Questions You Should Ask Before Marriage…Really?

I found gem of a questions on Pinterest titled “100 questions couples should ask before getting married” After reading these questions I thought “oh Phil and I should ask these questions to each other we could learn a lot” after reading through all of the questions I thought, “What kind of questions are these?! Shouldn’t all couples know all of the answers to these questions before you get engaged?!?” Below are Phil and I’s answers to some of these questions; our answers were kinda comical.

Question #1: What is the best way for me to show that I love you?

Phil’s Answer: You show it to me everyday

Alysse’s Answer: Awwwww, how can I follow that answer? Kisses and hugs.

Q#2: Have you ever been involved in any criminal activities? What were they?

P:  Have you ever been involved in any criminal activities?!? Huh? Huh?

A: No, what is this NCIS? You have been watching too much NCIS.

Q#3: Is it permissible for us to open each other’s mail?

P: I don’t see why not.

A: You can’t open my mail when it is from a clothing store because I love opening up packages from clothing stores!! Also don’t open your Christmas presents before Christmas.

P: Well, duh.

Q#4: Do you trust me with money?

P: Yes, of course…

A: What is that supposed to mean? I trust you.

Q#5: How will you support my hobbies?

P: What does that even mean??? What are your hobbies? You tell me your hobbies and I will tell you if I support them.

A: Well, let’s see my hobbies include celebrity gossip, watching a bunch of TV and movies, and listening to a ton of music, and I guess now blogging.

P: I pay the cable bill so I support your hobbies!

A: I support your  hobby of fantasy sports teams because sometimes you take me on nice trips with that money. I also support your man cave sports collectibles collection obviously because I have gotten you half of your collection.

Q#6:  Do you anticipate maintaining your single lifestyle after we are married?

P: Video games and sports games.

A: I just studied when I was single I don’t know what single life is like without studying. Thus, I don’t want to maintain my single lifestyle.

Q#7: Is there anything about marriage that frightens you?

P: Nope.

A: You getting sick of me.

P: I’ll never get sick of you.

A: Awwwww

Q#8: How will we schedule holidays with our families?

P: We have being doing it before we get married so no need to change now.

A: Ditto and why not have every holiday!

Q#9: Other than formal schooling, what types of education will our children get and how will they receive them?

P: Well kids, you’re Cleveland fans, sorry!

A: No matter if they are boys or girls or both they will watch classic movies, television, theater, and appreciate art. They also will go to clown school.

P: Oh yes, they are totally going to clown school.

Q#10: When we have children, who will change the diapers, heat the bottles, prepare the meals, do the housework, bathe the child, get up in the middle of the night when a child is crying, take the child to the doctor, buy clothing, and dress the child?

P: Both of us. Is that the correct answer?

A: Yes, it is. I have trained you well.

Q#11: If I had bad breath or body odor or wear dirty clothes, will you tell me? Should I tell you? Why or why not? How should we do it?

P: Yes, I will tell you.

A: And I will tell you too, your breath is stanky.

Q#12: Do you approve without reservation of the way I dress?

P: Yes, minus blazers and that headband you are wearing is a little whack.

A: What you don’t like I’m wearing it like I’m a ninja. What is wrong with a strong female wearing a blazer? I like them they are cute and I wear a lot of them. Yes, except you can wear less sweatpants in public and sometimes you wear stuff that doesn’t match.

Q#13: Would it bother you if I made body noises all the time, like passing gas or burping?

P: You are already do that! Oh Burn!

A: Whatever you fart too. If you don’t fart and burp in front of each as a couple something is wrong.

Q#14: When do you need space away from me?

P: Never!

A: Awwww there is he goes again.

Q#15: If you always say you are going to do something but never do it, what is the most effective way to bring this problem to your attention?

P: Bribe me.

A: Hahaha. I have done this before and it does work. You can just remind me.

Q#16: What makes you not want to talk to me?

P: Your stanky breath.

A: You just stole stanky from me. I usually don’t want to talk to you when your cranky and you haven’t eaten.

Q#17: What justifies going into debt?

P: Food, is that lame?

A: Hot tubs, In-Home Movie Theaters…

P: Pool tables, calf implants…

A: Backstage passes to meet Justin Timberlake and anything from Madewell.

Q#18: How should we prepare for a financial emergency?

P: Buy blow up furniture. What are your thoughts on that.

A: Whatever happened to blow up furniture? I say let’s do whatever they do in NBC’s “Revolution”

P: So basically gather a bunch of candles and crossbows.

Q#19: What do you fear?

P: Nothing. Read the quote my twitter profile, “Limits like fears are often an illusion” said by Micheal Jordan.

A: Thanks Master Phil. I fear snakes, just snakes and NSYNC never getting back together.

Q#20: How do you feel about having guns in our home?

P: There are already guns in our home (Phil then points to his flexed arm muscle)

A: SMH

Q#21: Do you like pets?

P: I’m allergic to pets.

A: And that’s why we are a perfect match. I don’t like pets 🙂

Q#22: Have you ever had any psychological problems?

P: I have ADD….What did you just say?

A: I’ve just been crazy for you 😉

Q#23: Is there anything in your past I should be aware of?

P: I just farted it is right behind me.

A: I once stole a Barbie bookmark from the book fair in the 2nd grade.

P: You criminal.

Q#24: Have you ever been able to overcome a bad habit? What was it?

P: I don’t eat fast food any more.

A: Lies!

P: Not like I used to!

A: Well, if you gave up fast food. I gave up reality TV shows.

Q#25: Would you prefer to live in the city, the country, or by the beach? Why?

P: In the jungle. I am Tarzan.

A: That wasn’t even a choice.

P: I’m tired.

A: Ok, I’m done with this too.

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