Friday
Aug142009
The big reveal
Friday, August 14, 2009 at 10:58AM
I had a chat today with a friend and fellow blogger who also keeps her boyfriend's identity rather covert on her blog. That prompted me to give some thought to whether or not I want to reveal the Giraffe's identity more than I already have. You may have noticed that I've never revealed his real name or picture on this space, but those who know me on the social media sites have gotten a little taste of who he is.
I started out keeping it quiet because it was new and I didn't know where things would go for us. Then things got really serious, yet I still didn't reveal much. I really can't explain why - it's not that I was worried about jinxing it or that I felt like I needed to protect him. I think after laying so much of my life out in the open (hello public breakup last year), maybe I liked leaving something a bit mysterious.
But now that the Giraffe is involved in so much of my life, it's hard to keep him a big secret. It's easy enough to call him by his nickname rather his real one, but lately whenever I post photos of my goings on, I have to carefully pick out ones that don't include him. So enough of that. You guys ready to see what my boyfriend looks like?
Top left: At the grocery store. He was so cute I had to capture it.
Top right: Our very first picture together. He came over to bake me a belated birthday cake.
Bottom left: On one of our early dates.
Bottom right: Modeling a hat we found at my dad's house. This one is also displayed in my office at work.
And that's with me wearing three inch heels. Look how dorky he is with his pant leg tucked into his shoe. So cute.
Stay tuned for a little FAQ with the man himself coming soon.
I started out keeping it quiet because it was new and I didn't know where things would go for us. Then things got really serious, yet I still didn't reveal much. I really can't explain why - it's not that I was worried about jinxing it or that I felt like I needed to protect him. I think after laying so much of my life out in the open (hello public breakup last year), maybe I liked leaving something a bit mysterious.
But now that the Giraffe is involved in so much of my life, it's hard to keep him a big secret. It's easy enough to call him by his nickname rather his real one, but lately whenever I post photos of my goings on, I have to carefully pick out ones that don't include him. So enough of that. You guys ready to see what my boyfriend looks like?
Ta da!
Cute huh? Ok kidding. Sorta. That really is him, but only when he put on a pair of faux glasses and struck a ridiculous pose. (Don't worry I got permission to post that for all the Internet to see.) Here are a few where he looks more like himself:
Top left: At the grocery store. He was so cute I had to capture it.
Top right: Our very first picture together. He came over to bake me a belated birthday cake.
Bottom left: On one of our early dates.
Bottom right: Modeling a hat we found at my dad's house. This one is also displayed in my office at work.
So that's the Giraffe. And in case you didn't guess, his nickname derives from that fact that he's sort of a slender giant - 6'8" to my meager 5'5".
And that's with me wearing three inch heels. Look how dorky he is with his pant leg tucked into his shoe. So cute.
Stay tuned for a little FAQ with the man himself coming soon.
Reader Comments (15)
the height difference? SO CUTE!
6'8"?? Holy Smokes! The height difference. My parents are a foot apart and I think it's cute.
I actually really like the glasses on him :)
holy shit! he is so tall!
Holy cow!! Wow, 6'8" and 5'5"! The Giraffe is a very suitable nickname! I am glad that you finally decided to reveal him to the world! :)
Dear Shannon,
You have fabulous taste in men. But your wedding (what?) is going to be really awkward. Like mine.
Love,
Stephanie
Dear Giraffe,
You have fabulous taste in women. Also, you should wear hats. ALL THE TIME.
Love,
Stephanie
A long, tall drink of water. Me likey!
You guys look really cute together!
Cute!
You know, I'm 5'4" and I dated a guy 6'8". That didn't work out, but here's a story that does: My cousin is married to a guy 6'8"--but she's 5'8" so a giantess compared to us. At their wedding ALL of the groomsmen were over 6'6". And my sister and I walked with the shortest one. We looked like freaks, little purple specs hanging off a basketball player. (Sissy's even shorter than I am!)
Two questions: Is that your apartment in the bottom picture (of you two)? I like it -- very homey. Also, what size bed do you guys have? I can't imagine a full-size being long enough...
Just being nosy! :)
Oh yay! I'm so glad that you feel comfortable enough to share the giraffe with the world.
*waves at Giraffe*
It's so good to finally meet you!
hehehe
Dude, in regards to the FAQ, I knew someone who dated someone who was the same height as Giraffe, and I used to tell him all the time to tell the rude tall-gawkers to point out one of their bodily characteristics; give them a taste of their own medicine! That used to drive me insane.
Aww, you two look so cute together! :)
No that's actually not our apartment - that was taken when I was living somewhere else temporarily. And our bed is a queen. G's feet hang off the bottom if he's not curled up. Which he usually is. It's sweet.
Yay, Giraffe revealed! You two are ADORABLE together!
He is cute! Glad you finally did the reveal. :-)
I read your Q&A with him before I read this post so I will say that I'm not even close to his height (I'm 5'8") and I actually get asked if I grew up playing basketball and volleyball. I mean really...
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