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Post by baslp on Nov 29, 2015 12:52:13 GMT
I just woke up and remembered that today is our 31st wedding. I had to remind my DH too. I did not mark it on the calendar this yr. It gets so busy around here - Thanksgiving, kids home from college, shopping.
Has as anyone else forgotten their anniversary?
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Post by Kerri W on Nov 29, 2015 13:05:13 GMT
Just about every year.  I made my commitment to DH and our relationship long before our wedding day and feel like I was pressured to have a wedding because it was 'the right thing to do" so my opinion of our anniversary day is a bit skewed. What about being spontaneous today? How do you normally celebrate? Could you still do that? Or are you ok with a peck and a "happy anniversary honey" and going about your day? We all have seasons where life gets hectic so I would try to give myself some grace. All that to say HAPPY ANNIVERSARY baslp and Mr. baslp!! |
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Post by hannahruth on Nov 29, 2015 13:19:51 GMT
We have been married for nearly 44 years and I would say that between us we have forgotten probably half of our anniversaries. It doesn't take a special day to appreciate what we have.
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Post by gillyp on Nov 29, 2015 13:29:42 GMT
Happy Anniversary baslp and hub! I think you are about 12 behind me but I can't remember! Have I forgotten any? Probably but my sister always sends a card a week early just to jog my memory. My husband has forgotten a couple and been quite upset about it. As so he should! |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Nov 29, 2015 13:41:55 GMT
we don't feel the need to make a big deal of our anniversary. we go to dinner sometime near the date. I always like an excuse to go out to dinner!
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Post by anniebygaslight on Nov 29, 2015 14:17:21 GMT
Most years tbh.
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Post by KikiPea on Nov 29, 2015 14:54:59 GMT
So far, at 19 years, not yet. I guess we're weird.  We used to go on vacation over that week, but not anymore. It's not always a big shindig, but we always remember. Happy anniversary, baslp. |
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Post by Nicole in TX on Nov 29, 2015 14:57:35 GMT
When Heidi Klum and Seal were married they renewed their vows and had a big party every year for their anniversary. Well, look who is divorced.  I am more about the quiet, humble, day-to-day commitment of marriage. If you want to make a special day of it, go for it, but the commitment is the foundation. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! |
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Post by anniebeth24 on Nov 29, 2015 16:02:25 GMT
We're in year 22 and have never treated our anniversary as a big deal.
One year, my in-laws called to wish us a happy anniversary and we had completely forgotten. They were shocked, as they always send us a card and call us, too. It's very sweet, but always strikes us as a bit odd that our anniversary is more significant to them than it is to us. Maybe they're just celebrating the fact that their son hasn't needed to move back home and live in their basement!
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Post by calgal08 on Nov 29, 2015 16:08:37 GMT
Nearly every year we forget. This year our 8 year-old reminded us. Our anniversary has never been a big deal and I don't think it every will be.
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Post by anonrefugee on Nov 29, 2015 16:38:14 GMT
Happy anniversary!
Ours usually falls on a holiday weekend, so it's an easy excuse to celebrate or chill. Otherwise we'd probably forget too. Almost 25 years...
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Post by KikiPea on Nov 29, 2015 16:49:55 GMT
I don't think anniversaries need to be huge shindigs, but why do you all just not care at all? Why is it weird to remember it? To me, it's just like a birthday. It should be remembered...at least acknowledged.
I guess I don't understand why it is just a normal day. In this day and age, it's rare to be married for more than a couple of years. I see an anniversary as a day to celebrate the fact that you are still together and love each other...it's a rarity. It is still a special day to us.
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Post by padresfan619 on Nov 29, 2015 16:53:02 GMT
I still remember the date of when my husband asked me to be exclusive. We always go out or make a nice dinner at home for our wedding anniversary. I love any excuse to celebrate a milestone!
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Post by JoP on Nov 29, 2015 20:56:41 GMT
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Post by lancermom on Nov 29, 2015 21:11:23 GMT
The last five years we spent our anniversary with teenagers. We will continue for another five! But since we were young, and no money when married, I would like to have a big party for our 25th. We don't forget, since we have the kids to remind us. Otherwise it is birthdays that we seem to forget!
