November 2008 Weddings
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TPT-Third Person Tuesday...
Okay... let's get this Board to wake up!
TPT...
dating life vs. married life vs. family life...theme...
The good, the bad and the ugly...
Don't forget THIRD PERSON!
Re: TPT-Third Person Tuesday...
Lorelai thought dating life was horrible... she always thought she'd have 3 kids and be married waaayyy before now....
That being said...
Married Life:
The good: Love having someone here to share Lorelai's life with... Love not having to be someone Lorelai's not...
The bad: Lorelai gets tired of being the planner... Lorelai is so farkin' indecisive that it stops being fun after a while...
The ugly: Lorelai gets mildly annoyed when DH says she shoulda married someone else... and finds it funny... also annoyed with the amt of gaseous emmissions coming from the hind quarters... Lorelai feels she needs to shower every morning to detox from said gases... She wonders if DH is skinny cause of the detox. hm...
Sierra missunderstood this first question...about dating.
Edited: Sierra's dating life before DH was eh... Sierra's only had 1 1/2 boy friends before DH. The first was a nice guy(when Sierra dated him), but now he's a man "gardening tool". We dated about 5 or 6 months. The 1/2 was um well a mamma's boy BIG TIME. Sierra and MB were on a date at MB's family friends house. SIerra and MB were sitting on the love seat which was next to a recliner type chair where MB's mamma was sitting. Sierra looks over in that direction at one point and see's MB and his mamma HOLDING HANDS...ahhhhh. He was 19 years old. Yeah we only dated like 2 weeks.
The Good: Married life for Sierra and DH is wonderful. It's like having a sleep over with your best friend every night. Except Sierra likes that she can kiss on and have sexy time with said friend.
The Bad: Sierra and her DH do get into arguments but she loves how quickly they get resolved.
The Ugly: Sierra's IL are messed up, and she wishes she could just body slam all of them, well most of them.
And also in the ugly section for Sierra....is dun dun duuuuunnnn...Baby Fever.... it is rearing it's ugly head seems like more and more each day. Sierra does want to wait but the mommy urge is so strong.
Jenny's dating life was, um, an adventure! Jenny dated a lot, since she started dating at 15, and didn't meet N until she was almost 28.
Married life: There are always little challenges in life, but Jenny's life has been so much more fulfilling since she met N, so she is going to make this an all-positive TPT.
The good: Jenny is a twin, and grew up having a "better half" to share everything with. When Jenny and her twin went to different colleges, Jenny missed having daily contact with a partner. It took Jenny a while to find a man who was good enough to match up to Jenny's expectations for a partner, but Jenny is glad she waited to get married until she found him!
The better: Jenny is so grateful that N is willing to pick up and move to be close to Jenny's family. She is so happy that they share the same values and goals, and that he loves her family and they love him.
The best: Jenny has been around the block a few times, and N floats her boat like no one else ever has
Hudy's dating life was limited but great. She's only ever dated her DH, but the seven years they were together before marriage was great. And they love going back now and reliving some of those dates - hence roller skating the other day.
(Hudy's following Jenny's good - better - best bc she likes it)
Good: Hudy's Dh definitely completes her. Hudys is still amazed at how in sync they are.
Better - Even after all this time together, Hudys and DH manage to keep things fresh. They are always discovering new hobbies (individually and together). They've really enjoyed growing together.
Best - Hudys loves her DH more today than ever before. She really didn't think things could be much better than when they started. Hudys and her Dh really just fit together in all aspects and she is unbelievably lucky to have found him (and to be able to stay with him through all the young stupid years).
Dating life: Cassie was what she likes to call ?a lazy dater?. Like seriously lazy. She had an odd phenonomen in college where only super duper wicked attractive guys liked her. Cassie could never figure this out since she dressed like a blind man picked out her clothes and was usually covered in pain. Even J thought she might be a lesbian her senior year. But hotties liked her for some reason. One actually took her out a few times but she decided that dating was too time consuming and broke it off. J was actually Cassie?s first relationship that lasted more than 2 weeks. She decided he was worth the time (and her view, more attractive than the ?hotties?).
Married life:
The good: Cassie loves that J is her family now. It is the best. It?s like being officially recognized best friends who kiss. She could not have chosen a better partner. They genuinely love making each other happy and express that every day (she know ? gaaaaaay).
The less good: Cassie occasionally feels constrained by the construct of marriage . . . like she can?t just go hop on a flight to Asia with consulting J first. Not that she would, but still. She also kind dislikes sharing a bank account. In the long run, it is a good thing (especially since J makes a little more) but she doesn?t like having to explain purchases (not that J asks because he thinks she is spending their money, he just wants to know why she went to CVS).
The ugly: Cassie is seriously concerned about her long term relationship with her in-laws. She loves them, they are lovely . . . But they are very religious and honestly in a kind of crazy way. Many of their core beliefs are incredibly offensive to her. And they are so weirdly possessive over J and C that they always have to second guess stupid things like, ?Oh maybe J and C will go to C?s home for Easter. Well, actually maybe not because in-laws will think that Easter is a holiday to trade-off even though we?ve spent it with them for the past three years.? This will be interesting when J and C have kids.
Sierra didn't know if it would let her type that word...
OMG! I 'think' I just got this!
Kim's dating life has been less than eventful. She didn't have her first bf until 16. She dated him for about a year and a half before going to college. Kim had one free year of college and then started dating The Chad. Kim dated The Chad all through college and contemplated marrying him until she realized he was psychotic (long story). Kim then had a few "excursions" with other boys before meeting DH.
Married life:
The good - DH treats me so well. He is amazing and incredibly understanding. Plus he fits into my family perfectly.
The bad - DH is like Pigpen. Messes follow him EVERYWHERE!!
The ugly - DH's parents are divorces and his siblings do not speak to his dad. Make it hard to plan any sort of family event. It worries me for when he have children.
Carli thinks that dating life was very easy, but Gil and her connected from the beginning, so there was always a sense of responisbilty between the 2 of them....Married life...oh how the responsibilities have grown! Gil is pretty good about a lot of things, but he DEFINITELY leaves more than enough for Carli to do. This leads Carli to Family life, Sadie will be here soon and Carli is hoping Gil will realize what needs to be done around the house without Carli having to give him direction!
Only time will tell!!!