Anyone want to answer the 36 questions

Jesus...I need a nap after this.



Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?

**My Grandfather who passed away in 1985.

Would you like to be famous? In what way?

**No.

Before making a telephone call, do you ever rehearse what you are going to say? Why?

**It depends entirely on the situation. Generally no.

What would constitute a "perfect" day for you?

**A day in the woods, cutting firewood and getting a full dumptruck home.

When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?

**Generally with the radio on the way home. I sang to my granddaughter a silly song from my youth over the phone.

If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?

**I'll stick with what I have now. Not likely to live to be 90 (although family history might get me close)

Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?

**Based on everything I have done and been exposed to over my life? Cancer.

Name three things you and your partner appear to have in common.

**Not much anymore other than quiet nights at home.

For what in your life do you feel most grateful?

**My granddaughter, but a second place finisher would be that I have made every choice myself and never had anything handed to me.

If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be?

**Nothing

Take four minutes and tell your partner your life story in as much detail as possible.

**No pot to piss in. Barely a window to throw it out of. Work Hard. No handouts. Satisfied. That's all you need to know.

If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be?

**The ability to not worry.

If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future, or anything else, what would you want to know?

**It's all been a suprise thus far, why change it now?

Is there something that you've dreamed of doing for a long time? Why haven't you done it?

**Time, Money and common sense.

What is the greatest accomplishment of your life?

**Getting where I am with zero help. Sure moral support, but I am here because of me. No one else, No entity. Of course that can be considered a double edged sword.

What do you value most in a friendship?

**Loyalty

What is your most treasured memory?

**I have too many to list

What is your most terrible memory?

If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are now living? Why?

**No. I won't say I am ready, because no one is, but I am prepared.

What does friendship mean to you?

**knowing when they are needed and when they are not.

What roles do love and affection play in your life?

**It is incredibly important and unfortunately largely absent.

Alternate sharing something you consider a positive characteristic of your partner.
Share a total of five items.

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How close and warm is your family? Do you feel your childhood was happier than most other people's?

** we were close, but warm is not necessarily the right description.

How do you feel about your relationship with your mother?

** I think about and miss her every day and will until I die.

Make three true "we" statements each. For instance, "We are both in this room feeling..."

** I have no idea where to go with this...

Complete this sentence: "I wish I had someone with whom I could share..."

** closer affection

If you were going to become a close friend with your partner, please share what would be important for them to know.

Tell your partner what you like about them; be very honest this time, saying things that you might not say to someone you've just met.

Share an embarrassing moment in your life.

** too many to list. Funniest moment? During a Dr exam with a very pretty doctor while she was doing the hernia check and was crouched down I joked that in my younger days this would have been considered a good time. She warned me about making such a joke just before she was going to do the prostate check.

When did you last cry in front of another person? By yourself?

**probably with one of my best friends when their son was killed. It has been years.

Tell your partner something that you like about them already.

What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about?

**nothing is sacred with the exception of someone else's misery.

If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone? Why haven't you told them yet?

**I have a clear conscience.

Your house, containing everything you own, catches fire. After saving your loved ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any one item. What would it be? Why?

** probably the binder that contains my grandfather's love letters to my grandmother in the 30's.

Of all the people in your family, whose death would you find most disturbing? Why?

** death is inevitable, but the loss of a child would be horrific. this is honestly not even a question that should be asked of someone.

Share a personal problem and ask your partner's advice on how they might handle it. Then, ask your partner to reflect on how you seem to be feeling about the problem you have chosen.