Friday, November 2, 2012

Blog 16

Blog #16: Post your draft interview protocol

-Name:
-Sex:
-Age:
-Race:

-Meeting for the first time in high school:
  • What did you imagine your future husband/wife to be when you were a child?
  • Did you date anyone else before meeting one another?
  • How did you meet one another?
  • How old were you?
  • What were your first impressions?
  • Can you tell me a particular story about meeting for the first time?
  • How did that make you feel?
  • How do you think your husband/wife felt upon meeting for the first time?
  • What did you learn or take from meeting for the first time compared to being together now?
  • Can you tell me some more stories about meeting?
-Dating:
  • Where was your first date and who's decision was it to go there?
  • Where was your favorite place to go as a couple?
  • Where were some places that you remember going while you were dating?
  • Did you ever break up while dating?
  • Did you  ever think you would wind up getting married? Why or why not?
  • Can you tell me some more stories about dating?
-Proposal:
  • What date and where were you purposed to? (female subject)
  • What date and where did you purpose to your wife? (male subject)
  • How did that make you feel?
  • What can you remember from that day?
  • Can you tell me some more stories about your proposal?
-Engagement:
  • How long were you dating before you got engaged?
  • Who did you tell about your engagment first?
  • How did they react to the news?
  • Did you have an engagement party? Why or why not?
  • Is there anything you would change about the engagement process? Why or why not?
  • Can you tell me some more stories about your engagement?
-Wedding (Planning):
  • What were the venues you had in mind for your wedding?
  • What were you looking forward to the most in terms of planning for your wedding?
  • What were you least looking forward to in terms of planning for your wedding?
  • What was the hardest part about planning for your wedding?
  • What was the easiest part about planning for your wedding?
  • How did you feel about the overall wedding planning process?
  • Can you tell me some more stories about planning for you wedding?
-Wedding (Day):
  • How long were you engaged before you got married?
  • Where was your wedding held?
  • What time was your wedding?
  • What kind of emotions did you have on your wedding day?
  • Did anything go wrong? What? If not, what did you think would go wrong but did not?
  • What do you remember the most about your wedding?
  • Can you tell me some more stories about your wedding day?
-Honeymoon:
  • Where was your honeymoon?
  • How did you feel being newlyweds?
  • Would you change anything about your honeymoon? Why or why not?
  • Can you tell me some more stories about your honeymoon?
-As Newlyweds:
  • What kinds of things did you do as newlyweds?
  • How did you feel about being married rather than just dating?
  • Was it different? The same?
  • How did your relationship change?
  • Looking back today is there anything you would change? Why?
-Having children:
  • How long after you were married did you decide on having children?
  • How did that make you feel?
  • Did you want a girl or a boy? Why?
  • What were you looking forward to the most about having children?
  • What were you least looking forward to about having children?
-Hard times:

  • What has been the hardiest in your marriage?
  • What would you like to change in your marriage?
  • Can you tell me about some difficulties throughout your marriage from the past until today?
-Overall:
  • What would you like to see different in your marriage today?
  • How has your loved for another grow stronger?
  • What makes your husband/wife  your everything?
  • What do you love the most about your husband/wife?
  • What would you like to change about your husband/wife?
  • Have you ever thought about renewing your vows? Why?
  • Can you tell me anything else about your life together thus far?

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