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Relationship Firsts Poll
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?)
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO?
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO?
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body 
)?
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song?
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple?
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1. What sond did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) Peter Piper by Run DMC
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? Not sure.
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? We met in Chicago for a long weekend.
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? . 
A few minutes after we started dancing to the above mentioned song. I swear, I'm not normally like that. 
We were at Studion 54 in Vegas.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? Better Together , Jack Johnson
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) It was my very first time dancing with a boy. It was at his high school's JROTC Military Ball and we danced to KC and JoJO's "All My Life". Soooo cheesy
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? We saw "Save The Last Dance" in the theater on our first date.
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? We went to Hawaii to visit my family. Our trip to San Diego for our Honeymoon was our first long trip alone.
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? At his high school in the hallway.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? We danced to "Is This Love" by Bob Marley.
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple? "Love Song" by Third Day is our song. I walked down the aisle to it. We also love "Faithfully" by Journey.
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) We have danced as much as we can with DH in a wheelchair but not until our own wedding. After that we have "danced" at other people's weddings or just at home. So the most memorable time besides at our wedding was at a friend's to Every Thing She Does is Magic by the Police.
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? On one of our first dates DH tried to show me Sling Blade because I hadn't seen it. But we didn't end up really watching it...
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? Going to my hometown for Thanksgiving, I think. After that we went to Tahoe that winter. We met the summer before.
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? At the upstairs bar at Beckett's pub in Berkeley. Then we did some kissing on Treasure Island later that night because that's where I lived at the time. Drew proposed at Beckett's 3 years later and we had our engagement pics taken on Treasure Island.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? These Arms of Mine by Otis Redding
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple? The Charlie Brown theme song. We walked out of our ceremony to it.
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1. What sond did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) I'm not a big music person, and we don't dance, so I don't know.
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? After our first date, we went back to his house to hang out/watch a movie. He picked Don Juan De Marco.
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? Disneyland
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? We were at the Bay Meadows Race Track.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? No dancing at our wedding (we were married in Hawaii with just family...we went out to dinner afterward and that was it)
1. What sond did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) Mazzy Star's Fade Into You
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? I don't remember...
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? Fort Bragg for President's weekend 4 years ago, almost to the day.
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? . We were at Rio Vista High School, on the soccer fields (which is just where we happened to be flying a kite together), just as the sun was setting, second date, he asked if he could kiss me... It was dreamy.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? Neil Young's Falling Off the Face of the Earth
1. What sond did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? Don't remember...DH sleeps through all movies anyways so maybe I should try and remember which movie did I watch by myself while DH snored, hmmmm...still can't remember what the first one was.
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? Either SLO/Cambria or Vegas...they were within a month of each other and this is almost 8 years ago people. I'm sure we went to Tahoe before that, but since that's so close I don't think it really counts, lol.
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body)? I can't put that on the internet because my children will grow up one day, find this and think mommy is easy.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? Someone Like You - Van Morrison
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) Gosh, I'm not sure... he FINALLY danced with me for the first time at my cousin's wedding 2 years into our relationship, but I don't know what song it was.
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? I think it was Harry Potter. Maybe number 5? 4? It was at the theater on G street in Davis.
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? Aside from taking trips to see eachother (we were long distance for the first year), the first trip we actually took together was to Mass. to visit his family.
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? In my apartment in Davis.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? The Luckiest by Ben Folds
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? Funny story. The day we decided to be more than friends and officially be a couple, I went over to his house to hang out. When I left, I *attempted* to go in for a kiss and he hugged me instead... He felt silly later. So then a couple of days later (4th of July, after we went to watch fireworks), I was dropping him off back at his parents house (we were both home from college for the summer) and went for it outside his parents house 
Shameless.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? Queen's "You're My Best Friend."
1. What sond did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) The first time I remember dancing with him was NYE and it was some 80's song the cover band was playing.
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? I dragged him to Harry Potter when it first came out, I'm surprised he stuck around
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? We went to Monterey from Fresno for a day trip cause I had my credential program interview.
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? Outside his parents house
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? "When you got a good feeling" by Lady Antebellum
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple? I claim Taylor Swift "Mine" but he doesn't care haha. It fits us really well and would have been our first dance but it was a little too fast.
That's awesome! Love it! That's Huz's ringtone on my phone
Cute! I've loved that song forever. KFOG plays it all the time.
1. What sond did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) I guess it would have been something at my senior year homecoming dance, but I don't remember what song it was. I do remember dancing to some country song called "Amazed", but it wasn't the first song we danced to that night.
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? Me, Myself and Irene
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? Camping trip to Lake Berryessa
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? In my 68 Mustang on the side of the road.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? "Stand By Me"
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple? "Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC because that was the first concert we went to as a couple.
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? Control Myself by J Lo and LL Cool J
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? Mirror Mask. It wasn't until the third time that we actually watched it, though. :X
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? The weekend we officially became boyfriend/girlfriend we took a road trip down to So Cal and I met both of his parents and most of his family. He was already pretty buddy-buddy with my mom since I lived near her then and it didn't seem odd at all meeting the fam so soon!
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body )? On my birthday in his apartment in the hallway... against the wall. He was mighty convincing.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? Ingrid Michaelson's You and I
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple? The two above in 1 and 5 we consider "ours".
