How couples meet and stay together

[Jimcs50]

They finish each other's sentences at cocktail parties, bicker good-naturedly in the supermarket, and discuss travel plans quietly on the airplane. But have you ever wondered how these couples found each other -- and what keeps them together? Below, 10 couples discuss the many ways that they maintain their bond, whether it's by kayaking, writing mystery novels, playing with the kids, or just sharing a good cup of coffee in bed.

Spurs Woman, 33, and Useruser666, 27 San Antonio, Tx

How We Met: "We met while we were at a Spurs Talk party. I was interning at the housing office and he was working there as a computer tech. The minute I saw him, I had a crush on him. I would always purposefully bump into him at the party. Finally, one day our Spurs talk buddies said we needed to go on a date, so he took me out. We've been together ever since."
How Long We've Been Together: Two years, with plans to get married next year.
We Confess: "We try to sit down once a week and watch a movie while rubbing the other's feet. Our foot massages are our secret -- his buddies would definitely give him a hard time about this if they found out! But it's the trade-off we make: he picks the movie and I get the foot rub. If he wasn't rubbing my feet during some of these movies, I'd fall fast asleep. The worst movie he made me watch was Tim Allen's Joe Somebody. I got a really great massage that night!"

Duff, 20, SA, Tx and tlong, 42, Portland, OR..

How We Met: "We re-met at a Gay Pride Parade in California after attending the same basketball game in San Francisco.
How Long We've Been Together: One and a half years.
We Confess: "Each morning when we are together, my lover Duff and I wake up at 5:30 a.m. even though we don't have to be at work until after 8. We use that time to sit in our matching pink pajamas and drink Starbucks coffee and listen to Cat Stevens. By the time we start our workday, we are relaxed and wide awake."

Shana Peterson, 26, and Scott Keith, 28, Atlanta, Georgia

How We Met: "At a Super Bowl party."
How Long We've Been Together: Three years.
We Confess: "Our big ritual is Sunday morning coffee. If one of us wakes up first, we dart to Dunkin Donuts, and bring back coffee for the other. This is actually how he proposed! He just got back from Dunkin Donuts and got down on his knee!"

[batman2883]

ha hah ah a ha tlong and duff i never knew.....

[1Parker1]

They finish each other's sentences at cocktail parties, bicker good-naturedly in the supermarket, and discuss travel plans quietly on the airplane. But have you ever wondered how these couples found each other -- and what keeps them together? Below, 10 couples discuss the many ways that they maintain their bond, whether it's by kayaking, writing mystery novels, playing with the kids, or just sharing a good cup of coffee in bed.

Spurs Woman, 34, and Useruser666, 34 San Antonio, Tx

How We Met: "We met while we were at a Spurs Talk party. I was interning at the housing office and he was working there as a computer tech. The minute I saw him, I had a crush on him. I would always purposefully bump into him at the party. Finally, one day our Spurs talk buddies said we needed to go on a date, so he took me out. We've been together ever since."
How Long We've Been Together: Two years, with plans to get married next year.
We Confess: "We try to sit down once a week and watch a movie while rubbing the other's feet. Our foot massages are our secret -- his buddies would definitely give him a hard time about this if they found out! But it's the trade-off we make: he picks the movie and I get the foot rub. If he wasn't rubbing my feet during some of these movies, I'd fall fast asleep. The worst movie he made me watch was Tim Allen's Joe Somebody. I got a really great massage that night!"

Duff, 20, SA, Tx and tlong, 42, Portland, OR..

How We Met: "We re-met at a Gay Pride Parade in California after attending the same basketball game in San Francisco.
How Long We've Been Together: One and a half years.
We Confess: "Each morning when we are together, my lover Duff and I wake up at 5:30 a.m. even though we don't have to be at work until after 8. We use that time to sit in our matching pink pajamas and drink Starbucks coffee and listen to Cat Stevens. By the time we start our workday, we are relaxed and wide awake."

