My girlfriend and I had our first date on August 6th, so I assumed that we'd be celebrating a 6 month anniversary tomorrow. But she says that you celebrate dating anniversaries 6 months after you're officially in a relationship. What do you all think/do? This obviously also applies to gay couples, I just didn't want to put "Anniversary of becoming boyfriend/girlfriend, girlfriend/girlfriend, boyfriend/boyfriend" as one of the options since it's so long.
Do you celebrate dating anniversaries on the anniversary of your first date, or the anniversary of when you were officially together?
02/05/2011
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I think it's whatever you decide to do as a couple, really. Whatever makes most people happy.
02/05/2011
We used to celebrate when we had our first date (aka the night we were hanging out as friends and had to much to drink and I can't tell you the rest). After we got married, we then started to celebrate that date.
02/05/2011
We celebrate the date we became officially bf/gf. Ours may be different than other peoples though since we've known each other since we were kids. Neither of us can remember back that long to alot of our firsts together. Just the majors of our first kiss, real date, sex, and so on. But we only count our anniversary once and that's when he officially asked to be exclusive.
02/05/2011
Do what makes you happy, but come up with a different word for it. The word has annual built into it.
02/05/2011
We're not that big into emphasizing the dates of things. Once we're married, we'll do thing for those anniversaries, but until then we'll just enjoy each other everyday.
02/05/2011
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Haha. Yeah, I was thinking about that as I was posting this.
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That Guy
Do what makes you happy, but come up with a different word for it. The word has annual built into it.
02/05/2011
We celebrate the day we assumed we were a couple. I think if we were to get married, we would make a bigger deal of the relationship anniversary rather than the wedding anniversary.
02/05/2011
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Oh yeah? Why do you think you'd make a bigger deal about the relationship anniversary than the wedding anniversary?
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AU
We celebrate the day we assumed we were a couple. I think if we were to get married, we would make a bigger deal of the relationship anniversary rather than the wedding anniversary.
02/05/2011
Me and the hubs celebrated "month-a-versaries" when we dated, but we're dorks lol. Now that we're married, obviously we celebrate our wedding anniversary, but also our engagement date and our "original" anniversary of when we became an official couple. So, if that answers your question, then you're welcome. If not, I'm sorry lol.
02/05/2011
We also celebrate "month a servaries" also at the beginning, lol.
We sort of celebrate on our official going out day. We remeber the day we met, but we don't do anything special on that day excpet take the time to remember.
We sort of celebrate on our official going out day. We remeber the day we met, but we don't do anything special on that day excpet take the time to remember.
02/05/2011
I like 1 month, 6 month, 1 year, 5 year..so on
02/05/2011
We celebrate the day we officially started dating. We did "Month anniversaries" for about the first three months we were dating, but they fell flat after that. I guess the honeymoon session of dating was over!
02/06/2011
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haha, I like the "month-a-versaries"
Originally posted by
GeekWife
Me and the hubs celebrated "month-a-versaries" when we dated, but we're dorks lol. Now that we're married, obviously we celebrate our wedding anniversary, but also our engagement date and our "original" anniversary of when
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Me and the hubs celebrated "month-a-versaries" when we dated, but we're dorks lol. Now that we're married, obviously we celebrate our wedding anniversary, but also our engagement date and our "original" anniversary of when we became an official couple. So, if that answers your question, then you're welcome. If not, I'm sorry lol.
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02/06/2011
I like the 'day we first met' types once a year, along with wedding anniversaries.
It's going to take me a while to feel comfortable about March 3rd again because of that.
It's going to take me a while to feel comfortable about March 3rd again because of that.
02/06/2011
Neither My Man or I are big on "Anniversaries."
I can't even remember the date we met, the date of our first date, the date we "became a couple." I don't even remember the date of when we got engaged. I remember the events (except when I met him, he was just kind of around.) but not the actual dates. I think we started dating sometimes in late Oct or early Nov of ........19.........
I actually forgot our wedding anniversary a few years ago. It was funny.
We're together and put importance on the important things, like working hard to get along. Dates on a calendar mean nothing to us.
Mileage....
I can't even remember the date we met, the date of our first date, the date we "became a couple." I don't even remember the date of when we got engaged. I remember the events (except when I met him, he was just kind of around.) but not the actual dates. I think we started dating sometimes in late Oct or early Nov of ........19.........
I actually forgot our wedding anniversary a few years ago. It was funny.
We're together and put importance on the important things, like working hard to get along. Dates on a calendar mean nothing to us.
Mileage....
02/06/2011
Thats interesting. I really had no idea that some people celebrated it on the anniversaries of becoming a couple.
02/10/2011
My boyfriend and I dated sporadically for a few years before we became a couple, so we celebrate the day we became "official."
02/10/2011
I think people should celebrate what feels right for them. If you're sentimental and want to celebrate ALL the days, and your partner feels the same, go for it! Why worry about the label for such things?
02/10/2011
My husband and I can't remember our anniversary half the time. I tease him about always forgetting it, but honestly I am just as bad. There have been times when we will notice the date, like a week late, and tease the other about how bad they are for forgetting.
02/10/2011
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For us it's complicated but generally we celebrate the first time we officially met as an anniversary.
Originally posted by
vegan.guy
My girlfriend and I had our first date on August 6th, so I assumed that we'd be celebrating a 6 month anniversary tomorrow. But she says that you celebrate dating anniversaries 6 months after you're officially in a relationship. What do you
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My girlfriend and I had our first date on August 6th, so I assumed that we'd be celebrating a 6 month anniversary tomorrow. But she says that you celebrate dating anniversaries 6 months after you're officially in a relationship. What do you all think/do? This obviously also applies to gay couples, I just didn't want to put "Anniversary of becoming boyfriend/girlfriend, girlfriend/girlfriend, boyfriend/boyfriend" as one of the options since it's so long.
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02/10/2011
when we became officially bf/gf
02/10/2011
When we became official, but we also celebrate the day we met.
02/10/2011
We actually decided to celebrate both. The day we met and the day of our vows. We discussed it at length and decided that way because the day we met is important to him, and the day of our vows is important to me.
04/17/2011
dont really celebrate dating anniversarys
04/18/2011
AngelicaU
It's not that we both don't want to celebrate our anniversary from when we started dating, we just don't. We were practically dating for several months before it became official so our anniversary doesnt feel like its actually the right time. if we get married, I'm sure it'll be different.
04/25/2011
We don't really celebrate it, but we do acknowledge the day we met.
04/26/2011
I think its for after your married
05/18/2011
Our anniversary for becoming boyfriend and girlfriend is actually our wedding anniversary as well, so yes we still celebrate it. We would also celebrate it back when we were dating. As far as calendar dates go we also still remember the date we first met, but it's more just to say "wow, we've known each other for X number of years now."
05/19/2011
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We aren't serious about it, but we do mention them and remember them.
Originally posted by
vegan.guy
My girlfriend and I had our first date on August 6th, so I assumed that we'd be celebrating a 6 month anniversary tomorrow. But she says that you celebrate dating anniversaries 6 months after you're officially in a relationship. What do you
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My girlfriend and I had our first date on August 6th, so I assumed that we'd be celebrating a 6 month anniversary tomorrow. But she says that you celebrate dating anniversaries 6 months after you're officially in a relationship. What do you all think/do? This obviously also applies to gay couples, I just didn't want to put "Anniversary of becoming boyfriend/girlfriend, girlfriend/girlfriend, boyfriend/boyfriend" as one of the options since it's so long.
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05/19/2011
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