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1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? Gosh, I'm not sure. Either something bluesy from Mofo Party Band or Ticket to Ride, the Beetles tribute band, both of which we saw in a local club.
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? Superman, the remade one.
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? Santa Cruz.
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO? On my couch.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? No dancing at my wedding.
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple? Love of the common people by Paul Young.
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?)
I honestly don't remember. We went to a couple of weddings while we were dating. The first dance at our wedding was It Is You (I Have Loved) by Dana Glover, from Shrek
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO?
First date: AI
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO?
Tahoe
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)?
A party
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song?
It Is You (I Have Loved) by Dana Glover--from Shrek. I guess it would be considered Fiona's Theme.
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple?
Mission Impossible Theme, It Is You
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) I think it was Unchained Melody at my cousin's wedding in NY.
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? Constantine - it was our first date.
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? We went to Monterey for our 6 month anniversary, which is also the trip where he proposed.
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? My parents' living room.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? "Criminal" by Jeff Austin Black
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple? We have two: "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5, and "Humans Being" by Van Halen
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? Let's Stay Together by Al Green. Pretty much the reason I was even remotely interested in him was his taste in music (I was just getting out of a serious relationship and wasn't looking to date anyone, obviously that worked out....)
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? On our first date we went to see Sin City but prior to that date I think we watched Wet Hot American Summer with my roomies. Interesting combo...
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? I think it was to my Mom's for my younger brother's HS grad ?
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? On the front porch at my house during a party we were throwing for my BFF's birthday. It will be 6 years on February 26 
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? Night And Day by the Temptations. It's on the What WomenWant soundtrack and I always thought it was soo romantic.
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple? Let's Stay Together, see above :-)
I should add that the first time H and I danced we had both had a few drinks, hence dancing to Let's Stay Together in my housemate's room :-)
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I love this song.
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) I honestly don't remember...our first dance would have probably been at a wedding, I wish I could remember what the song was.
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? Shrek...it was 2nd date.
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? We went camping for Labor Day weekend after we'd been dating about 4 months. During the trip was our first "I Love You" moment
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? In the parking lot of a mall, sooo romantic..haha!
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? At Last by Etta James
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple? "At Last"
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? I don't remember
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? Am?lie
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? Yosemite NP
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? At his home
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? Besame Mucho (instrumental version by Richard Clayderman)
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple? Canon in D
1. I have no idea. We're big dancing fools so who knows.
2. Superbad
3. We went up to Vermont for my birthday weekend.
4. In the car after a date. He walked me to my car and then I drove him to his car and he asked if he could before he got out of the car.
5. Green Eyes by Coldplay which was immediately followed up by a silly dance to I Want to Love You Madly by Cake
Bonus: We have so many songs that we consider to be ours. I don't know if we have just one.
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1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) probably something by the counting crows... but i don't really remember
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? sleepy hollow
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? we road tripped from portland to canada
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? vacville in the applebees parking lot.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? steady as we go by (shocker!!) dave matthews band
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple? about to come alive by train.
1. We didn't have a first dance but I remember being out shooting pool together and Seal's 'Kiss from a Rose' came on and well, it was just a moment in my life that I remember and I felt a really strong connection to dh in that moment.
2. 9 Months with Hugh Grant. It was our first date and dh was being nice, it totally isn't his type of movie. Thank god for the scene where they beat up the dino mascot in the store - had him cracking up!
3. Not sure...he was living in Santa Barbara when we started dating so most of our travel was to see each other
4. At his parents house.
5. Lenny Kravitz, 'I Belong To You'
Lighthouse State Beach, Santa Cruz.
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) I don't know...before we started dating we met up at a club with our respective friends so I'm sure we danced that night but I have no idea to what.
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? Shrek. It was one part of our 7+ hour first date!
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? He found out that I'd never been to Tahoe (I had only been living in the bay area a couple of years) and booked a weekend away for us. Very romantic.
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body)? In Chalkers, the pool hall that used to be in the Rincon Center.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? Come What May from Moulin Rouge.
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) no idea but given that it was st. patty's day when we met, whiskey in the bottle seems VERY appropriate
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? Blow
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? we went to Monterey for the weekend in 10/01
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body )? this i remember
pool room at Crogran's WC
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? Crazy Love by Van Morrison
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?)
I don't know! Our first dance would have been at my Winter Ball though.
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO?
Liar, Liar (with Jim Carey)
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO?
Our very first trip together was camping in Klamath, CA with my family (DH came with us). Our first trip alone together was to Disneyland.
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)?
Lying on his bed in his bedroom, at his parent's house.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song?
"Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn Miller
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple?
"Suavecito" by Malo
1. What song did you dance with your SO for the first time to? (If you've never danced with them, then what song do you think would have made a good first dance song?) i have absolutely no idea.
2. What was the first movie you saw with your SO? it might have been "enter the dragon", but to be honest, not sure. he had these weekly movie nights so i've seen a ton w/ him, esp when we first started hanging out, but i'm not sure what the first was.
3. What was the first trip you took with your SO? nyc
4. Where was your first kiss with your SO (your geographical surroundings... not the location on your body
)? the kitchen of the house he was living in at the time.
5. What was your First Dance at your wedding song? come fly with me (sinatra)
Bonus: Which song is "yours" as a couple? two step, by dave matthews band.