Shana Peterson, 26, and Scott Keith, 28, Atlanta, Georgia

How We Met: "At a Super Bowl party."
How Long We've Been Together: Three years.
We Confess: "Our big ritual is Sunday morning coffee. If one of us wakes up first, we dart to Dunkin Donuts, and bring back coffee for the other. This is actually how he proposed! He just got back from Dunkin Donuts and got down on his knee!"



:lol You forgot to mention Kori and LJ in there....

[1369]

User has to prostitute himself out as some kind foot massuse so he doesn't have to watch Steel Magnolias or some other chick flick?

Dude is whipped.

[ShoogarBear]

Jim, I know this isn't true.

(Cause isn't SW like 15 years older than Useruser?)

[Marklar MM]

Jim, I know this isn't true.

(Cause isn't SW like 15 years older than Useruser?)


Maybe in life, but not in love.

[SpursWoman]

Jim, I know this isn't true.

(Cause isn't SW like 15 years older than Useruser?)


I'm still only 33 ... and after Sunday it will only be 6 years older, thankyouverymuch.

:flipoff :lol

[Jimcs50]

I'm still only 33 ... and after Sunday it will only be 6 years older, thankyouverymuch.

:flipoff :lol

I fixed it.

:)

[ShoogarBear]

I fixed it.

:)

Flunk math? Read her post again.

[SpursWoman]

Flunk math? Read her post again.


Jim doesn't like word problems. :lol

[HB22inSA]

(Cause isn't SW like 15 years older than Useruser?)

My girlfriend is 41 and I'm 27.

[polandprzem]

The best

I'm starting meeting you guys

[ShoogarBear]

Jim doesn't like word problems. :lol

:rollin

[Marklar MM]

Wanna here a joke. I stole it from Carlos Mencia, who I am sure stole it from someone else.

"2 Jews walk into a bar and buy it." HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[ShoogarBear]

My girlfriend is 41 and I'm 27.

That's okay as long as you didn't start dating when she was 27.

(Jim goes to get a piece of paper and pencil . . . "x=41-27, z=27-x" . . .)

[SpursWoman]

(Jim goes to get a piece of paper and pencil . . . "x=41-27, z=27-x" . . .)


:rollin

[Jimcs50]

Flunk math? Read her post again.

33-6 = 27

WTF is wrong with my math????


:flipoff

[SWC Bonfire]

I'm still only 33 ... and after Sunday it will only be 6 years older, thankyouverymuch.

[ShoogarBear]

I'm still only 33 ... and after Sunday it will only be 6 years older, thankyouverymuch.

:flipoff :lol

She's 33.

Her (implied) birthday is Sunday. She will then be 34.

AT THAT TIME she will be 6 years older. Therefore on Sunday, she will be 34 and he will be 28.

THEREFORE, today she is 33 and he is 28.

Here endeth the lesson.

[Marklar MM]

E=MC squared

All you need to know.

[SWC Bonfire]

Unless it's his BD, in which case she will still be 33 and he will be 27. But he would be 26 now.

So Jim was still wrong. :lol

[Jimcs50]

She's 33.

Her (implied) birthday is Sunday. She will then be 34.

AT THAT TIME she will be 6 years older. Therefore on Sunday, she will be 34 and he will be 28.

THEREFORE, today she is 33 and he is 28.

Here endeth the lesson.

The way I read it, it was his birthday on Sunday, not hers, so I put his age as 27(a couple of days early) to make it look better for her in the article.


:flipoff

You are ruining my joke, btw.

:flipoff

[Jimcs50]

Shoog, you are just mad at me because 1Parker1 loves me more than you now.


:)

[ShoogarBear]

Unless it's his BD, in which case she will still be 33 and he will be 27. But he would be 26 now.

Ah, good point. I just assumed that SW was always the one having birthdays. :)


So Jim was still wrong. :lol
That is just an axiom of life.

[ShoogarBear]

Shoog, you are just mad at me because 1Parker1 loves me more than you now.

:)

Not when she finds out that you can't do math.

