https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 16:43:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1714045 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 13:29:55 +0000 cascademom 1714045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We married on our 5th dating anniversary. So this year is 10 years together and 5 married. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1713950 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 11:22:15 +0000 babycanuck 1713950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We celebrate our wedding anniversary, but I always make a point of making a nice dinner and saying happy dating anniversary to hubs. It's important to me, he doesn't care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1713935 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 11:09:47 +0000 bluebelle 1713935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we will do something special this year because it is our 15 year anniversary of being together (we lived together for 8 years before getting married and were together for 10 total pre-marriage). Otherwise we acknowledge our dating anniversary and celebrate our wedding anniversary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1713511 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 22:35:52 +0000 Crystal 1713511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: I get the same thing when I say we've been married about 1.5 years! It's part of the reason I like to acknowledge the 8 years we were together before marriage. We've got this. </p> <p>@theonewhere: is your sn a friends reference? :happy: Do you ever celebrate/acknowledge the additional years even though it's on the same day? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1713487 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 22:19:19 +0000 Shutterbug 1713487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't really celebrate it, mainly because it's only a couple weeks before our wedding anniversary, but we do acknowledge it. This year was 5 years married, 12 years together :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1713388 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:51:54 +0000 NCSUchick27 1713388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We dated for 6 years before we got married, and we only celebrate our wedding anniversary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1713377 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:48:36 +0000 Katrocap 1713377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were married at city hall, didn't have a wedding ceremony, and were basically legalizing our already very serious relationship, so that anniversary isn't special to us. Instead we celebrate the day we met and became part of each other's lives. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1713224 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 19:08:15 +0000 theonewhere 1713224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They're the same date. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1713215 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 18:58:39 +0000 regberadaisy 1713215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we acknowledge our dating anniversary but don't celebrate it. But when it's our wedding anniversary we always say 10 + x just to be annoying. :P</p> <p>We hate it when people ask how long we've been married then when we say 3 years they're all like oh just you wait things will be different. Um. Sorry dude. We've been together almost 14 years, we don't suddenly hate each other. :P</p> <p>ETA: my brother and SIL have been together for 20 years and they still celebrate their dating and wedding anniversary every year! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1713003 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:08:02 +0000 genarator 1713003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never celebrated a dating anniversary, just our wedding anniversary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1713000 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:06:31 +0000 Crystal 1713000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: I think I like to have my cake and eat it too. I love being considered a newlywed, but I also want the recognition for the amount if years we have been together, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712988 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:57:09 +0000 MrsSCB 1712988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Panda: "If people ask how long we've been married I say X amount of time, BUT we've been together for X amount of time. I earned it!" &lt;---I do the same! I feel like answering that we've been married for "almost two years" somehow doesn't do full justice to our relationship, since we've been together for ten! So I almost always mention that part :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712979 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:44:53 +0000 Crystal 1712979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Panda: I say the same thing! While we've been together we've seen people meet, get married, and divorced (sadly). We've been through a lot and grown up, and those years deserve to be celebrated. </p> <p>Sounds like I need to bring this up with DH again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712968 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:38:04 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1712968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crystal: Oh he would be punished if he said the first years didn't count. Spanky spanky.</p> <p>But seriously that sucks. Those were the best years of our lives, so far! We pretty much grew up together in that time, they sure as shit do count! :silly: And if people ask how long we've been married I say X amount of time, BUT we've been together for X amount of time. I earned it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712960 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:34:16 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1712960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We acknowledge it and maybe go to dinner, but we will celebrate our wedding anniversary. This remains to be seen though as this is our first anniversary coming up in October. I just find it so hard to forget about a date that was so important to us for 8 years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712956 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:33:36 +0000 MrsSCB 1712956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crystal: Thank you, and you too! Hard to believe it's been so long! </p> <p>I'm a fan of a nice dinner for pretty much any occasion :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712951 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:31:18 +0000 Crystal 1712951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: congrats!</p> <p>I think a fancy dinner is definitely on the agenda. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712950 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:30:51 +0000 AprilFool 1712950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours after the day after each other so while we only do something on one day we do celebrate them both. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712944 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:23:56 +0000 MrsSCB 1712944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we do! In fact, we just had our 10 year dating anniversary this past Wednesday and we went out to a fancy dinner :-)</p> <p>I love to plan special date nights, and we worked hard for that decade, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712938 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:22:00 +0000 Crystal 1712938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: that's us this year, it's a big milestone! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712935 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:21:07 +0000 avivoca 1712935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We acknowledge it. Next year is the big one, 10 years since we started dating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712889 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:56:54 +0000 AngelicOne 1712889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well our dating anniversary is 6/4 &amp; wedding anniversary is 6/9 so I told my DH we celebrate all week. lol Usually we try to take a weekend trip somewhere to celebrate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712880 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:52:56 +0000 MrsKRB 1712880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to have a celebration for both, but dh won't have it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712876 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:51:21 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1712876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't really celebrate our dating anniversary, but we keep track. So I remember the day, and know how many years it's been, but it's not a celebration or anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712811 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:32:39 +0000 winniebee 1712811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We dated for over 8 years before getting married but only acknowledge our wedding anniversary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712807 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:31:29 +0000 Crystal 1712807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lauraeabel: ours were too, but everyone that really mattered were there! Plus, saying it was our anniversary helped justify it to the cranky ones. </p> <p>@HeartAbandoned: I love doing experiences for our anniversary!</p> <p>@septca: thanks! We are still a few months away, but I'm confident we'll make it. :wink: Same here with the champagne! Friday night is enough reason to celebrate with a bottle, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712774 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:15:10 +0000 MrsF 1712774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only celebrate our wedding anniversary. We started dating in high school and I'm not even sure what our dating anniversary would be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712772 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:14:52 +0000 HeartAbandoned 1712772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually acknowledge our dating anniversary, but don't do anything more elaborate than maybe going out to dinner to celebrate. We don't really do gifts for our wedding anniversary, either, because we've managed to be able to go on anniversary trips each year. :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married/page/2#post-1712765 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:11:53 +0000 Caly 1712765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm awful because I couldn't tell you when our dating anniversary is. Sometime in the summer? We don't celebrate it, just our wedding anniversay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-dated-for-a-long-time-before-getting-married#post-1712747 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:05:46 +0000 septca 1712747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crystal: That's laaaammmmmme. I use both anniversaries for an excuse for a fancy night out. And champagne. Then again, I don't need an excuse for champagne. :silly: </p> <p>We just celebrated our 10-year, too - congratulations!! </p>