10th Wedding Anniversary - how to celebrate? Page 2

Quote: Lee Henman @ September 17 2009, 1:51 PM BST

Up the bum, wearing a clown mask?

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I'm not sure why, but that's the funniest thing I have read today. The Sheer direct, simplicity of those 7 words, with no explanation or reason. Brilliant

A mate once tried not to make a big deal of his 30th Birthday, saying he was, instead, spending the money on a nice family holiday for him, his long term partner, her parents and his step-daughter.

Nonsense I replied, it's your 30th Birthday, something I cannot and will not miss. I'll meet you by the pool. I'll be the one with the sombrero and the huge inflatable cock.

He spent the whole holiday in fear

My 10th anniversary was nearly 8 years ago now.

If you haven't got much money, can you at least take the day off work and spend the day in bed?

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ September 17 2009, 2:56 PM BST

If you haven't got much money, can you at least take the day off work and spend the day in bed?

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With her waiting on you hand and foot whilst dressed as a French maid? Not a bad idea, Dolly.

It works in our house.

Is it me or is it getting hot in here?

[*fingers collar...and whatever else there is to hand]

Do what you do every anniversary, do exactly what she wants, put on a fake smile, fein interest, eat bad food at an overpriced restaurant and pray something (anything) happens which you can use as a topic of conversation to avoid the tedious silence.

Then when she's not looking, stare at the hot waitress and imagine what it would be like to be single again. Drink a lot, make your waitress staring a little less obvious, get caught by your other half and then indure yet more hours of tedious silence until you finally get home.

March dutifully into the bedroom and look at each other with that 'It's our anniversary, we should have sex' lack of enthusiasm in both your eyes. Then get down to the same dull, unimaginative quick in and out as you think about the hot waitress and she imagines Colin Firth.

Then after your routine and predictable bout of love making, lie there in the dark staring at the ceiling praying for the sweet release of death.

Happy Anniversary!

I didn't even know he'd released them on DVD...

Dan

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ September 17 2009, 3:18 PM BST

Do what you do every anniversary, do exactly what she wants, put on a fake smile, fein interest, eat bad food at an overpriced restaurant and pray something (anything) happens which you can use as a topic of conversation to avoid the tedious silence.

Then when she's not looking, stare at the hot waitress and imagine what it would be like to be single again. Drink a lot, make your waitress staring a little less obvious, get caught by your other half and then indure yet more hours of tedious silence until you finally get home.

March dutifully into the bedroom and look at each other with that 'It's our anniversary, we should have sex' lack of enthusiasm in both your eyes. Then get down to the same dull, unimaginative quick in and out as you think about the hot waitress and she imagines Colin Firth.

Then after your routine and predictable bout of love making, lie there in the dark staring at the ceiling praying for the sweet release of death.

Happy Anniversary!

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RC, ever considered working for Hallmark?

Quote: Paul W @ September 17 2009, 3:24 PM BST

RC, ever considered working for Hallmark?

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I have, here's my new anniversary card -

'Happy Anniversary Darling, I was going to buy you a gift but I used the money to pre-order Modern Warfare 2 for the Xbox. Because even though I sort of still love you, I'm selfish and you bug me.'

What do you think?

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ September 17 2009, 3:29 PM BST

I'm selfish and you bug me.

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I think that very neatly sums up every long term relationship...for both parties.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue
I can't believe you still complain,
When I do a smelly poo.

Dan

As a generalisation, would it be fair to say that women are ever so slightly more interested in anniversaries than men are? Personally, I don't see what's so special about the interval the world takes to go around the sun a whole number of times. What's important is how much you love each other.

And as for birthdays; I have to provide a list of things I want, then hope I actually get given them. So I have to go without them until it's that special day, instead of having them when I actually want them. What's the point of that?

Quote: Nogget @ September 17 2009, 3:58 PM BST

Personally, I don't see what's so special about the interval the world takes to go around the sun a whole number of times. What's important is how much you love each other.

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Good luck with that theory Nogget, tell me how it works out.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ September 17 2009, 4:13 PM BST

Good luck with that theory Nogget, tell me how it works out.

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Should I have mentioned that I'm recently separated?

But of course, it's only AFTER she's changed me from the self-centred bloke I was, into a thoughtful and generous gentleman, that she left me. I always wanted to disbelieve the old adage "treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen" , but it's hard to find fault with it.

Quote: Nogget @ September 17 2009, 3:58 PM BST

Personally, I don't see what's so special about the interval the world takes to go around the sun a whole number of times. What's important is how much you love each other.

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That is true of course, but I suppose almost everything we do is arbitrary if you go too far into it.

I do care about anniversaries, but I also care about Christmas and birthdays, and they're totally arbitrary too.