Interview with a husband: Mr D

I’m totally jumping on the band wagon here and following on from a few bloggers who have recently interviewed their husbands.  It all started with the lovely Kylie from ‘A study in contradictions’.  She was having a case of writers block and decided to interview her husband for lack of a better story.  It was hilarious and very catchy!!  You can read her interview here.

Mr D is working from home today, so I decided to grab the opportunity while I could and get my interview done.

Me:  “Babe I need to interview you.”  Mr D:  “What for?”  Me: “My blog.  It’ll make a good story and all the other bloggers have done it!”  Mr D: “Will I get comments?”  Me: “Maybe…..”  Mr D:  “Will I get more than you?”  Me: “No!”  Mr D: “Why not??”  Me:  “because it’s my blog!”  Mr D:  “I bet I do!”  Me:  “Ok you’re on!!”

Question 1:  What is the best part of being married to Robyn?

Long delay……….. Me: “Why are you taking so long to answer??”  Mr D:  “I’m thinking!!”  He sips his tea and smirks at me.  I roll my eyes.  Finally……. Mr D:  “There are so many things, I don’t know where to start.”  Me:  “At the beginning.  Mr D:  “Okay Okay! I love the way you look after us and that you’re so sexy and that you love me.  Me: “Aww really?”  Mr D:  “Yes, really.”  (He’s right, I do love him).  Mr D:  “Oh and I love that you’re our family PA.  We’d never remember anything without you.” Me: “Well I suppose that’s still a compliment.”

Question 2:  What is the worst part about being married to Robyn?

Mr D:  “You don’t deal with pressure very well.  You’re like a porcupine when you’re in a bad mood – we all have to duck for cover otherwise you’ll shoot quills at us!”  he says, chucking away to himself. Me: You answered that one quickly!  Mr D: (still chuckling): “Do I have to duck now??”  Me: “Very funny!” (although he might have a tiny point – but only a tiny one!!).

Question 3:  What is Robyn’s most annoying habit?

Mr D:  “Not taking medicine when you’re sick.”  Me:  “I don’t need it!  “Mr D:  “You do!”  Mr D:  “And you also have an annoying habit of brushing problems under the carpet and not dealing with them until they get worse.”  Me:  “Like what????  Mr D:  “I don’t know off the top of my head………Oh like parking fines!!”

Question 4:  What is Robyn’s most endearing habit?

Mr D:  “What’s endearing?”  Me: “Something about me that’s loveable?? Cute??”  “Oh, ummmmm, well…….”  Me: “Well???? ”  Mr D :  “That’s a hard one.”  Me:  “No it isn’t, come on!!”  Mr D:  “Why couldn’t you email me these questions in advance??”  Me:  “because you don’t read my emails.”  Mr D:  “Can I come back to this one?”  Me:  “Really???? Fine!”

Question 5:  What do you most admire about Robyn?

Mr D: “That’s easy!  You’re incredibly driven and focused when you want to achieve something.”  Me: “Thanks love.  Okay you’ve redeemed yourself from question 4.”

Question 6:  What was the first thing that attracted you to Robyn?

Mr D:  “Your eyes and your lips.  I love them both.”

Question 7:  What do you most enjoy about being a Dad?

Mr D:  “Coming home from work and being rugby tackled by three kids, all super excited and shouting ‘DAD DAD DAD!’  Me: “A bit like hero worshipping then?”  Mr D: (laughs) “Yeah.  I like it!!”  

Question 8:  What do you least enjoy about being a Dad?

Mr D:  “Not having enough time for us.  You and me.”

Question 9:  What was your favourite thing to do with Robyn before you had kids?

Mr D:  “I miss your flying days.  When I used to just jump on a plane with you and you’d serve me in first class.  Then we’d spend a couple days somewhere…… shopping, drinking, eating out, checking out the hotel room *wink wink*!!”  Me:  Ahem – less of the serving you in first class please!!!” Mr D: (laughs) but you did!”

Question 10:  What do you miss doing with Robyn now that you have kids and limited time?

Mr D:  “Are you really going to be writing this down?”  Me:  “Yes.”  Mr D:  “Okay, same as the last question then.”

Question 11:  What is your most hated household chore?

Mr D:  “Paying the bills”.

Question 12:  What is your least hated household chore?

Mr D:  “Taking out the bins?”  Me:  “Really???  That’s just weird!”  Mr D:  “It’s satisfying… sort of…. it’s getting rid of all the crap!”  Me:  “Okay then!”

Question 13:  What’s your favourite thing to cook?

Mr D:  “A poetjie (a South African stew)”  Me:  “Can you pick something else please, I can’t spell that.” Mr D: (laughs) “Okay, I love using your thermomix to make bread”.

Question 14:  What do you think annoys Robyn the most about you?

Mr D:  “Everything!” (laughs).  Me:  “Seriously!!  Mr D:  “Okay I’ll be be serious.  How about leaving cupboards doors open??  That drives you crazy!”  Mr D:  (laughs again) “Oh yeah, and hanging up wet towels and leaving my coffee cup in the bathroom??  Me:  Mmmmm yes!  Lets move on…”

Question 15:  What do you think Robyn loves most about you?

Mr D:  “That I’d drop everything if she needed me.”  Me: (heart melts a little)  Mr D:  “That I make her tea before bed every night and coffee first thing every morning.  That I don’t restrict her spending. That I get up with the kids in the mornings……”  Me:  “Geez you can’t think of anything endearing about me, but you sure can reel off a list about you!!  Mr D:  (laughs loudly).

Question 16:  Why do you think Robyn is lucky to be married to you?

Mr D:  “Are you lucky??”  Me:  “YES!”  Mr D: (smiles) because I get you!

Question 17:  What is the secret to a happy marriage?

Mr D:  “Communication and compromise!  and lots of sex!”  Me:  “Of course!!”

Finally, back to Question 4:  What’s my most endearing habit?

Mr D:  I knew from the moment I first met you that you were a strong enough person to be able to look after me if I needed you to.  That’s one of your best qualities.  If anyone ever needs help, you’re always the first one to do it.  I also knew from the first time I met you that I’d marry you!”  Me:  (heart melts a bit more)  Really, from the first time?  I didn’t know that!”  Mr D:  “I really did.”

So there you have it.  My interview with Mr D.  I think you’ll all agree that I married a good egg.

Have you ever interview your husband?  It’s quite fun actually, you should try it.