Did you marry a relative? Yes, a poll

[amandasw]

Ok, not literally! But you know how sometimes people say you marry someone like your dad (usually if you're a girl)? Well, I always thought that was BS because H really isn't like my dad at all (they get along great though and I love it).

HOWEVER, I recently realized that H and my sister are a lot alike! It's kind of funny, but I'm super close with my sister, so in some ways I can see how I would have been drawn to someone with similar qualities.

Anyway, just curious if any of you think this is true for yourself. They don't have to be exactly alike, obviously, but maybe some subtle similarities.

[jennlin]

you didn't let us vote "no"!! i'm in the "no-thank goodness" category.

[Deleted]

Not a bad thing, but I totally married my dad. My dad is a good guy though, so it's ok with me.

[georgeharrison]

This kinda grosses me out, but James has a lot of similar traits to my dad and my step-dad. He's an intellectual like my dad, but a dreamer like my step-dad. Luckily, unlike my dad, he's socially appropriate, and unlike my step-dad, he's level headed and lives in reality.

[jennlin]

i'm trying reeeeealllly hard to find someone h is similar to...but i really can't. my family is full of HS/college drop outs, stubborn, thick headed, arrogant, disorganized, alcoholic, racist, poor money-management.........and i'm considered the "black sheep" bc i don't fit in.

[madDawg228]

I had never really thought about it, but after giving it some thought my H is a lot like my mom's brother. They are both total Type B's married to strong Type A's, soft-spoken, smart, hard working, and really love sports.

[emyinpink]

I married my grandfather . In a fantastic way. I love DH, and loved my granddad, they're both engineers, on the quieter side socially but have a big personality, think they're funny/smart, not afraid to argue, etc.

[amandasw]

Aug 10, 2012 11:55:19 GMT -5 jennlin said:

you didn't let us vote "no"!! i'm in the "no-thank goodness" category.

haha oops, totally forgot

ETA: maybe put cousin because maybe he's similar to one just just don't know about? lol sorry I totally forgot to add that option, I don't think I can change the poll

[sarack]

my h and dad have bdays 2 days apart. they are a lot alike but not totally.

[jennlin]

Aug 10, 2012 12:24:41 GMT -5 @amandasw said:

Aug 10, 2012 11:55:19 GMT -5 jennlin said:

you didn't let us vote "no"!! i'm in the "no-thank goodness" category.

haha oops, totally forgot

ETA: maybe put cousin because maybe he's similar to one just just don't know about? lol sorry I totally forgot to add that option, I don't think I can change the poll

i just won't vote....i have self control

can you guys see the results? i can...sometimes i get this message that says "if you were a regular user, results will be hidden until you've voted"...and i haven't taken the time to see if that's cause i'm a mod, or if it's cause i made the clicky.

[amandasw]

Aug 10, 2012 13:06:34 GMT -5 jennlin said:

can you guys see the results? i can...sometimes i get this message that says "if you were a regular user, results will be hidden until you've voted"...and i haven't taken the time to see if that's cause i'm a mod, or if it's cause i made the clicky.

hm, well, I feel like usually I can't see the results until I vote. But maybe I haven't noticed if there was a place to click to see the results before voting (like you could do on TN).

ETA: I lied. I just looked at the new weightloss poll and I can see the results. So I guess it's the other way around - sometimes I can't see the results, and I've thought maybe the poll-maker hid them so we had to vote in order to see the results.

[jennlin]

Aug 10, 2012 13:25:36 GMT -5 @amandasw said:

Aug 10, 2012 13:06:34 GMT -5 jennlin said:

can you guys see the results? i can...sometimes i get this message that says "if you were a regular user, results will be hidden until you've voted"...and i haven't taken the time to see if that's cause i'm a mod, or if it's cause i made the clicky.

hm, well, I feel like usually I can't see the results until I vote. But maybe I haven't noticed if there was a place to click to see the results before voting (like you could do on TN).

ETA: I lied. I just looked at the new weightloss poll and I can see the results. So I guess it's the other way around - sometimes I can't see the results, and I've thought maybe the poll-maker hid them so we had to vote in order to see the results.

i feel like i always see them. i'm not sure. i usually always vote, so i don't care either way.

[BlackCanary]

DH is like my dad in only certain ways. They both don't know how to close cabinet doors.

[hallows]

H is like my dad in that he is average height, thin, and into computers. Otherwise, he's very unlike my dad, and he's a million times nicer.

[Deleted]

I'd say he is most like my dad. But then again they are only 6.5 years apart so they have a lot in common.