jenera responded! You can find her site here and her answers below. Thank you Jenera!

If you fill out this meme and send it to me with a link to your blog/site, I’ll put it up on a future Monday for the ‘Our Story’ section of this site! Email me your responses to sylver451(at)tpg(dot)com(dot)au

You don’t have to have a website to participate! Just email me your answers and the name you would like posted with your answers and I’ll put it up.

Jenera’s The Meme of Us

How long have you been together? Oh, I think the official amount of time is about 3 1/2 years. We were married on August 16, 2004 but I think we could actually count from August 7, 2004 as when we actually ‘got together’.

How long did you date? This is a hard for me to actually say. Again, technically, only about 9 days before we got hitched. But we met in February 2004 and communicated by email, then phone, then letters, then phone again before meeting in person in August 2004. I think somewhere along the line we knew in some way we were meant to be but I just am not too sure.

How old is he? He is 29 years old.

Who eats more? He does. But he is a big burly man and can eat more than me. He is almost pure solid muscle so it takes more food to maintain.

Who said ‘I love you’ first? My sweet man, he said it first, the day after we met in person while standing on the bank of a little creek where we were camping. It completely shocked me at first-it was the first time I had ever heard it from a man.

Who is taller? Definitely him, I’m a shorty..

Who is smarter? This one is tough-we are both very smart but in completely different ways. He has some serious street smarts. I’m more book smart. But he also knows so much more than I do on such a variety of topics. I think of him as my evil genius.

Who does the laundry? Me. He does do his own while out on the road or when I’m not home (like now, while I’m visiting my mom).

Who does the dishes? Typically me. When he is home, the dishes don’t get done because we like to avoid household stuff and spend time with each other. But if I ask him to wash the silverware and cups (I HATE doing them) he will with no complaints.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do now. It used to be home but it seems like every time we move, we switch sides that we sleep on.

Who pays the bills? I pay the bills with the money he makes. I think if it was left up to him, it wouldn’t happen. I pay almost everything online and he wouldn’t know where to begin. Even with the ones I write checks for, I always have the checkbook-he only has a debit card.

Who mows the lawn? We haven’t had to mow in awhile but we both do. Sometimes I get a wild hair up my butt and will mow it or he will when he’s home.

Who cooks dinner? Almost always me. Usually because he is too tired to cook when he is home and plus having something ready to eat when he gets home is something he loves. He digs my cooking after being on the road forever. I even cook big ‘ol meals when he plans to have friends over, :o)

Who is more stubborn? Man, this is a toughie. We both are but I think he might just win a little bit.

Who kissed who first? He made the first move, in front of a Denny’s when he first arrived in Oregon. But I kissed him back.

Who asked who out? Oh, I don’t even know. Considering how our whole relationship began, it’s hard to say. It might have been me though because I asked him to come to Oregon for my birthday party.

Who proposed? He first brought up the idea of marriage but I never had a real proposal-not that I’m complaining! It was more like a mutual proposal of marriage.

Who is more sensitive? We both are very sensitive but in very different ways. I think I’m overly emotional at times but he can really surprise on some things with his compassion for things.

Who has more friends? I’d say him because since we’re back in Idaho, he has his friends and family. I have some friends through him. Though I do have a considerable amount of online friends.

The Meme of Us

Monday, February 18th, 2008

heart.jpgI found this fun relationship meme at Ms. Zoot’s site and thought it would be perfect for this site.

Today I’ll fill out the questions based on my relationship, but if you want to participate feel free!

If you fill out this meme and send it to me with a link to your blog/site, I’ll put it up on a future Monday for the ‘Our Story’ section of this site! Email me your responses to sylver451(at)tpg(dot)com(dot)au

The Meme of Us

How long have you been together? About two years and four months. (Longest relationship I’ve ever had. Hehe!)

How long did you date? In terms of ‘how long were you together before getting engaged’ erm… Before he engaged in person, we dated for a little over a year. It was pretty much solid that we were going to get married from early on, though.

How old is he? Older than I am.

Who eats more? I do. The guy is like a camel with water AND food.

Who said ‘I love you’ first? I’d have to check, but I think it might have been him. Or me. I’m really not sure. I think we both said it plenty of times in many ways before saying the actual words.

