New Poll - for married folk

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sometimes get excited to see him. I wouldn't call it butterflies. More like Yay, I'm about to see my most favorite person in the world. But I also feel this way about coming home to my cats. There have been times in public when we wander away from each other and I see a cute boy in the crowd. I'll get a shot of adrenaline, then I realize it's him LOL

I do miss him when we are away from each other when we travel. I do like having the house to myself, but like it better when he is here.

Together 7 years, married 5, expecting our first child.

ROFL. Maybe this is why DH won't let us have cats. Anyway, ditto what the PP said,

Not butterflies but yay getting to spend time with my favorite person
yes, miss when travel but enjoys occasionally that freedom of setting the schedule without consulting anyone

married 13 years, together 17 years

[Anonymous]

I think it's sweet some still get butterflies for their spouses. Not snark worthy at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Does your heart still "flutter" or do you get "butterflies" when you see him/her?
Do you miss him/her when he/she is on a business trip?
How long have you been married?

No
No - but i'm the one who travels. He misses me but really about 95% of that is because of the childcare burden (two under 5)
6 yrs married

[Anonymous]

No
Yes
27 years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love the responses for those married less than 10 years. They are still in the honeymoon stage.

Try being married 30 years and get back to us.

tee hee! so true.

Seriously?? Who made you the king? All our opinions are valid.

It's like when someone complains about the terrible twos and the posters comment that the teenage years were way worse and their feelings about the terrible twos aren't valid.

Or when the damn Yankees move south and tell us how we don't know anything about cold or traffic.

[Anonymous]

Do I get butterflies when I think of my DW? Hell no.
Do I think about taking a big leap forward when I'm standing at the Metro? All the time.

12 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Does your heart still "flutter" or do you get "butterflies" when you see him/her?
Do you miss him/her when he/she is on a business trip?
How long have you been married?

yes. 6.5 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Does your heart still "flutter" or do you get "butterflies" when you see him/her?
Do you miss him/her when he/she is on a business trip?
How long have you been married?

yes. 6.5 years.

should add that we dont have children so it still feels like we're in the honeymoon phase.

[Anonymous]

I'm not a real "butterflies" type of person. In an early relationship, I think that feeling is mild anxiety or excitement about the unknown or possibly lust. I am no longer nervous around my spouse (thank god), not much is unknown (which has its pluses), and I'm still attracted to him but no, it's not the same level of lust I had when we were 25 and had no kids.

Sometimes I look over and think he's really handsome and funny and I feel grateful. Does that count? I feel like outside of a Disney movie that's as good as it's going to get.

Yes I miss him when he travels.

Married 10 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes (LOTS when we first were together)
not really but only because I like the time alone and it is infrequent
together 25 yrs, married 15

So you have been married 15. Why do you have to state you have been together 25? Sucks he wouldn't marry you for ten years.

+1. why bother saying together for 25?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes.
Yes.
Our entire lives, but legally 5 years.

What does this mean? Is it an arranged marriage?

[Anonymous]

•Does your heart still "flutter" or do you get "butterflies" when you see him/her? No
Do you miss him/her when he/she is on a business trip? No
How long have you been married 19 years

[Anonymous]

Does your heart still "flutter" or do you get "butterflies" when you see him/her? Sometimes.
Do you miss him/her when he/she is on a business trip? Yes, though I manage and still enjoy my alone time.
How long have you been married? 11 years

[Anonymous]

No butterflies, but sometimes I'll look at him and think how cute/sexy he is. Or how good he smells.
I miss him when he's away.

Married 10 years, together for 16

[Anonymous]

Butterflies, no. I agree that those butterflies early on are actually a very mild form of anxiety. I don't miss the butterflies.
Neither of us travel a lot but I do miss him (quite a bit!) if either of us is away.
We have been married for 8 years and have two young children.