Last Chance to Win
Hello everyone!
It’s hard to believe it’s already Thursday. A shoulder injury has me loathing computer work time a bit, and I will be glad once I am well and truly into the Australian long weekend.
Anyway, as you know, my first wedding anniversary was this past May 5th and since then I have been giving you chances to win some awesome prizes in celebration of the event. However, my goal was to get to 100 comments in one month.
…We aren’t quite there yet.
So here is everyone’s last chance to win some awesome Aussie prizes from yours truly.
As this is the last day and your last chance to win, I’m going to make things a little different.
You can still comment on the posts I have put up over this past month, but if you comment on this post, you must obey the rules.
This is a game of comment interaction. To keep the interaction going, you need to follow the rules: Answer the question of the person above you. Whenever you comment, you answer the question of the person above you (I will end this post with a question) and leave a question of your own.
You can also answer anyone else’s questions, but you have to make sure you at least answer the question from the person above you.
It’s as easy as that. Answer a question and ask a question in the same comment.
(I hope I’m making sense. Tiredness and shoulder pain may have gone to my brain.)
Try to keep the questions to the general site topic, but feel free to let the conversation flow. I will announce any and all winners tomorrow, so be sure to stop here throughout the day to join the conversation as well as stop by tomorrow to see if you have won.
My question is…
What is one thing that has helped your relationship survive?
June 5th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Answering: What is one thing that has helped your relationship survive?
I keep going back and forth between two things so I’m going to answer both of them. Communication has been key, just being able to talk things out and care what the other person has to say. And also there is just something between us that has been there from day one, some kind of deep bond. We always say that we can handle whatever comes in life, we just want this journey together. To have that friend and partner to experience life with and create all the memories and shared experiences.
Asking: What things or events have tested your relationship the most?
June 5th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Answering Shannon’s question: Job choices have really tested our relationship. With him being gone a lot, sometimes things get left unsaid. Little hurts turn into big hurts. The last time I was in Oregon, he got all butt hurt because he thought I didn’t want to talk to him on the phone and that I didn’t want to come back to Idaho. Silly I know but after hearing his reasoning behind it all it was easy to see how one silly little thing turned into something huge. With him being gone SO much we have to work hard to keep things open and honest no matter how much it might hurt at that moment. I guess that also means communication.
My question: What is the one thing you would be unable to forgive that your spouse could do in your relationship?
June 5th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Knock Knock Knock, anyone else here today? I had problems getting this site to even come up.
Answering What is the one thing you would be unable to forgive that your spouse could do in your relationship?
Cheat on me or secretly look at porn (which I consider a form of cheating). Those two things I couldn’t regain trust in him again after.
Asking: What was the most meaningful surprise or gift your significant other or spouse has ever done for you?
June 5th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Sorry about the delay on my end. It’s just getting into morning in Australia.
I’d like to say that the most meaningful thing was/is him buying me plane tickets to Australia, but that wasn’t really a surprise.
I’ll go with taking me to the place we had breakfast for the first time as a married couple on our first anniversary. It showed me he’s romantic, thinks about what would be special for me, and cares about my happiness.
Question: If someone was thinking about getting married and wanted one piece of advice from you, what would you say?
June 5th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Answering the last question re: advice.
This is a toughie but I really think letting the past be in the past is essential.
What I mean is that my hubby has a very scandalous past: drugs, crime, jail time, you name it, he did it. But when we met, he was no longer that man.
It is important to not let your partners past affect your relationship if they have changed and if the behavior is no longer there.
Question: do you think it’s appropriate for your spouse to have a friendship with his exes? Whether wives or girlfriends?
June 6th, 2008 at 12:24 am
In theory, yes. In reality… It’s a personal thing.
For me, I would have a hard time with it. I know too much about the horrible things exes can do to ‘keep their property’. I wouldn’t say, “No, you can’t be friends with that person” but I would definitely let it be known that I wasn’t comfortable.
What does your significant other find most attractive about you?
June 6th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Answering: What does your significant other find most attractive about you…
He is sleeping so I can’t ask him, but from past comments I’d say it’s my strength and confidence in myself.
Asking: Are you and your significant other similar in personalities or do you fit under opposites attract and how does it affect how you relate to each other?
(That’s my last one, we are going away to visit family for the weekend (oh joy lol). Have fun if you guys keep it going, look forward to catching up on it when I get back)
June 7th, 2008 at 1:16 am
I think my husband and I are very similar but we deal with things in different ways. We have similar backgrounds and slightly different personalities.
Question: How do you, personally, know when you’re in love?