Who is taller? He is.

Who is smarter? Definitely him. He’s extremely intelligent as well as being a smartass.

Who does the laundry? We both do. It used to be mostly him, but they we finally bought a washer so I can do the laundry during the day if I want to.

Who does the dishes? Pretty much the person who doesn’t cook does the dishes. Sometimes we just wash our own dishes and the person who didn’t cook does the other stuff.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Memememe. It’s kind of unfortunate because I usually like to sleep on my left side. Ha!

Who pays the bills? Up until now, it’s been me paying my bills (US bills) and him paying the bills over here (Australia). We’re slowly moving towards me paying all the bills, though.

Who mows the lawn?
We don’t have a lawn to mow.

Who cooks dinner? Usually him because I get so nervous. He’s such a good cook and I feel lousy when I burn something or overcook it. I will occasionally get adventurous during the day, though, when no one is watching.

Who is more stubborn? We’re both pretty darn stubborn. This is a tough call, but I think he’s just a bit more stubborn than I am.

Who kissed who first? He kissed me. Hehe. On my first day here in Australia, the hussy.

Who asked who out? Neither, really. We kind of did the flirty dance and it was obvious we were meant to be together. No asking needed.

Who proposed? He did. A couple times. Hehe.

Who is more sensitive? My instant reaction is me, but he’s a pretty sensitive guy even if he doesn’t show it as much as I do. I’m still going to go with me, though.

Who has more friends? Lessee… I’d say him because he works outside the house in a big company where everyone likes him.

Our Story - His Neverending Love

Monday, December 31st, 2007

candle.jpgIn Our Story, my aim to to share stories of special love. These are stories of love that are funny, sad, and special if only for the people who share them if not for the multitude of other reasons.

Today I bring you a story from a friend who has become a dear friend in just a few conversations.

I proudly present to you the most beautiful true story I have ever heard. Please read it.

I was sixteen when we first met… and she was much older than I was, in many ways. I was working on the Kings River for a white water rafting company as a guide, taking people on rafting trips and setting up the base camp… it was wonderful work during the summer. I was young, for a guide, and proud of it. In truth though I was much older than my years allowed, and those around me respected my kind manner. I had many friends working alongside me and the work itself was more play than work. It was the best year of my life.

It was a Saturday and the river was in top form. I’d watched her since the moment she stepped out of the tour bus - a beautiful woman, extremely tall, copper curls and a warm but sneaky smile. She captured me right off.

I was surprised and quite glad to find her with my group during the trip down river. I took them on some particularly dodgy rapids, just to see if I could spill her out… akin to punching your crush, I suppose… but she was clinging to the raft and grinning from ear to ear the entire time. When we finally settled back at the camp, we continually caught each other staring, smiling and giggling whenever our eyes met.

Later that night, as the bonfire was winding down and people were returning to their tents, her friend decided to try swimming under the influence. I’m not sure how much she had to drink, but by the time I found out about it, she was already in the middle of the river and doing a poor job of staying afloat.

I never broke stride, diving straight in and swimming out to her as quickly as I could. (more…)

Our First Christmas

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

heart.jpgHello everyone. I hope you had a lovely holiday.

I had a lovely quiet day with my husband exchanging presents, eating yummy food, and enjoying each other’s company. My husband learned that I really am telling the truth when I say I absolutely love office supplies and am very happy receiving them on special occasions.

This Christmas was neither our first as a couple nor our first together physically. However, this Christmas was our first as a married couple.

Thinking about that, I remembered back to our first Christmas together physically and all the awkwardness caused by it. It was a fun Christmas and exciting because we got to give each other gifts for the first time.

I regard that as my worst gift giving season. I was thankful my husband’s birthday is in January because I felt more comfortable and did a better job of getting him nice things I thought he would like instead of what people were saying I ’should’ get him.

(Let’s just say we ended up both getting each other massagers, which was funny, but there was a sexy nightie present that didn’t quite work out as planned.)

Do you have any ‘our first Christmas’ funny, embarrassing, or sweet stories?

You can email me all your first Christmas together stories (be it this past Christmas or many Christmases ago) and I’ll post them up here on site. Share the good, bad, and ugly and whatever else you care to share.

