Question 1 of 72How you met
How did you first meet, and what do you remember about that day?
Answer out loud, truthfully. If you do not remember, say so.
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How you met
- How did you first meet, and what do you remember about that day?
- When did you start spending time together as a couple?
- How did you stay in touch while you were apart?
- Where exactly did you meet for the first time?
- Who introduced you, or how did you start talking?
- Where did you go on your first date?
- How long did you date before you got engaged?
- Who proposed, and where?
- When did you first meet each other's parents?
Relationship milestones
- How did you decide to marry?
- When and where did you get married?
- Who attended your wedding or celebration?
- What did you do after the wedding?
- What is the date of your wedding?
- How many guests came to your wedding, and who were your witnesses?
- Where was the reception or celebration?
- Did you exchange rings? Who chose them?
- Did you take a honeymoon or trip after the wedding? Where?
Home life
- Who lives in your home?
- How do you divide household tasks?
- What does a typical weekday look like for each of you?
- What do you usually do together on weekends?
- Who prepares meals, and what do you like to cook together?
- What is your current address, and how long have you lived there?
- Do you rent or own? How much is the rent or mortgage, and who pays it?
- How many bedrooms and bathrooms does your home have?
- Which side of the bed does each of you sleep on?
- Who usually wakes up first, and what time?
- What did you have for dinner last night, and who made it?
- Do you have pets? What are their names?
- What is in your living room, for example a TV or a couch, and what color is it?
Work and schedules
- Where does each spouse work or study?
- How do your work schedules affect time together?
- Where does your spouse work, and what is their job title?
- What time does your spouse leave for work and come home?
- How does your spouse get to work?
- What did you both do last weekend?
Family and friends
- Which family members have you met?
- How do you keep in touch with each other's relatives?
- Which friends do you spend time with together?
- What are the names of your spouse's parents and siblings?
- Does either of you have children from a previous relationship? Their names and ages?
- When did you last see your spouse's family, and what did you do?
- Who are your closest friends as a couple?
Trips and events
- Describe a trip you took together.
- How did you celebrate a recent holiday or birthday?
- What is the story behind one photo you chose to bring?
- When is your spouse's birthday, and how did you celebrate it last time?
- How did you spend the last holidays, for example Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year?
- What was the last trip you took together, and where did you stay?
Shared responsibilities
- How do you handle your actual household expenses?
- Which bills or responsibilities do you each manage?
- What records show your arrangements as they really are?
- Do you have a joint bank account? At which bank?
- Who pays which bills, for example rent, phone, internet and utilities?
- Are you on the same health insurance or car insurance?
- Do you file taxes together?
Your application
- Has anything in your application changed since filing?
- Are any dates or details in your submitted records incorrect?
- Which document would help you explain a detail accurately?
Recent life
- What did you do together most recently?
- What are you planning together in the coming months?
- What did you do together on your last anniversary?
- What are your plans for children, a home, or work in the next few years?
Different circumstances
- If you currently live apart, how do you maintain your relationship?
- Is there a detail you do not remember and should say you do not know?
Getting to know each other
- What is your spouse's favorite food or restaurant?
- What does your spouse like to do in free time?
- What kind of phone does your spouse have?
- Does your spouse have any health conditions or take medicine every day?
- What languages does your spouse speak?
- What religion, if any, does each of you practice, and do you attend services?
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