[NZHayden]

who cares how old they are, laugh about tlong being gay

[Jimcs50]

Not when she finds out that you can't do math.


Yeah? Well, at least I won't have to wear a condom, because I can't multiply.


:)

[Jimcs50]

who cares how old they are, laugh about tlong being gay

:tu

[2Blonde]

Ah, good point. I just assumed that SW was always the one having birthdays. :)


That is just an axiom of life.

The only thing you should have assumed is that SW was the one who always got the presents. :hat

[SpursWoman]

I just assumed that SW was always the one having birthdays. :)


It feels like it most of the time...every time I turn around there's another one. :( :lol


And it's Chris' birthday on Sunday...he'll be 27. :lol :smokin



I'll have to bump this thread in December, though. :cry

[Jimcs50]

It feels like it most of the time...every time I turn around there's another one. :( :lol


And it's Chris' birthday on Sunday...he'll be 27. :lol :smokin



I'll have to bump this thread in December, though. :cry

See, I was right.


:flipoff

[ShoogarBear]

See, I was right.


:flipoff

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

Jim, you argue like a woman.

[Kori Ellis]

It's useruser's birthday on Sunday. Not SW's. Her birthday is in December. So yes, Jim's number's will be correct (after Sunday). Right now, User is 26.

[batman2883]

Maybe Jim has high ideals of becoming a lawyer one day and loves to argue??? why does it have to necessarily be like a woman??? thats so sexist im offended

[Vashner]

$$$

[Kori Ellis]

My girlfriend is 41 and I'm 27.

Yeah, that's the best age difference for a couple.

If you marry her, you'll have one of the best marriages ever. :smokin

[TOP-CHERRY]

Maybe Jim has high ideals of becoming a lawyer one day and loves to argue??? why does it have to necessarily be like a woman??? thats so sexist im offended
Offended as a woman?

What're you trying to say, batman?

[batman2883]

I'd be offended if i was called a woman...in fact 1P1 and Obi offend me on a daily basis

[Shelly]

Jim dumped me :depressed.

[tlongII]

who cares how old they are, laugh about tlong being gay

Hardy har har.

[Kdfelicity]

User has to prostitute himself out as some kind foot massuse so he doesn't have to watch Steel Magnolias or some other chick flick?

Dude is whipped.


All I can say is if a guy can sit down and watch chick flicks with his girl, he's got a plus in my book. He can still do this and be secure in his masculinity, trust me.

[Useruser666]

All I can say is if a guy can sit down and watch chick flicks with girl, he's got a plus in my book. He can still do this and be secure in his masculinity, trust me.

That's why they invented picture and picture! :angel

[Useruser666]

I must have been busy at work to miss this gem of a thread. :lol

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Jim, I know this isn't true.

(Cause isn't SW like 15 years older than Useruser?)


rofl rofl rofl

spurs chicks must dig younger guys

my gf is 19 days older than me :oops :oops

except she is half mavericks half spurs fan and doesnt really care about basketball at all

[Kdfelicity]

kdfelicity = not a straight male


Maybe that's because I'm a girl doof. :lol

[Kdfelicity]

rofl rofl rofl

spurs chicks must dig younger guys

my gf is 19 days older than me :oops :oops

except she is half mavericks half spurs fan and doesnt really care about basketball at all


actually i'm a spurs chick and go for older guys, but most turned out to be dicks.

you better find yourself another girl cant_be_faded cuz she might turn on you at any given moment.

[SpursWoman]

actually i'm a spurs chick and go for older guys, but most turned out to be dicks.


My ex-husband was 12 years older than me ... same damn thing happened. :lol


I'm much, much happier now. And I most certainly do NOT make him watch chick flicks...but he would if I asked nicely.... :smokin

[SequSpur]

Yeah, that's the best age difference for a couple.

If you marry her, you'll have one of the best marriages ever. :smokin

Okay... when she's 55 and he's 40?

The only thing that is great about that is if she's got a great life insurance policy and good dental insurance.