If you have just a little snippet to share, post a comment and let us know!

My Proposal Story

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Wedding RingsI’m a lucky woman in many ways. One way, though, is because my husband proposed twice.

We met online, but it was still very love-filled from the beginning. We flirted, we laughed, and we spent many hours every day talking to each other. It was pretty much understood from early on that, though it would take a while, we would both save up so we could meet and eventually try living together.

My hubby wanted things to be special when he proposed, so he didn’t propose online because it just wasn’t the same. I understood he wanted to marry me and I wanted to marry him as well. I wanted a proposal, but I also wanted it to be special.

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Our Story - Beth and Husband

Monday, November 26th, 2007

candle.jpgEvery Monday I take your love stories and post them up here for the world to read. You can email me your story (and a picture if you so choose) and I will post it here.

Today I have the honor of posting the story of 451Press’ resident astrologist Beth Turnage of Astrology Explored. I hope you enjoy reading her and her husband’s story as much as I did.

My current husband and I met when we were seventeen. We met at our part-time job, which was at the local hospital kitchen. He kept asking me out, and I kept turning him down, but he didn’t give up. He’d trade off jobs with his friends so he could work the station closest to mine so he could talk to me.

Eventually I gave in and we dated several months, but he had a double life, so to speak. When he was with me he was an angel. You couldn’t have asked for a kinder or sweeter boy. When he wasn’t, he gave the devil a run for his money. When I found out, I told him good-bye. I just didn’t want to deal with that stuff. However, I was heart broken, and so was he.

Fast forward seventeen years later. I am divorced with three children. He sends me a postcard saying “I never stopped thinking about you.” Of course, he didn’t have a return address on the postcard. It was, however, a postcard from the company he worked for, which was as it turned out a commercial fishing operation. I go to the library, find three companies with that name and start calling their personnel offices until I find the right one.

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Our Story - Randi and Scooter

Monday, November 19th, 2007

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Today I have the pleasure of posting up the story of Randi and Scooter, two of my favourite people on 451Press. I hope you’ll enjoy their story as much as I did.

My first real boyfriend was a very strange man. He wouldn’t wear jeans (and all I wear is jeans), he was obsessed with anime porn and martial arts, and he had tons of plans that never came to fruition. But, I loved him! I moved in with him and a bunch of other college students my second year in college and, by the third year, he and I were living alone.

That’s when things started crumbling. I did what any woman in love would do – I panicked. I could feel us unraveling and I didn’t want to be alone. One day he came to me and said, “Randi – I’ve met someone. The thing is, she’s exactly like you used to be…before you became a bitch.” Talk about painful!

I was upset, especially since his new crush was 16 and he was 23, so I tried to get pregnant. Yeah, I’m a moron – but, in my defense, I was a 20 year old moron! Fortunately I was unable to get pregnant. We were still living together, however, because neither of us could afford to live alone. Thankfully he never brought his new twennie-bopper to the apartment. One day my mother looked at me and said, “I know this guy you should meet. I work with him. His name is Scooter.” There are a few things you should know:

1. My mother HATED my last boyfriend, and would do anything to get me away from him.
2. I have extremely low self esteem.
3. I had NO plans on dating a guy named “Scooter” – I mean, come on!

“Show him my picture,” I said, “If he doesn’t run, I’ll meet him.”

A week or so later I had borrowed my ex’s car to go to my mother’s house. I was availing myself of her much better water pressure and taking a shower when I heard a deep voice boom up the stairs. “HELLO?” I finished my shower, got dressed, and braided my moderately long hair into two braids, Wednesday Addams style. Yeah, I know, extremely sexy. I walked down the stairs to see my mother’s friend’s daughter sitting on the couch.

“Is there a guy in the kitchen?” I asked quietly.

“Yes.” She replied.

“Is he…cute?”

“Ummm…I dunno…I guess.” I got worried and then realized that the girl was 10 or so and was definitely not a good judge of adult cuteness.

I bravely walked into the kitchen and saw a guy sitting in the chair. He had hair that was so dark that it was almost blue, a goatee, and….suspenders?! Yeah – there was NO way I was dating a guy named “Scooter” who wore suspenders.

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