When Wayne and I took our cruise, one of the activities was the Newlywed and Not-So-Newlywed game. Three lucky couples got to play. (The rest of us in the audience got to play along in our seats.)
Picking Couples
The first to be chosen were the newlyweds. They looked for the most recently married couple on the ship. Of those in the audience to pick from, it came down to two who were married the weekend before the ship set sail. Since they were both married on the same day, it then came down to the hour they were married.
The next couple chosen was one that had been married a very long time. They started by asking for couples married 30 years. Several hands went up. To narrow it down they raised the number of years married and asked for those married 40 years or more. Less hands, but still a couple. So they raised it to 50 years or more. One couple was left, so they got to play.
The last couple they were looking to pick was one that wasn’t so newlywed, yet wasn’t married as long as the 50 year couple. They felt a couple married about seven years should fit the bill and found one no problem. (Which bummed me out. I was hoping we would be one of the three couples picked, but we didn’t fit any of the criteria. Dang it!)
Playing the Game
The couples sat with their backs facing each other, and were given a pen and a notepad to record their answers. They weren’t allowed to talk to or signal each other in any way.
Then came the questions. I don’t remember all of the questions, but I do remember there were eight. Whoever matched the most correct answers would win.
The Couple That Won
All the couples were rewarded with a bottle of champagne, but the couple that walked away with the bragging rights was the one married seven years. I think they only missed one or two of their answers.
The newlyweds came in second. Surprisingly the couple married over 50 years barely got any questions right. (But I suspect they –especially the husband– were going more for the entertainment factor and chose answers that would elicit chuckles. Which many of them did.)
Play Along at Home
Like I mentioned above, I don’t remember all of the questions and I don’t remember all of the exact wording, but I remember the gist. If you want to do something fun, answer the following for yourself, then ask your spouse and see if they come up with the same answer.
1. When and where did you meet? (For “when” the year alone sufficed in the game. The “where” had to be more specific.)
2. Describe your first kiss. (These were given as multiple choice answers and each couple got a point if they both picked the same one. The catch was I believe they asked the wife the question and asked her to respond as she thought her husband would answer.)
a. Nice and simple. Left me wanting more.
b. Wet and sloppy.
c. Fourth of July fireworks couldn’t compete.
3. Speaking of first kisses, where were you when you had your first kiss?
4. If a parrot was in your bedroom, what phrase or saying would it likely repeat because you say it so much? (These produced some of the most hysterical answers.)
5. Which of the following best describes your love life? (And by “love” they meant whoopee or nookie.)
a. Like Halloween –full of tricks and treats.
b. Like Thanksgiving –I’m grateful for anything I can get.
c. Like Fourth of July –hot and explosive.
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