We failed our first pre-marital class.
Kind of.
It really depends on who you ask.
But there we were, young pups, just over the legal drinking age, sitting in our church’s pre-marital class with dozens of other couples, awaiting the results of the personality test we’d taken the week before to find out if we were “compatible” or not as a couple.
We were told that the test was used all over the world. We were told that it was very accurate and would reveal a lot about our relationship. We were told that sometimes couples choose to delay or call off their weddings because of what the test unearths. We were told.
We sat together, not worried at all. We were confident, actually. Maybe too confident. We were just sure that the results would demonstrate exactly one thing: that we were perfect for each other. They’d pass us with perfect scores and flying colors. They would throw confetti and cheer.
This is your first and last pre-marital class, Amy and Jordan!
You’re 100% compatible!
You will have the best marriage in the history of marriages!
In fact, here’s the microphone! Why don’t YOU teach US!
We wish we could say that’s how it happened. We wish we could say that nothing happened, actually, that we just passed the test like everyone else and walked out of the class.
Otters sleep are the only animals who sleep holding hands to avoid drifting apart. Seriously. Google it. We did.
We found out that not only are otters nature’s only animals who hold hands while they sleep, they do it while they eat, too. In fact, otters are so serious about staying together that they are actually known to wrap sea plants around themselves  just to secure the bond.
Take that, personality test!
From that point on, we decided that as long as we acted like real otters, we’d be just fine…
Want to catch up on The Pink Slip Files? You can read them all right here:
Intro:Â What Are the Pink Slip Files?
No. 1:Â Failing Pre-Marital Class & Otter DNA
No. 2:Â Sink or Swim
No. 3:Â Turning Off the Lights
No. 4:Â Leave a Message at the Tone
No. 5:Â Chocolates, Mystery Shows & Honeymooning
No. 6:Â Cutting Coupons & Wal-Mart Jeans
No. 7:Â Paper Chains of Memories
No. 8:Â Dancing on Bar Tops
No. 9:Â Man’s Best (Feline) Friend
No. 10:Â Confessions of a Waffle Fry
No. 11:Â What’s So Important About Shoelaces?
No. 12:Â Breaking Records… Like It’s 1924
No. 13:Â Why We’re Not as Classy as We Thought
No. 14:Â A Letter to My Only Starbucks Lover
No. 15: The Night We Killed Someone (Kind Of)
No. 16:Â Lord, It’s a Fire!
No. 17: 6 Words We Never Thought We’d Google
No. 18: How Jordan Convinced Amy… To Take Her Clothes Off. Every Time We Walk in the Door
09/16/2013
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"I always look forward to your emails! I get excited every time I get an email notification that says 'Amy & Jordan!' Even though we've never formally met, you guys have pretty much become the photography mentor I've never had!"
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Yep, it’s true. I’m gonna love this series. Love this story and your perspective on the situation. And, who doesn’t want to be known as being fun and loves being around people?! I’m in. Can I join your otter romp? (I just looked up what a group of otters is called and it’s a romp. It makes me want to join the group even more.) 🙂
Yep, it’s true. I’m gonna love this series. Love this story and your perspective on the situation. And, who doesn’t want to be known as being fun and loves being around people?! I’m in. Can I join your otter romp? (I just looked up what a group of otters is called and it’s a romp. It makes me want to join the group even more.) 🙂
Ha ha! This. Is. Amazing. Umm… YES! Consider yourself the first official member of The Romp: A Club for Otters in Love.
Ha ha! This. Is. Amazing. Umm… YES! Consider yourself the first official member of The Romp: A Club for Otters in Love.
LOVE this post!! You guys are my favorite otters in the world!
LOVE this post!! You guys are my favorite otters in the world!
Thanks, Ryan! You’re awesome! You and Denise can join our club if you want, too 🙂
Thanks, Ryan! You’re awesome! You and Denise can join our club if you want, too 🙂
That is just the truth right there. And let’s just call it – out of all those critters, otters are definitely the coolest. 😛
Bahaha we so agree Ashley! We so agree 🙂
THIS is great! A two-otter household! Y’all better not push your luck and get a pet otter haha 🙂 I took the animal personality profile test several years ago and came back as an otter! My husband, a beaver, and I joke nonstop about our differences in doing things – I’m all like, “Where’s the party at? And the snacks? Let’s say hi to everyone here!” and he’s planning the party, and buying the snacks, and helping guests park their cars. But for real, otters can get things done (y’all are proof of that!) We just want it to be FUN along the way 🙂
Haha! SO true and funny! Lol! Yes, we otters can get things done. But like always say, word hard and play hard!
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Your blog has made me smile and I have even had the slight feeling of shedding a tear. But not from sadness.. just out of the beauty that you two exude through these posts. Your hearts have been eloquently exposed for us all to join into and I absolutely adore it! I’m a Beaver and an Otter. My husband is a Lion through and through. Some have told us we won’t survive. But have you seen the videos of Lions who are playful with the small puppies and so gentle? That’s my Lion. He roars and he protects. But he is the gentlest Lion around. I tell him that I love his gentle strength. So I’m happy to know that others had the courage to stand against the tests and find the reasons why it could work! You go otter rompers!! You guys have really lifted my spirits in just a few posts! Thank you! ????