Happy Anniversary, bunnyfire!

Happy anniversary!

Congrats! Happy anniversary!
On the phone?

Happy anniversary! Silver, hey? Nice.

Phone story pls thx.

Congrats! Nice going.

We were in Bible college at the time-there were specified "pairing off" times during the week and that night was NOT one of them. (I think it was a Thursday but not sure.) So, by phone it was. We agreed to keep it secret till we talked to our home group leaders. But there were spies in the dorm...I learned that women classmates can keep a secret, and men classmates CAN'T. Heh.)

The next day we went on our first date.

(Our weddding anniversary is in August. My folk's fiftieth anniversary is in July. My son graduates from the Academy in May-their fiftieth graduating class. My husband just turned fifty this past February. I turn fifty in December. So, 2008 is quite a year.)

This is interesting. I had an ex GF who went to Summit University, run by Elizabeth Claire Prophet. Yes, pretty antithetical to bible college, although if you deleted the words, there would perhaps be visual similarities to the setting.

Anyway, she ended up engaged to a man there before she started dating him. Ended up marrying him, in a ceremony officiated by Prophet (one of the strangest experiences of my life) and and had a kid, then I lost track. Their first kiss was at the wedding.

I am not trying to derail your anniv. post, bunnyfire. It's obviously worked out for you, and I am very very happy for you, and that you are here among us.

Interesting, danf. There are definitely supernatural components to my story, but the SOURCE of such was, well, definitely different.

:-)

Interesting link, I must say.

I must also say that MY First Kiss with the spousal unit occurred when he gave me my engagement ring-we had to plan cuz, hey, no kissin on campus! There was, however, kissin' at red lights-so we did go for a few drives. *wink*

Oh, so now the truth comes out, bunnyfire! Kissin' in the car. . .

*smile*

Today is my actual wedding anniversary. We were definitely sexing it up pretty damn hard before we ever got engaged. We also (*heavens*) cohabitated beforehand. We finally made ourselves nice and legal on St. Paddy's day, although we ain't Irish. We just like drinking.

Happy anniversary, msali!

My anniversary (first) is today as well. And when people say, "Oh, St. Patrick's Day?" My response is, "No, first day of Spring Break." Which is actually the reason I got married on that day -- my life is inextricably intertwined with the academic year calendar, and Gingercat found this out when he married me.

The best part: when people ask my husband Gingercat if it was because of St. Patrick's Day, he tries to pass himself off as Irish. He's half-Chinese, half-German. Actually looks kind of Navajo. But he's NOT Irish.

Thanks TPS, and congrats to you, lleachie.

Well, hubs is Irish/Cherokee, so what cooler day to get engaged? Our last name is definitely Irish as well.

Congrats, anniversary bunnies!

For me, this is the anniversary of many, many drunken afternoons and evenings. Heh.

(although I have never really instigated St. Patricks day celebrations... despite the fact that I'm pretty much 100 % Irish - at least all 4 of my grandparents were born there - I don't have any sense of connection there, nor any need to celebrate. However, if my friends are drinking guinness I will be there so there you go.)

Happy anniversary!

I was proposed to over the phone as well, but we are better without it being Us.

And happy anniversary to the other St. Paddy's Day Bunnies!

I'm hoping for an Irish Coffee for dessert with my dinner. I don't really allow myself to drink more than one drink in a day because I have the Native American metabolic defect that means I get drunk quickly and completely. (It's a deficiency in a chemical in the alcohol detox pathway in the liver).

awwwwwwww =)

Congrats!

The 25th anniversary of our engagement is this fall.

omedetou~~~~~~~!

Happy Anniversaries all around, bunnies!

Anyway, she ended up engaged to a man there before she started dating him. Ended up marrying him, in a ceremony officiated by Prophet (one of the strangest experiences of my life) and and had a kid, then I lost track. Their first kiss was at the wedding.

dan, that's quite common over here. My cousin sister met the man she was going to marry for the first time when he'd come over to her house to meet her parents (someone had arranged the match, and the family wanted to see if the guy was suitable or not), so they went on a long drive, and had a nice chat about their lives, saw that there was enough common ground there to build a relationship on (she liked the guy too; he was from a good family, decent, and was pretty well off). So they got engaged and married. I think they went out on dates in the intermittent period before they'd gotten hitched, but I'm doubtful if it went anywheres beyond a kiss--if that.

They've now been married for something like five years, have a great daughter by the name of Ayesha, who's the smartest thing you've ever met. She doesn't like singing "Johnny Johnny Yes Pappa". Instead, she prefers--Johnny Johnny Yes Mamma!

dan, that's quite common over here.

My mom told me, impromptu, a couple years ago that she thought arranged marriages were a good idea. A funny thing to say to your thirtysomething still-single daughter.

I kinda see her point. We heap a lot of romance on what is essentially a very pragmatic arrangment. On the other hand, for me it's important to have a balance between self and partnership, and a love match can guarantee that a bit better (I think).

Oh, I totally agree Miko, but the thing is, the "arranged marriages" which are taking place these days, are nowhere close to the ones taking place a decade or two ago, at least not as far as the more affluent part of the country is concerned. The bride to be is given a list of potential grooms to choose from (she has all of his information on hand to know what she's getting into, some families also hire people to find out if the family is who they're claiming to be--which I admit--is a little scary, but at the end of the day, it's their daughter, and every parent wants his or her child to be safe). And, like I said--it is totally up to the bride to decide whether she wants to proceed or not, at least in the case of families which are a little more open to the idea of allowing a bit more flexibility.

It's not the best of arrangements, I agree, but I've kind of come to the realization that everything the West does does not make it automatically the right thing for me to do, which is the impression I was under when I was younger. "Oh, how can you people do this to the poor woman! How can you make her marry someone who she doesn't even know! Wouldn't it be better if they moved in together and got to know each other first?" You can imagine how those kinds of radical ideas must've gone down in my house. My mom threatened to disown me outright if I ever pulled a stunt like that, lol. So, yeah--I'm not averse to the idea of meeting someone who my parents have chosen and see if she and I are compatible. (Where does it say that you can't fall in love with a person who you might not have known for years in advance?)

Correct me if I'm wrong:)

Well, I joke and say God arranged MY marriage, but the thing is, that's pretty much how it went.

I wish people would be more intentional when seeking a mate and I think we can learn a lot from more traditional cultures-not that I think arranged marriages are necessarily the way to go but I do like the fact that folks try to be intentional about the subject. I don't think I really believe in soul mates-but the funny thing is my own husband is probably the only man I could have successfully been married to. Our quirks match really well.