Pre-Courtship Questionnaire - Pt 18 Health & 19 Holidays & 20 Birthdays
The fundamentalist relationship meme of doom: http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2013/06/the-pre-courtship-questionnaire/ is the meme that keeps on meming...
Health
384. Do you suffer from any chronic disease or condition?
My body produces no sex hormones, so I need to get a shot of testosterone every 14 weeks. I get a nurse to do this. Also, once a year, I need to get a few blood tests to make sure the levels are all ok.
385. Are you willing to take a physical exam by a physician before marriage?
No.
People who are in love do not reject their lover based on a health report.
386. What is your understanding of proper health and nutrition?
Eating one's 5 a day, doing at least some exercise.
387. How do you support your own health and nutrition?
Walking to and from the tube. I don't always get my 5 a day.
Holidays
388. Do you celebrate Holiday’s?
Holiday's what? I celebrate holidays plural, but not the possessions of holidays.
389. If not, why not?
what if bad grammar were a sin?
390. Which Holiday’s?
Christmas (Presents, Tree, Lights, Santa Claus)
Ah, I see. Christmas owns presents, a tree, lights and poor old Father Christmas is not a free man after all. Alas for all of that. But yes, I do that stuff.
Easter (Easter Bunny, Egg Hunt)
My mother always made a big deal about Easter. I miss that, but I tend not to know when it is.
4th of July (Fireworks)
The 4th of July actually has joint ownership of fireworks with the 14th of July, Bonfire Night . . ....
I do sometimes get nostalgic about the 4th and make a big deal about it.
New Year’s
New Year's what? Eve? I go to parties on the eve.
Halloween (Costumes)
I guess? I would if I had kids.
Valentine’s Day
I feel this holiday detracts attention from the much more important day before it in the calendar, which is my birthday. Still, I have a certain fondness for heart shaped boxes of chocolates and little sweet hearts with sayings on them, especially when they're vegetarian.
I will do whatever is expected of me for this 'holiday.'
What about Thanksgiving? Cinco de Mayo? Arbor Day? There are so many days this list has missed!
391. Holiday Decorations?
Seriously, with a meme 400 questions long, it's really irritating when a question from 100 questions ago gets repeated. But when it actually repeats the question immediately previous, that really takes the biscuit.
392. How do you Celebrate Holiday’s?
My favourite holiday to celebrate is the inappropriate apostrophe day. We burn bad writers in effigy. (note: this is not true)
I do the normative holiday thing.
393. Were holiday’s a big deal to you growing up?
The normal amount for an american household. Although I have lingering suspicions around christmas following an especially bad family row in 1989.
394. What was a typical holiday when you were growing up?
My mother would invite everybody she could think of over for dinner. We would madly clean the house and then make loads of food. One time, she put meat in absolutely every dish because she forgot I was a vegetarian...
Birthdays
395. Do you think you should give Birthday Presents?
Depends on my relationship with the recipient. It's often polite to give presents.
396. Decorations?
If there's a party.
397. Cake?
Cake is always a good idea.
398. Are Birthdays a Big Deal? Or can you take them or leave them?
I'm no longer at an age where one feel happy and excited by birthdays.
399. How about in regard to future children?
Of course one must make a big deal out of one's children's birthdays.
400. Are Birthday Parties O.K.?
As far as I understand it, they are a dizzying mess of hyperactive, emotional children, bent on destruction, and this continues until the 31st year. So, no, they're not ok. But they're expected and thus one should be as enthusiastic as possible.
Health
384. Do you suffer from any chronic disease or condition?
My body produces no sex hormones, so I need to get a shot of testosterone every 14 weeks. I get a nurse to do this. Also, once a year, I need to get a few blood tests to make sure the levels are all ok.
385. Are you willing to take a physical exam by a physician before marriage?
No.
People who are in love do not reject their lover based on a health report.
386. What is your understanding of proper health and nutrition?
Eating one's 5 a day, doing at least some exercise.
387. How do you support your own health and nutrition?
Walking to and from the tube. I don't always get my 5 a day.
Holidays
388. Do you celebrate Holiday’s?
Holiday's what? I celebrate holidays plural, but not the possessions of holidays.
389. If not, why not?
what if bad grammar were a sin?
390. Which Holiday’s?
Christmas (Presents, Tree, Lights, Santa Claus)
Ah, I see. Christmas owns presents, a tree, lights and poor old Father Christmas is not a free man after all. Alas for all of that. But yes, I do that stuff.
Easter (Easter Bunny, Egg Hunt)
My mother always made a big deal about Easter. I miss that, but I tend not to know when it is.
4th of July (Fireworks)
The 4th of July actually has joint ownership of fireworks with the 14th of July, Bonfire Night . . ....
I do sometimes get nostalgic about the 4th and make a big deal about it.
New Year’s
New Year's what? Eve? I go to parties on the eve.
Halloween (Costumes)
I guess? I would if I had kids.
Valentine’s Day
I feel this holiday detracts attention from the much more important day before it in the calendar, which is my birthday. Still, I have a certain fondness for heart shaped boxes of chocolates and little sweet hearts with sayings on them, especially when they're vegetarian.
I will do whatever is expected of me for this 'holiday.'
What about Thanksgiving? Cinco de Mayo? Arbor Day? There are so many days this list has missed!
391. Holiday Decorations?
Seriously, with a meme 400 questions long, it's really irritating when a question from 100 questions ago gets repeated. But when it actually repeats the question immediately previous, that really takes the biscuit.
392. How do you Celebrate Holiday’s?
My favourite holiday to celebrate is the inappropriate apostrophe day. We burn bad writers in effigy. (note: this is not true)
I do the normative holiday thing.
393. Were holiday’s a big deal to you growing up?
The normal amount for an american household. Although I have lingering suspicions around christmas following an especially bad family row in 1989.
394. What was a typical holiday when you were growing up?
My mother would invite everybody she could think of over for dinner. We would madly clean the house and then make loads of food. One time, she put meat in absolutely every dish because she forgot I was a vegetarian...
Birthdays
395. Do you think you should give Birthday Presents?
Depends on my relationship with the recipient. It's often polite to give presents.
396. Decorations?
If there's a party.
397. Cake?
Cake is always a good idea.
398. Are Birthdays a Big Deal? Or can you take them or leave them?
I'm no longer at an age where one feel happy and excited by birthdays.
399. How about in regard to future children?
Of course one must make a big deal out of one's children's birthdays.
400. Are Birthday Parties O.K.?
As far as I understand it, they are a dizzying mess of hyperactive, emotional children, bent on destruction, and this continues until the 31st year. So, no, they're not ok. But they're expected and thus one should be as enthusiastic as possible.