Love Is In the Air // An Interview About My Parent's Love Life (Rated PG)

March 26, 2015

Love Is In the Air // An Interview About My Parent's Love Life (Rated PG)

Before Valentine's Day I was given an assignment in my speech class to interview a couple in my life that has an influence on me. Of course I chose my parents. Their story was a little dull, so I had to spice it up a little bit; parts of this may or may not be exaggerated. Even though they took the interview as a joke, and gave me lame answers, they were humored by the outcome. Enjoy!

For Her, it was his eyes, his unibrow in specific, and for him, it was her cookies. When I say cookies, I mean cookies, literally. They first met at a mall. He worked at a popcorn store, and she worked a cookie store. They’re love of food brought them together, just kidding, I made that up. One day she walked into the popcorn store and it wasn’t the first time he noticed her, so he made his move. But first, let’s share a little background story.

He came from a wild family, the youngest of 10 children, and a mom who ran away to get married at 13. (But that’s a different story.) She, on the other hand, came from a quiet family of 4. Now, back to their relationship.

When he asked her on their first date, she was caught off guard and didn’t want to be rude, so she hesitantly said “Sure.” When she went home she called her best friend and asked her what she knew about him, since she knew everyone in the small town of Cambria, Illinois. Her best friend told her he was wild one

+, so my mom tried to call and cancel the date, however she ran into an issue when she didn’t know his last name so she couldn’t find him in the phone book. Thankfully she didn’t find his name in the phone book, because if she had I wouldn’t be here, or I wouldn’t be the same (I don’t know how that works). On the first date, she asked him what his last name was, for future reference, and he responded, “Church.” and she asked, “Well do you go?” At this point in the interview a little argument began. She claims he laughed, but he argued he said he was brought up in a pentecostal church. Little to his knowledge, she knew about his wild habits thanks to her best friend. The couple agreed that they both knew they were meant for each other on the first date, both had a “gut feeling.” Even after their first date, his mother told him that she was the one and he better get his act together before he lets her slip through his fingers. The two dated for two and half years before they decided to get married and start a family.

When asked what keeps them together, she said, “The thought of child support and alimony.” and he said, “We love each other; we’re committed” (She was obviously joking, I think.) I was curious to know how the two settle an argument, considering I rarely hear the two argue, and he responded, “Mom is always right, and I’m always happy.” (We must take into consideration his wife was sitting feet away glaring at him and they were talking to their child.) Since the two have been married for almost 30 years and survived 3 children, I was dying to know what they think makes a successful marriage. She responded first with, “Respect, time, and forgiveness,” and he quickly added, “Trust, commitment, and forgiveness.” They’re marriage isn’t all perfection due to his annoying snoring, and habit of biting his nails that she hates. He claimed she has no bad habits that he can’t stand, he stated she is perfect. (Once again, they were sitting feet away from each other.) I asked them what has changed about their spouse since when they first got married, and she said, “There’s a lot more of him to love, (meaning he’s gained weight) but I don’t have to buy as much shampoo.” and he said, “She now stays up past 8:30 P.M. and I’ve made her more adventurous, which is good, because she pays for the cruises.”

They will both agree that their relationship was fate since they were quite the opposites. This interview taught me that I hope I have a more interesting story with my future spouse, and the 5 keys to a successful marriage, according to my parents. My parents would not only do anything for each other, but they'd do anything for their children, and that's what matters. Their goals in life are to make each other happy, and make their children happy. I must say, they are succeeding with those goals. My parents have taught me how to love by executing their love to not only each other, but sprinkling it onto me in an abundance, I am eternally grateful for their boring story, because without them, there would be no me.