Monday
Jul062009
Things in common
Monday, July 6, 2009 at 10:24AM
Last night the Giraffe and I attended a dinner party with some of his family's old family friends. Of course they were curious about how we had met, a story we happily shared (on match.com for those who don't know). Then someone asked what we had in common, and I was completely thrown for a loop. Not because we have nothing in common, but the question caught us off-guard, and all we could come up with were books and "he likes to cook and I like to eat."
Not very interesting, I know. Had I been been thinking faster, I might have shared these stories:
On our very first date, the Giraffe picked me up at my apartment and we drove to a local restaurant. When we got out of his car, I noticed something taped to his back windshield...
Not only did we have the same stickers on our cars, but we had both messily taped them there. The only difference was that mine was on the passenger side, his on the driver's. A match made in liberal heaven.
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Thursday when I got home from work I told the Giraffe that I had a present for him, and I pulled out a 3-pack of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups that I bought from a fundraiser at work.
"That's so sweet," he said, "I got you a present too."
And he pulled out a King-sized Snickers he had purchased at work that day.
Not very interesting, I know. Had I been been thinking faster, I might have shared these stories:
On our very first date, the Giraffe picked me up at my apartment and we drove to a local restaurant. When we got out of his car, I noticed something taped to his back windshield...
...an Obama/Biden bumper sticker from moveon.org. You can't tell here, but it's actually Scotch taped to the inside of his windshield. Which is so dorky right? Yes, which is exactly why I had done the same exact thing with my sticker when I got it:
Not only did we have the same stickers on our cars, but we had both messily taped them there. The only difference was that mine was on the passenger side, his on the driver's. A match made in liberal heaven.
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Thursday when I got home from work I told the Giraffe that I had a present for him, and I pulled out a 3-pack of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups that I bought from a fundraiser at work.
"That's so sweet," he said, "I got you a present too."
And he pulled out a King-sized Snickers he had purchased at work that day.
Candy. Either that's true love, or we're just trying to make each other fat.
Reader Comments (7)
so cute! the chocolate bar thing is something me and my husband do all the time. it's totally because we're trying to make each other fat.
I love that you thought of the candy on the same day! I also love that you taped the sticker to your window. Guess what? Then you can remove it when it's out of date. It's much easier than trying to scrape it off your bumper and having the MA-DEN-08 half left over for the next five years. Not dorky. Sensible. :)
Awww...that's a great story!! :)
That's...beautiful. Anyone can like the same books, and taste in music changes, but those suggest deep-rooted similarities that are priceless in a relationship.
On another note, who the hell asks you what you have in common? That's like saying, "Could you justify your relationship for me?" I probably would have said something smart-ass like, "Well, we both love oxygen, and we share an affinity for kicking puppies!"
That's so freaking cute! I love this story. The Mister had the same MoveOn bumpersticker until months after the election.
I have to agree with MonsteRawr. That question sounded like the person was seeking some sort of justification!
Agreed. The shared bumper sticker strategy is a much more meaningful thing in common than the cooking/eating thing. I mean really, doesn't almost everyone like to cook and eat?
Also: I think it's great that you happily share that you met on match. I think if more happy couples were "out" about that, then the diminishing (but still present) stigma around online dating would eventually disappear.