Harrison.. whos the third couple? I'm all confused...
Oh and ummm with the Ohio boy.. he doesnt live in Cleveland, it's a lil city in Ohio from what i gather... and we aren't gong out... cause we both agree it's way too far to restrict ourselves like that, so we're doing the whole, when we are in the same city we're basically going out.. when we're apart it's have fun, flirt around and try to find someone that'll make you happy and if you do, tell the other person about it. Cause we want to see eachother happy. eppp! look at all the mushy-ness!
So yea, lesson: if you cant see eachother a lot, have a.. long-distance-on-again-off-again-open-relationship!... And then try and visit if/when possible... what's that? set up a road trip to Ohio?! lol
Anywayz, now that everyone knows about my stuff..
*hugz to all as alwayz*
Ann-Marie

1. Mark + Marissa
2. Jon + Victoria
3. You + 'Dave'...who are but aren't going out.

We don't have any couples on my team, but there are quite a few people that have crushes on other people that are on the team, or at least that's what it looks like. I've been w/ my boyfriend for a year, and he is not nor has he ever been involved or interested in FIRST. In fact he came the last day of the New England regional to see what this "thing" was that I keep obsessing over. He said it was cool, but he can't understand why or how anyone could love it so much. I told him that if he can't understand it then to just pretend to, because this is something that I am passionate about and soemthing that i devote a lot of my time to. He hasn't complained since. :)

But I wouldn't want to date anyone from my team. I would rather just be friends w/ them. And i would rather just be friends w/ the guys that are on other teams. I just think that things might get ugly if you are working in a tense situation w/ your significant other or you are competing against them. I agree w/ whoever said that you shouldn't date a person from an opposite team during actual competition. Yeah, that can never be good. But hey that's just my opinion.

I'm gonna have to stick in my two cents here, as this post has been done so many times and just forgotten. Anyways:

1) From what I've seen, FIRST relationships tend to be a bit rocky. People sometimes change between real-life, 6-weeks, and competitions.

2) Should a relationship be successful, one must not get jealous. You're surrounded by members of the opposite sex the entire time at FIRST, so don't let it bother you if you're significant other is hanging around someone else.

3) From personal experiance: FIRSTers make better friends, in general, than boy/girl-friends.

4) Someone will always end up falling for one of their own, and it may lead to tragedy.

And from my personal thoughts on dating: It sucks. I like being with someone, but dating is a pain in the neck.

"Friends with benefits" is the term we use... you get your play without the dedication.

We have one couple on our team. They are both seniors, and a great couple....I'm friends with both of them!

It's crazy, too much drama on our team, I won't go into it though, some people read this board. :) but let's just say it's very complicated

What I think...
 

Well I figured that I should say what I think about the relationships of FIRST... First of all (no pun intended), last year we had 2 couples on our team (one I know is still together cuz it?s my sister and her b/f *been together for over a year*, and I?m not sure about the other), and this year we have one couple and I THINK we still have one more, but it?s all confusing and I try not to get in it.

I've met guys at both the regional competitions that we went to this year (KSC, St. Louis). Most of them are just good friends but then there's 2 that have been really good friends that I really keep up w/ and talk to on a regular basis...like almost everyday. One I met last year for the first time in person at the nats, and I met the other one at the KSC competition this year because he was the operator for one of our alliances and talked w/ him on the Internet till nats and still do everyday! :þ

I enjoy meeting new people from different places.

Ok...one more thing...this is mostly for all the girls that meet guys at competition...but guys can answer too...do ya'll get teased as much as I do about all the guys I meet!?!?! I mean, every time I meet a guy the people on my team (guys more than girls) give me the HARDEST time about it!! I try to get it through their minds that I?m just being friendly (more friendly w/ one of the guys though ? :þ ) to all the people. I?m just wondering how ya?ll put up w/ it?it really gets on my nerves! Let me know!!
:)

~Jessica~

MiM ROCKS!!! :)

I got teased all the time! I meet this guy online and then met him at the New England regional for the first time. We talked whenever we could (conviently his pit was right next to ours). Everyone, including the adults, referred to him as my boyfriend, even though I already had (and still have) a boyfriend. And all the little "ooooh you have a crush on him" and the "kissy kissy" comments got really annoying. Yeah, they never forgot about him either, they kept teasing me after the event and when we were at the hotel in Florida one of the adults asked me "Is boyfriend 1 or boyfriend 2 gonna be here?" Yeah i don't think it helped much that I spent a lot of time at his pit during nationals either. :)

WoW...
 

Wow...I guess it's kinda bad that that sounds SOOO familiar to me! It seems to me like you and I are in the same boat here! They've said the "boyfriend" stuff to me too....and a little of the "kissy kissy" stuff...not too much though...thankfully! It's nice to know I'm not the only one out there that gets majorly teased. One bit of advice for ya though BatteryGirl...don't let that guy you met come anywhere near anybody else on your team...I learned that the hard way!!...we'll leave it at that...:)

~Jessica~

MiM Rocks!

Hmmm.. gettin' teased about robotics guys... i know all too well.... let's just say if we suddenly needed an ambassador to Ohio everyone on my team would volunteer me. Well, something did kinda happen, nothing too major, but anyway... I'm personally use to it. I'm a huge flirt, it's my nicename actually and I get myself into trouble. My coach( and comm. tech teacher) won't let me live it down, it comes up SO much. and the girls on our media, we were at a parents meeting and they brought it up in front of my dad, who's alwayz making fun of me for my 'boyfriend' in Ohio... and we're arent even going out! In fact, he's seeing someone.. but that's another story...Point being, laugh a long, it's more fun that way.
*hugz to all as alwayz*
Ann-Marie -team 783

Well, you girls sound like you have it tough. I think these kinds of things happen to guys, but they don't say anything. It goes back to the whole issue..flirting without interest sometimes

:)

Um, hehe too late...a bunch of the guys on my team already went near him. In fact, whenever i was talking to him a few guys would randomly come up behind me and say hi to him then just stand there as i talked. Later on my friend (the guy i met) told me that he felt special and afraid at the same time cuz a few guys on my team that he vaguely recognized would come up to him at random intervals and just start talking to him.

Almost all these situations you guys talk about i have been in. I have dated someone from another team. We went out for about four months. I still talk to her now and hang out with her even though we are not still going out. The only problem was we didn't get to see each other as much as we wanted to. I have also dated someone on the team and that relationship worked out fine. I have also dated someone during robotics and wasn't on the team and we still saw each other as much as we wanted to. I think it is nice meeting new people on other teams.

we have 5 girls on our team....two of thnm are dating peole on the team...the other 3 (includng me) are dating people outside of FIRST....and yes, jessica and Battery girl, even if you have a boyfriend the guys on your team will still make fun of any and every guy you meet at competetion