The Newlywed Game: A Valentine's Day Extravaganza

As we celebrate Valentine's Day, our newlywed friends (or not-so-newlyweds) gathered together to play a game that brought out their nerdy sides. The Newlywed Game, a classic quiz show where one partner answers questions about the other, was adapted for a modern audience of book lovers and pop culture enthusiasts.

The evening began with Samuel taking his turn at answering questions about Kendra, his partner's biggest literary crush. When asked who Samuel's favorite author is, he revealed that it's Mark Twain, citing his ability to make him "literally laugh out loud." However, he incorrectly stated that Charles Dickens was the true mastermind behind Tale of Two Cities, which Kendra promptly corrected him on.

Next up was Kendra taking her turn at answering questions about Samuel. When asked who Kendra's biggest author crush is, she revealed a surprising answer: Neil Gaiman. Her reasoning? His voice, which she finds "amazing." However, she later admitted that she had a backup choice – the girl from Bridge to Terabithia – before remembering how funny she was and deciding on the correct answer.

The game continued with more questions, each one revealing a new side of our couples' personalities. When asked about Condors' favorite book, they both provided essay-length answers (okay, not really, but it felt like it!). However, in the spirit of Valentine's Day, let's just say their love for literary fiction knows no bounds.

As the game drew to a close, Kendra took her turn at answering questions about Samuel. When asked to describe her reading style in three words, she responded with "crazy intense bro." It was a moment of pure honesty from someone who clearly values their love of literature above all else.

Samuel followed up by describing Kendra's reading style as "eclectic women." While it may seem like an odd description, it captured the essence of her voracious appetite for knowledge and her willingness to explore different genres and authors. The couple's passion for reading was on full display, making their love story all the more special.

The evening concluded with a sense of camaraderie and playfulness, as our couples shared laughs and inside jokes about each other's quirks and interests. While they may not be newlyweds in the classical sense, they've certainly found a way to make love work – even when it comes to book recommendations and literary crushes.

As for the universe's gift-giving abilities on Valentine's Day, let's just say our couples are spoiled for choice when it comes to books. Whether you're a fan of classic literature or more modern fare, there's something out there for everyone. And if you're lucky enough to have found your partner in crime – er, bookworm – then you know that the real gift is sharing those moments of joy and discovery together.

