My Sunday school class has a social once a year called the "Not-so-newlywed Game" during which we guess what our spouses would say about us. It was a little eye-opening to find out that Glen and I don't really know much about each other.
We've been together for 16 years and have been close friends since 1988. I'm not sure all of it would be flattering but I suspect we know each other pretty well.
Probably not. I recently found out that I didn't even know his favorite candy bar.
Questions like that, pretty much.
Ones I can remember:
-How many pillows are on your bed (when the bed is made, not when you're sleeping in it)?
-What is your spouse's favorite musical performer?
-What was your spouse's first (or favorite) car that he/she owned?
-What would your spouse say is your best feature?
I'll try to think of more but Glen answered that my favorite band was the Cedarmont Kids--a children's group (that isn't even around anymore) that Henry was obsessed with when he was younger. Um, no. Not my favorite musical performer.
Anyway, it opened my eyes that Glen doesn't really know that much about me--especially the things that have changed/evolved in the 16 years we've been married. I changed my favorite color from green to yellow several years ago. I don't listen to the same radio station.
So we went to dinner without our kids last night and asked each other a bunch of those type of questions. The Not-so-newlywed Game is next Saturday, and we want to win.
First concert attended? Most recent concert attended?
Now that I see the questions, I would totally get those right about him. But IDT he would get them all right about me, lol!! He just doesn't pay attention to those things!
If I'm being totally honest, Joe would get a more right about me than I would about him - I'm a lot more predictable than he is... My favorite things don't change, where as he doesn't have a lot of favorite things in the first place, so he'd just randomly pick from a list of things he likes. I don't think I'd either of us would ever really be totally off base at the moment, but we definitely wouldn't get a perfect score, either.
Update: The not-so-newlywed game was last night. We tied for 5th place, out of 7 couples. Pretty terrible. However, most of the questions were multiple choice with no good answer for us. For some reason, people like to ask travel questions--with no answer choice of: "He doesn't travel so that would not be an issue."
The host asked the guys questions about themselves, then the wives had to guess what the guys said about themselves. And vice versa.
Dh's weight (within 5 pounds): I totally got that one right.
Vacation to paradise, where would you go? I said Hawaii. Glen said Florida beaches. We discussed this question beforehand and AGREED on Hawaii.
Favorite actor, HOWEVER it was multiple choice. Matt Damon, Will Smith, George Clooney, or Leonardo DiCaprio? Glen knows that my favorite actor is John Travolta, and I TOLD him I would write him in even if it was multiple choice. He guessed Leonardo.
How much cash do I typically carry in my wallet? I said $20. He said $0.
What is the brand name of our refrigerator? Almost everyone got this question wrong because hardly anyone knew the brand name of their refrigerator. I guess Kenmore (and was right), but Glen said Frigidaire.
Glen's favorite movie, multiple choice: The Godfather, Old School, Tommy Boy, Forrest Gump. He LOVES Tommy Boy (and all movies like that) so that's what I said. He said that was his favorite but he didn't think I knew what the movie Tommy Boy was so he wrote Forrest Gump.
There was a question about traveling in a foreign country and getting lost, also multiple choice. I chose "D. He'd blame me." He said "B. He'd stop and buy a map."
I did guess correctly on what show he would stop flipping channels to watch. Rocky.
And he guessed correctly my best girlfriend's name from high school.
One couple, who'd been married the shortest amount of time, pretty much swept the game. They got 14 out of 16 possible points.
In fairness, I think a newlywed would get more questions right. I think we know each other best then, and lose touch on the smaller details as we evolve (and get really busy with kids).
I love that you went out to dinner and practiced. I should randomly do this on our next date-day :)
So I was at walmart the other day and came across this DVD Newlywed game on clearance and just had to buy it. I can't wait to play it with DH. You can play versus the DVD couple or another couple.
