Meet My Boyfriend with Couple's Q&A

Photo by Cast + Forge Photography

Today, I want to introduce you to the love of my life: Jared! He is a cuddly, shy, silly, supportive, and protective teddy bear and I seriously hit the jackpot in love. It hasn’t always been easy for us due to our extremely different upbringings, but we share the same core fears and values that make us a perfect pair.

We met back in April 2013 and have been together for 8+ years (if you don’t count the three month stint when we briefly broke up about a year into dating - we were young!). Together, we are goofballs with hearts of gold (at least, that’s what each of us would say about the other!). Our shared number one drive in life is serving others, done in our own unique ways.

I thought we’d pull up a good, old-fashioned “couple’s tag” and answer some fun Q&As for ya so you can get to know both of us.

Q: What is your favorite season?

A: Kathryn - Fall. Leaves changing. Pumpkin spice everything. Spooky szn. Holidays.

Jared - Spring. Not too hot, but there’s a nice breeze. Sunshine and rain.

Q: What is your alcoholic beverage of choice?

A: Kathryn - Pomegranate lemon drop or chocolate martini.

Jared - Blue Moon beer or Angry Orchard cider.

Q: Who is your celebrity crush?

A: Kathryn - Katya Zamo. Abby Wambach. Lena Waithe. Dennis Quaid. Paul McCartney. Tom Hanks. Steve Martin.

Jared - Lady Gaga. Saoirse Ronan. Zendaya. Ariana Grande. Selena Gomez. Daisy Ridley.

Both: Shailene Woodley. Trixie Mattel.

Q: How would you describe me using just 4 words?

A: Kathryn (about Jared) - Hardworking. Caring. Funny. Loyal.

Jared (about Kathryn) - Proactive. Advocate. Caring. Lovable.

Q: How many children do you want?

A: We’ve pretty much settled on 2.

Q: Who are some of your favorite YouTubers to watch together?

A: The Try Guys, WOWPresents (UNHhhh), First We Feast, Jenna & Julien, Mile Higher Podcast (Kendall & Josh), Brooke Miccio, Remi Ashten.

Q: What are your enneagram numbers?

A: We recently did an enneagram coaching session with the fabulous Enneagram Life Coaching (Elisabeth) and solidified our types. Kathryn is a 2w3 and Jared is a 6w5.

Kathryn’s dominant type is The Helper with a wing of The Achiever - she is inherently heart-centered with a drive to achieve more in hopes that it will make her worthy of love from others and gain their approval.

Jared’s dominant type is The Loyalist with a wing of The Investigator - his number one goal is to protect those he cares about, and takes a minute to open up as he observes others before letting his guard down.

We gained a much deeper understanding of each other through our couple’s session with Elisabeth and were able to review some of the key traits that attracted us to each other eight years ago. We hope to share more of our experience and overall affection for the enneagram in a future post.

Q: What’s your favorite meal or type of food?

A: Kathryn - Anything Mexican or Italian.

Jared - Pizza or Italian in general - pastas, breads, salads, all of together!

Q: Name one random fact about you.

A: Kathryn - I’m adopted.

Jared - My car’s engine once burst into flames while I was in the car (I was 16).

Q: Who are some of your favorite comedians?

A: Kathryn - George Carlin. Steve Martin. Margaret Cho. Matt Bellassai. Chelsea Handler. Kate McKinnon.

Jared - Dave Chapelle. Eddie Murphy. Tom Segura. Bill Burr. Ben Stiller. Adam Sandler. Robin Williams.

Both - Kevin Hart. Trixie & Katya. Steve Carell. Kathy Griffin.

Q: What makes up your ethnic mix?

A: Kathryn - Indigenous Mexican, Spanish, British, Irish, and a bunch of other stuff!

Jared - German, Swedish, African, and who knows what else. I need to do my 23&Me!

There you have it! We’re so excited to share our life with our favorite people (and strangers) via regular blogs and vlogs, as well as have this place that’s just ours where we can document our life together for our enjoyment years from now.

We’d love to learn about you! Drop a few random facts about yourself in the comments. :)