:lol

[Kori Ellis]

Okay... when she's 55 and he's 40?

The only thing that is great about that is if she's got a great life insurance policy and good dental insurance.

:lol

:rolleyes

You know their age difference is the same as LJ and I, right?

[SequSpur]

:rolleyes

You know their age difference is the same as LJ and I, right?

In general terms, its the truth....

He's 45, She's 60

He's 50, She's on Medicare, Social Security, a walker or a cane, etc. etc.

or vice versa.

She's 45, he's 60
She's 50, he's on Medicare, Social Security, triple bypass, viagra and geritol.

To each his own.

:smokin

[Jimcs50]

actually i'm a spurs chick and go for older guys, but most turned out to be dicks.

you better find yourself another girl cant_be_faded cuz she might turn on you at any given moment.


Really????


Call me.


:)

[Jimcs50]

Jim dumped me :depressed.


Shelly, whereever did you get that idea?

You are the only one for me, you know that.

1Parker1 and I were just going over her homework together...it was purely innocent, I assure you.



:)

[ObiwanGinobili]

She's 33.

Her (implied) birthday is Sunday. She will then be 34.

AT THAT TIME she will be 6 years older. Therefore on Sunday, she will be 34 and he will be 28.

THEREFORE, today she is 33 and he is 28.

Here endeth the lesson.

Her birthday isn't untill December... Useruser is having a Bday on sat.

[ObiwanGinobili]

my gf is 19 days older than me :oops :oops

except she is half mavericks half spurs fan and doesnt really care about basketball at all


thats not right.
you shouldn't go outside of the basketball fan dating pool for chicks... :nope

[HB22inSA]

If you marry her, you'll have one of the best marriages ever.
Soon, very soon.


In general terms, its the truth....

He's 45, She's 60

He's 50, She's on Medicare, Social Security, a walker or a cane, etc. etc.

or vice versa.

She's 45, he's 60
She's 50, he's on Medicare, Social Security, triple bypass, viagra and geritol.

To each his own.

You see, it's like this.

Love is blind, right? I'll Love her forever, no matter what. She could get into a car wreck and be disfigured or paralyzed for life and I would still be with her.

So what if she's 55 and I'm 41 one day, it's not looks that matter (although she is a gorgeous woman in her "older" age, and will always be that way to me).

[SWC Bonfire]

Well, some women age really well, so that may not be an issue.

But the age issue will crop up, with things like her biological clock and other issues such as menopause and the like.

Good luck, cowboy.:tu

[ShoogarBear]

Jim dumped me :depressed.
Duff must've talked to him.

[Shelly]

Shelly, whereever did you get that idea?

You are the only one for me, you know that.

1Parker1 and I were just going over her homework together...it was purely innocent, I assure you.



:)


mmmm...hmmm. Why she's young enough to be our DAUGHTER :(

[HB22inSA]

But the age issue will crop up, with things like her biological clock and other issues such as menopause and the like.

Good luck, cowboy.
The age issue did crop up, and she's over it now.

And the menopause thing, she had a full hysterectomy 6 weeks ago and is feeling better than she has in years. Her HRT is really helping her, as she has no major symptoms other than the occassional hot flash. Her sex drive went through the roof as well.

[Shelly]

Duff must've talked to him.

And told him that I look a lot older????? :cry

[jcrod]

The age issue did crop up, and she's over it now.

And the menopause thing, she had a full hysterectomy 6 weeks ago and is feeling better than she has in years. Her HRT is really helping her, as she has no major symptoms other than the occassional hot flash. Her sex drive went through the roof as well.


You're still young, are you sure you don't want any kids? You might be fine with that now, but 5-10-15 yrs down it might hit you and it will be to late. Unless you go looking for someone younger. I can't imagine life without my kids. Goodluck!

BTW, I have an uncle who's been married for over 15yrs to a woman who is 15+ older than him. Age doesn't seem to be a problem for them at all. She does look younger for her age though.

