The dooce actually responded to an internet meme about relationships. This was an interseting read, and the questions were trivial enough that I thought it would be fun for Blossom and me to give it a whirl. So here are our answers:
What are your middle names?
Brian Allen Jamieson and Blossom Rachel Davies
How long have you been together?
Official cohabitation began in 1998, when we rented a duplex together in Athens, Georgia. We moved to Boston in 2000, and got married in 2005. So that’s a total of 11 years.
How long did you know each other before you started dating?
We met in 1997 and started dating in 1998.
Who asked whom out?
I cooked her a garden fresh stir fry one night, and about 2 months later she said she liked me. So I guess that’s her asking me out.
How old are each of you?
Blossom is 39, I’m 37 although I appear older than she does. She still looks like a sweet young thing.
Whose siblings do you see the most?
Blossom has 2 sisters and 4 brothers, I am an only child.
Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
Stress overload on either side causes communication shutdown. This is no good, and requires large amounts of alcohol and talking to rectify.
Did you go to the same school?
We both went to grad school at the University of Georgia. She studied social psychology, I studied cognitive psychology. I lived in the cheapest housing around, an apartment complex modeled on a Day’s Inn for $290 a month. Eventually Blossom moved in to an upstairs apartment, creating a close enough proximity for wooing.
Are you from the same home town?
Nope. I’m from Carmel, Indiana and she’s from Pensacola, Florida.
Who is smarter?
I function by logical reasoning, so I’m better at test taking. So I win on paper. But Blossom is much smarter at the important stuff.
Who is the most sensitive?
I hate when the kitchen sponge is not placed on the edge of the sink. I get annoyed when the dresser drawer isn’t fully close so that it rattles when you walk by. I could go on.
Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Eating out is for the weak and stupid. If we must, we get crappy local Thai food.
Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
San Juan Islands in Puget Sound.
Who has the craziest exes?
Blossom lived with this stooge for a while. He wanted to be gay but was too chicken so sublimated his weirdness onto her.
Who has the worst temper?
Me. Next.
Who does the cooking?
Me. But she’s taken up more interest now that we have a swanky kitchen.
Who is the neat-freak?
Me.
Who is more stubborn?
Me. This sucks.
Who hogs the bed?
Her. I barely have room to be in the bed after her layers are accounted for:
1. Undies
2. Shirt/Pants
3. Pullover
4. Sheet
5. Blanket 1
6. Blanket 2
7. Quilt
8. Blanket 3 layers 1 & 2 (double folded)
9. Blanket 3 layers 3 & 4
10. Blanket 4 layers 1 & 2 (double folded)
11. Blanket 4 layers 3 & 4
Who wakes up earlier?
I think it’s a wash. We alternate who gets up first depending on the day.
Where was your first date?
We never really had a first date, because we were friends for a long time before we eased into the relationship. We had a lot of red velvet cake and mocha’s at Jittery Joes’, that’s going to have to count.
Who is more jealous?
Blossom. She’s jealous of my smarterness 
How long did it take to get serious?
Once intentions were expressed it was a done deal.
Who eats more?
Me. It takes a lot of food to maintain my scrawn.
Who does the laundry?
Laundry is the last thing resisting consolidation in the household. We still mostly do our own.
Who’s better with the computer?
Blossom often can’t remember her passwords.
Who drives when you are together?
I am the principal driver, because I can remember how to get places without asking and don’t constantly push and let go of the accelerator.