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Post by KelleeM on Nov 29, 2015 21:17:13 GMT
We haven't been married that long but this past year just after the stroke of midnight, while everyone was celebrating the new year, our sister-in-law wished us a happy anniversary and I realized I hadn't even thought about it. We got married at her house just after midnight two years earlier. We're going to a big celebration at the same hotel again this year.
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Post by leeny on Nov 29, 2015 21:20:27 GMT
Congrats! We are married 36 years and have never made a big deal either. No big baubles, no lavish parties. That just isn't us. KikiPea - I don't think that not remembering or not celebrating makes it as if one does not care. It is that couple's individual choice! |
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Post by cmpeter on Nov 29, 2015 21:26:06 GMT
Happy anniversary!
We just celebrated our 25th and neither of us has forgotten one yet. We make a bigger deal out of the milestone years...generally take a vacation alone together. Other years we exchange cards and go out to dinner/show together.
We also remember and do a date night every year in the anniversary of our first date. We dated for five years before we got married, so that is really when we started to consider us a couple
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Post by nellej on Nov 29, 2015 21:32:58 GMT
Happy anniversary!
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Post by peabay on Nov 29, 2015 22:38:05 GMT
We forget all the time. Not exactly romantic, but it means we have a full house and a full life.
Happy Anniversary!
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Post by KikiPea on Nov 29, 2015 22:56:34 GMT
KikiPea - I don't think that not remembering or not celebrating makes it as if one does not care. It is that couple's individual choice! I agree with that, but there just seems to be so many that don't even remember. |
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Post by Princess Amy on Nov 30, 2015 0:17:46 GMT
Happy anniversary! We forget all the time. Our 25 th will be next May,
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Post by NanaKate on Nov 30, 2015 0:48:58 GMT
Never. Guess we are weird, too...
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Post by TheOtherMeg on Nov 30, 2015 0:58:07 GMT
Happy Anniversary!
We haven't forgotten, but we don't make a big deal of it. Same with our birthdays. (We do make a big deal of the kids' birthdays, of course.)
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Post by myshelly on Nov 30, 2015 1:10:22 GMT
This year was our 15th. We both forgot. I remember a few weeks later and teased him for forgetting.
It's just not a thing with us.
We don't celebrate or do gifts.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 30, 2015 1:32:16 GMT
Its easy for us to remember since we got married on Valentine's Day. So, now we have not forgot in 45 years. Hubby always gets us girls candy and a card for Valentine's Day and then something extra for me for our anniversary.
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Post by bc2ca on Nov 30, 2015 3:06:38 GMT
Happy Anniversary! We have both forgotten before and our marriage is happy & healthy  . |
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Post by Basket1lady on Nov 30, 2015 4:34:28 GMT
Happy anniversary! We just celebrated our 25th and neither of us has forgotten one yet. We make a bigger deal out of the milestone years...generally take a vacation alone together. Other years we exchange cards and go out to dinner/show together. We also remember and do a date night every year in the anniversary of our first date. We dated for five years before we got married, so that is really when we started to consider us a couple This is us, too. We celebrated our 25th in June. We just went out to dinner-nothing huge. We don't do gifts, but DH did get me flowers. I dont one think it has to be big, expensive gifts or a huge party, but we remember every year. Some years we do something with the kids, some years we go out on our own. But we always remember April 29th-that was when it all started! |
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Post by krcrafts on Nov 30, 2015 4:37:46 GMT
Happy Anniversary!
Our 28th is this coming Saturday and so far, neither of us have forgotten.
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Post by KiwiJo on Nov 30, 2015 4:49:37 GMT
I don't think anniversaries need to be huge shindigs, but why do you all just not care at all? I really have no idea why we don't care about our anniversary, it's just something that doesn't seem important to us. So much so, that I quite honestly cannot remember when it is! I am pretty sure it was late November, but I cannot remember what day. I cannot remember what year, either - maybe 1987, 88? |
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We used to go on vacation over that week, but not anymore. It's not always a big shindig, but we always remember.
Time to get off the internet!