[HB22inSA]

You're still young, are you sure you don't want any kids? You might be fine with that now, but 5-10-15 yrs down it might hit you and it will be to late. Unless you go looking for someone younger. I can't imagine life without my kids. Goodluck!

She has 3 beautiful children, including a beautiful 5 year-old daughter who adores me. So I'm very lucky. I Love her like she is my own.

[angel_luv]

Below, 10 couples discuss the many ways that they maintain their bond, whether it's by kayaking, writing mystery novels, playing with the kids, or just sharing a good cup of coffee in bed.

1)Spurs Woman, 33, and Useruser666, 27 San Antonio, Tx


2)Duff, 20, SA, Tx and tlong, 42, Portland, OR..


3) Shana Peterson, 26, and Scott Keith, 28, Atlanta, Georgia


What happend to the other 7 stories?

[JoeChalupa]

I'm 44 and the wife is 31 and next month we'll be celebrating our 8th wedding anniversary. Marriage rocks!! http://web01.genmay.net/userav/avatars/boratdance3.gif

[Trainwreck2100]

I'm twenty and for the past 20 years I've been single. It's great, because I don't know better.

[Kori Ellis]

You're still young, are you sure you don't want any kids? You might be fine with that now, but 5-10-15 yrs down it might hit you and it will be to late. Unless you go looking for someone younger. I can't imagine life without my kids. Goodluck!



In addition to her having children from a previous marriage, they can always adopt if they want kids of their own.

[angel_luv]

In addition to her having children from a previous marriage, they can always adopt if they want kids of their own.


I'm adopted and I highly recommend it... adopting I mean! = )

[Trainwreck2100]

you're a mom??

[angel_luv]

No!!!!!!!!

I have yet to be on my first date!

I was adopted by my parents when I was seven weeks old. Best thing that could have happened to me.

[HB22inSA]

I'm adopted and I highly recommend it... adopting I mean! = )
:)

[Jimcs50]

No!!!!!!!!

I have yet to be on my first date!

.


I will pick you up at 8.


:)

[angel_luv]

I will pick you up at 8.


:)


You want me to babysit so you can take your wife out, eh? Okie! :lol

[JoeChalupa]

No!!!!!!!!

I have yet to be on my first date!

I was adopted by my parents when I was seven weeks old. Best thing that could have happened to me.

I'm sure it was the best thing that happened to your parents as well. :)

[ShoogarBear]

I will pick you up at 8.


Be cautious around Jim when he starts using numbers.

[angel_luv]

I'm sure it was the best thing that happened to your parents as well. :)


Thanks. You are very kind!

[angel_luv]

Be cautious around Jim when he starts using numbers.


Doesn't matter. I hate going to the dentist. I doubt I could ever go with one. :lol

[Clandestino]

just watch out for that menopause thing. that is some crazy shit. i have seen my mom going thru it.. crying one sec, happy the next, hot as fuck and the temp is on 60...the cold and it is on 95!

[Kdfelicity]

Really????


Call me.


:)

I'm dissapointed though, Jim, you didn't have the party at your house for the horns. I had to have my own instead. I thought SOMEBODY was going to bring the wine if they won. But you still owe me a beer. :lol

[Kdfelicity]

thats not right.
you shouldn't go outside of the basketball fan dating pool for chicks... :nope

:tu
I couldn't agree more. My sis was dating a guy who didn't like the spurs or the horns. Actually it was much worse too, he LOVED the nets. Gross.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

thats not right.
you shouldn't go outside of the basketball fan dating pool for chicks... :nope


im slowly converting her

The funniest thing was in the 2004 campaign, she watched a buncha games with Mookie and I. Mookie and I kept yelling "Give it ta duncaaan, give it ta duncaan, omg giev it to duncan please!" and she was all "So I dont get it--Is duncan good? You mean they can give it to him for every play and he'll score more times than he misses? He made all team nba every year? Is that good?"

LOL

[mookie2001]

PLEEEEEEEEZZZEEE
giv em da ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
awww man !