And so, as we celebrate Valentine's Day and all its associated trimmings, let's raise a glass (of wine, not water) to our couples who've proven that love can be found in the unlikeliest of places – including literary fiction, fantasy novels, and even the voice of Neil Gaiman. Cheers!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey I'm Kendra and welcome back to my channel and happy Valentine's Day happy Valentine's Day guys this is Sam this is my other half and we are gonna do a newlywed game with books I'm excited are you yeah he's hey thanks I've been waiting for this like all week I'm famous now yeah you're already famous they're saying Winchester Sam Winchester I'm battling demons or something I don't know Lisa Corgi demon definitely the court you demons so as usual Dillon is behind the tripod which is terrified of but he doesn't have a toy today so we'll see what happens he does have a basket of laundry that's true hopefully he won't start shredding laundry again alright so I'm gonna read him his questions and then he'll read me my questions and newlywed game is impossible to explain but I think I'll get it right every most people know what it is I think so okay so what Samuel what is your favorite book and we are going to hold up this is what I think his answer is going to be this is what his answer actually is know how what to city's no but look I have proof right here I have read Tale of Two Cities like four times that but your possessor the Huckleberry Finn I am obsessed with Huckleberry Finn but I recognize that as an artistic achievement Tale of Two Cities is probably superior are you my friend shows up okay what is your literary character that is most what is a literary character this is just like you hey hey go what Batman is that kind of literary yes you're wrong I am NOT Ron we know that annoy no I am NOT Ron Weasley okay I have the version of Ron Weasley that wins the Quidditch match and that is the only Ron Weasley I am you're the athletic one yes and the one that was good at chess but that's it we're just gonna keep going we're just gonna keep going okay um who is Sam's biggest author crush you got a background you got it backwards see I like I like Mark Twain oesophagus Arthur crush I have read most things he has written I think he's hilarious he's like the only author that will make me just literally laugh out loud well one of the few but I recognize that Charles Dickens was like Tale of Two Cities it's just fantastic I can never win never win guys okay last one is three words to describe your reading style hunky table soup every fat bucks I'm gonna say fat but that you think I do like like I like big books that just goes with being classic like the classic book so far I got that right you did great sporadic it varied and sporadic sort of no I was saying sporadic in that I will read like a lot and like one week and they're like nothing for like a month it's true and then I will like varied like I read try to read like nonfiction fiction stuff by you know classics it's more recent stuff and then intentional in that like if I realize I have a gap I try to fill it like last year when I started reading more like Diana Wynne Jones type of stuff imagine it's fantasy that's just fantasy no don't give me that like diet fantasy magical realism stuff well pass insert rant here after that okay okay so then it's my turn okay so I'm asking you okay okay all right so Kendra who is Kendra's biggest author crush great yes Neil Gaiman voice is not an author crush just because you like to listen to him or Gaiman that's still not sure it is true no it's not he's my biggest author crush no no no the most amazing boy what literary character is most like Kendra yeah yeah we got one right one man one match I love her much I was gonna I had a backup of the girl from Bridge to Terabithia but then I remembered she was that funny so and she dies spoiler yes boiler much okay what does Condors favorite book that is that's an essay it's the book it's an essay it is a book it's an I do copies of that book it's an essay it's a book to the lighthouse is it but I like mrs. Dalloway better dang it I even cheated I check the bookshelf okay last one use three words to describe Kendra's reading style crazy intense bro goes the eclectic women you know that actually is probably well that is our newlywed game even though we're not newlyweds I mean what are we you're not new ears people still considering newlyweds until you have kids but we have a fur child we do I think that counts I'll allow it how gracious of you so gracious I try well I hope you have enjoyed this amazing Valentine's Day newlywed game where you get to see all of our nerd nests in them that we share that we share yes there we go and all of its glory I really have nothing else to say it even if he knows to say yeah happy Valentine's Day we hope we oh that your partners have gotten you lots of books or Valentine's Day and you have lots of inner introverted reading pretty sure I got a couple of emails about suggested titles maybe you might have might have might have those sitting in land who does I don't know they just like come to me it's magic it's like the universe knows what I want for Valentine's Day and it lets you know alright I guess I guess I'm okayhey I'm Kendra and welcome back to my channel and happy Valentine's Day happy Valentine's Day guys this is Sam this is my other half and we are gonna do a newlywed game with books I'm excited are you yeah he's hey thanks I've been waiting for this like all week I'm famous now yeah you're already famous they're saying Winchester Sam Winchester I'm battling demons or something I don't know Lisa Corgi demon definitely the court you demons so as usual Dillon is behind the tripod which is terrified of but he doesn't have a toy today so we'll see what happens he does have a basket of laundry that's true hopefully he won't start shredding laundry again alright so I'm gonna read him his questions and then he'll read me my questions and newlywed game is impossible to explain but I think I'll get it right every most people know what it is I think so okay so what Samuel what is your favorite book and we are going to hold up this is what I think his answer is going to be this is what his answer actually is know how what to city's no but look I have proof right here I have read Tale of Two Cities like four times that but your possessor the Huckleberry Finn I am obsessed with Huckleberry Finn but I recognize that as an artistic achievement Tale of Two Cities is probably superior are you my friend shows up okay what is your literary character that is most what is a literary character this is just like you hey hey go what Batman is that kind of literary yes you're wrong I am NOT Ron we know that annoy no I am NOT Ron Weasley okay I have the version of Ron Weasley that wins the Quidditch match and that is the only Ron Weasley I am you're the athletic one yes and the one that was good at chess but that's it we're just gonna keep going we're just gonna keep going okay um who is Sam's biggest author crush you got a background you got it backwards see I like I like Mark Twain oesophagus Arthur crush I have read most things he has written I think he's hilarious he's like the only author that will make me just literally laugh out loud well one of the few but I recognize that Charles Dickens was like Tale of Two Cities it's just fantastic I can never win never win guys okay last one is three words to describe your reading style hunky table soup every fat bucks I'm gonna say fat but that you think I do like like I like big books that just goes with being classic like the classic book so far I got that right you did great sporadic it varied and sporadic sort of no I was saying sporadic in that I will read like a lot and like one week and they're like nothing for like a month it's true and then I will like varied like I read try to read like nonfiction fiction stuff by you know classics it's more recent stuff and then intentional in that like if I realize I have a gap I try to fill it like last year when I started reading more like Diana Wynne Jones type of stuff imagine it's fantasy that's just fantasy no don't give me that like diet fantasy magical realism stuff well pass insert rant here after that okay okay so then it's my turn okay so I'm asking you okay okay all right so Kendra who is Kendra's biggest author crush great yes Neil Gaiman voice is not an author crush just because you like to listen to him or Gaiman that's still not sure it is true no it's not he's my biggest author crush no no no the most amazing boy what literary character is most like Kendra yeah yeah we got one right one man one match I love her much I was gonna I had a backup of the girl from Bridge to Terabithia but then I remembered she was that funny so and she dies spoiler yes boiler much okay what does Condors favorite book that is that's an essay it's the book it's an essay it is a book it's an I do copies of that book it's an essay it's a book to the lighthouse is it but I like mrs. Dalloway better dang it I even cheated I check the bookshelf okay last one use three words to describe Kendra's reading style crazy intense bro goes the eclectic women you know that actually is probably well that is our newlywed game even though we're not newlyweds I mean what are we you're not new ears people still considering newlyweds until you have kids but we have a fur child we do I think that counts I'll allow it how gracious of you so gracious I try well I hope you have enjoyed this amazing Valentine's Day newlywed game where you get to see all of our nerd nests in them that we share that we share yes there we go and all of its glory I really have nothing else to say it even if he knows to say yeah happy Valentine's Day we hope we oh that your partners have gotten you lots of books or Valentine's Day and you have lots of inner introverted reading pretty sure I got a couple of emails about suggested titles maybe you might have might have might have those sitting in land who does I don't know they just like come to me it's magic it's like the universe knows what I want for Valentine's Day and it lets you know alright I guess I guess I'm okay\n"