The oddest couple you know!

[debih]

Not odd as in "cross the street when you see them coming" sort of odd but odd as in seemingly very mis-matched.

The oddest couple I know are a couple of a similar age to me. They are both doctors (he is a GP and she works at some sort of drug clinic). They both work part time at opposite ends of the week to sort out childcare - she Mon, Tues and Wed and he Wed, Thurs and Fri.

They have two boys who are 11 and 14 and they have been together for around 17 years. I have known them for about 14 years. He is Scottish, she is English. They live in the village and the youngest is in the same class as L.

They are both lovely but such opposites.

She has always been quite introverted, although lovely with it, but about 5 years a Buddhist centre opened in the village and she joined. She now spends loads of time there, including New Years Eve where she chants in the new year. She is a strict vegetarian and does not drink.

He is the life and soul of the party and usually the last one to leave at any event. He loves to play his guitar and sing and more than anything he loves to drink - whisky, vodka, beer, anything. He spends his New Years Eve touring the parties that are going on in the village. He loves meat!

They are really, really happy together but you would just never put them together as a couple!

[JoM]

So strange how things work isn't it.

The strangest I know are probably Joe's Godparents, Ruth and Rob. Just a bit of background, Rob is a few days older than me and we grew up together as our parents were good friends. When we were babies we lived opposite to each other, then we moved and they followed. Rob and I went through school together and people used to assume we were boyfriend and girlfriend but we were more like brother and sister. He met Ruth and they married. Their first baby was born three days before Tom was born so history repeated itself there.

Anyway, Rob loves meat, he loves to sleep, he loves TV, he loves to get away with doing as little as possible when he's at home (he does work very hard with his job though). Ruth is vibrant, a strict vegetarian with a love of the outdoors - Rob's happiest on the sofa - she cycles, she does open water swimming (I'm not even sure if Rob can swim) and has a huge enthusiasm for just about everything. John always says (in a nice way) that Rob reminds him of a sloth How they ever got together I don't know but they've just had their 20th wedding anniversary
They have two daughters - the oldest has Rob's personality whilst the youngest is lively like her Mom.

[Weka]

Opposites attract aye?