Us, in Lots of Words

Got this from dooce. I'm so not original.

What are your middle names?
My middle name is Marie. Niels' middle name is Alexander.

How long have you been together?
We've been married a year and a half, together five and a half years.

How long did you know each other before you started dating?
We met in September 2002, I'd say hi to him and he'd run away. He asked me out in September 2003.

Who asked whom out?
He did, he asked if I wanted to go out for lunch. .

How old are each of you?
I'm 33, he's 26. Helloooooo Mrs. Robinson. I often forget I'm older than him, I still feel like I'm in my mid 20s, but way more stable. 

Whose siblings do you see the most?
Mine, but that's only because I've a brother that lives in the area.

Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
The fact that we're both in school, I work part time, and used to deal with all things house related was a bone of contention, but we've since found a balance. My depression hasn't been a walk in the park for us either, but right now, the hardest thing for us is not being able to spend much time together during the week because our schedules. That's really hard. Needless to say we look forward to Saturdays when it's “our” day.

Did you go to the same school?
Yes, that's where we met. We graduated from GWU, I in Winter 2004, with a degree in English, he May 2006 with a degree in Philosophy.

Are you from the same home town?
No. I'm from Buffalo, NY, he's from Krefeld, Germany.

Who is smarter?
He is, and sometimes a bit intimidating. (Hello, 99th percentile on the LSAT.) But I'm a lot better at remembering trivial info.

Who is the most sensitive?
Ooooh, that's a tie.

Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Dama, an Ethiopian restaurant up the street from our apartment.

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
China

Who has the craziest exes?
N/A

Who has the worst temper?
We both have pretty long fuses, but when it comes down to it, me. I've been known to throw things. He just simmers.

Who does the cooking?
Me, although I've not been very adventurous lately. It's not that he doesn't like cooking, I just gain more pleasure from it.

Who is the neat-freak?
Hands down, me.

Who is more stubborn?
He's German/British, I'm Eastern European/Italian-American. It's a tie. 

Who hogs the bed?
Niels has been known to push me out of bed.

Who wakes up earlier?
Depends on the day, during the week, it's usually me by five minutes. On weekends he can wake up on his own before the alarm goes off, and having gone to bed later than I. I don't know how he does it.

Where was your first date?
Baja Fresh. 

Who is more jealous?


Neither
of us are jealous people, but I have had moments.

How long did it take to get serious?
We were pretty serious from the get go.

Who eats more?
He can eat more than I in one sitting, but I eat more through out the day.

Who does the laundry?
We both do, but I often do it more regularly.

Who's better with the computer?
Oh, for sure Niels.

Who drives when you are together?
Either the bus driver or the metro driver. We don't own a car. But when we're visiting his parents he drives, when we're visiting my parents I try to drive, but often get really nervous because I only do it once or twice a year.   

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