Answering your relationship questions after 1 year...

[@_JoyceArt]

Usually, I’d say get in a relationship first, then say you love each other. Because you’re still often early days. But you guys have known each other for a long time beforehand, so it makes sense to say it even before starting an actual relationship.

[@valerieschiano2959]

🎉 Congrats! For me, we knew each other as part of a group for a year and a half-ish, dated for a week, then first I love you came out. Got engaged a few months later, then married a year after our first date. In about six weeks, we’ll be celebrating our 43rd wedding anniversary. 🥰

[@MissAmandaJoy5]

My fiancé and I had a very unconventional relationship start. We started talking and a few weeks later had our first date, on our first day he ended up spending the weekend at my place lol, then we were inseparable every weekend after that. 3 weeks after spending as much time together as our schedules allowed I told him I was falling in love with him and he reciprocated the feelings and then we became an official couple and 2 weeks after that we went on vacation together. We’ve been together 5 years, own a home, are raising 3 animal babies, and are getting married in 11 months. I think relationships that start a little more unconventional than usual can be some of the best ones. Happy anniversary 💕💕

[@marialaynadilallo7071]

You both are the perfect couple. Your personalities really compliment each other!!

[@Holappl]

You two have undeniable chemistry and the connection you have is very clear to see. It’s beautiful! I don’t necessarily believe we’re fated to find our soulmate, but I do believe some people are lucky enough to find their perfect puzzle piece. You guys have done that ❤

[@morrisonsrocks]

With my husband it was love making first, love saying second and trying to find a plausible date in retrospect third. We sort of tumbled into a relationship and as we both understood what this was, we didn't even know when the first kiss or "I love you" happened exactly 😅 Talk about your expectations and what's important to you and find your own way to celebrate your love. If big presents, romantic dates, game nights, weekend trips or "just" little acts of attention throughout the year, it has to fit you and your relationship, no one else 💞 Though we do honour our guesstimated anniversary date, we celebrate whenever we find the time. Who cares if you celebrate on the exact date, the point is taking the time with your partner, doing something you care about.

[@kdavis002]

Love y’all! Joanna is still the OG for playing the long game and getting her man!

[@michellewise5134]

is it ok to tell someone you love them when you asked them, to be your gf/bf?....NO.. lol.... 30 years ago i saw a man across a room while my department was having a meeting . At that moment i knew i was in love, i knew he was going to be my husband one day and i knew i would love him even until after death. That day after he introduced himself to me and asked me out for coffee, at the end of that date, he looked at me and said " I know i shouldnt say this because we just had coffee , but i love you, from this day on i never want to be apart from you, will you consider being my girlfriend..... ?" ... now 30 yrs later we are still together. By the way , he says that it was love at first sight for him as well. .. so yes its ok to tell someone you love them when you feel it...., love does not choose when it comes to you, it just comes without warning.... So happy for you 2!

[@CherithB]

Congratulations on ur first year together, u two r great together,aww ash saying here’s to the next 80, hope u had a good time marking the year,.😊

[@bettinamcdonald5394]

You two are Adorable & have so much in common. Always say you Love each other as much as possible. My husband & I tell each other every day sometime multiple times a day, tomorrow is not promised to you and you never know what’s going to happen. We have lost several people close to us and they we mostly young people. We have been expressing our LOVE for each other for 33 years this year and I wish this for you BOTH. I think that your love will last and thrive throughout the years. Bless you Both💐🤗

[@ItsAMbutyoutubechangedmyname]

Happy 365days together ❤ I think it all depends with the whole “I love you/ I’m in love with you” part depends if you have been friends first or not.

[@ameliakate4520]

Love the relationship you guys have! Happy anniversary ❤️

[@Joy-ii1hx]

It must be great that u have vlogged and shared some of ur favourite memories, u two r great, is lovely that u have started of as friends and now u can share other great ‘memories together, happy 1st year! Thanks for sharing, u two r each others cheerleaders.😊

[@ruth7192]

Love both of ur vlogs, u both look so happy, u make a great couple, thanks for sharing, u 2 complement each other, ru both going to Bournemouth.

[@Regadiga]

Congratulations on your 1st year!! I'm looking forward to watching you both for years!

[@NelsonComoglio]

So happy happy anniversary guys cant ealt yo see the next anniversary video

[@RavenStorm1031]

yall are so sweet with each other i swear we only get to see a small bit of ur life that you show us but we can literally see it whenever you guys are in a video. all the love to you both!!!!💜💜💜

[@dainawhitehurst1105]

Thanks for letting us see a little bit into your love story. ❤

[@angelamuircroft5181]

You are just perfect for each other. Happy anniversary, I can't wait to see where this year takes you. Good on you, Ash, for saying I love you every day. My hubby does the same thing, it jyst makes me love him all the more. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@helenwoodhead1632]

I just love the looks you guys give each other. So cute! Normally I'd say get in a relationship first then I love you comes later however you guys knew each other for such a long time and were great friends first so I think its completely different then. You are deciding whether to change your friendship to something more and I think you need to know you are in love to make that step

[@nils2118]

You two are made for eachother. Its like Ying and Yang

[@courtneymorse1751]

LOVE the matching sippy cups! Congrats, it seems you guys are just the best to each other, keep that alive!!! ❤

[@tatianalorenzo7660]

I love you guys together!! You are totally goals!! ❤❤

[@leahthomas3879]

You guys are so amazing together and get along so well together and support each other through everything so yeah congratulations on the first year together as partners and heres to many more to come

[@emmajames1084]

You two suit each other, you're a great couple

[@robinaddis-vaughn7271]

Congratulations!! The 1st year is the hardest. You both seem much more compatible than incompatible. Ash looks great without his braces!!!

[@kaylheecarroll3186]

Happy anniversary Joanna and Ashley ❤😊!

[@Jeremy.howard]

You guys crack me up. Such a cute couple.

[@rottierumbles9451]

Can't wait for you two to get married and have babies , you're going to be such wonderful parents and seeing a wee Ash and Jo about would be awesome!

[@Tapersy111]

You guys really are the cutest. You always make me smile, and I LOVE how you two support each other. (I'm a romance author, so I really love love. 😂)

[@ToosieJoie1]

❤what a great video. I am so happy for both of you❤

[@laurad8883]

Love this video! You two are such a cute couple!

[@sjearly13]

I do the same thing about ready to go RIGHT NOW! Like I know I'm late and I'm rushing but if we don't leave the second I'm ready then I don't want to be blamed for it. 🤪

[@pamelagordon869]

I loved this one of you both ❤❤❤

[@KKai-oc7fq]

Stupids made me cry.😢 feel like such a voyeur. But in all seriousness....if I come back in another life...ya'll have my couple goals. You guys make me happy for this world.

[@TheHolyTerroir]

This was lovely and fun to watch ❤

[@jillsanto397]

You two are so cute

[@charlenechua6073]

Happy Thursday Happy anniversary Love the caption

[@marciaharman]

Happy Anniversary xx

[@laurenstratton9461]

What's the age difference between Ash and Jay?

[@monicamacneille3372]

This is so sweet... :)

[@JenaPug]

Look at Ash’s teeth!! I can’t believe the braces are off already!!

[@peggy2429]

Cuties 😊

[@ToosieJoie1]

I thought u got together in December 2022.

[@Jollyjilly58]

Lo so cute I’ve been married 45 years since year lol oh to be that cute again 🤣🤣

[@gloriouslyimperfect]

I think it’s different with you two because you’ve known each other for so long before you got into a relationship that saying it straight away doesn’t seem weird to me at all.

[@giselakrenn2646]

jippi! nothing else to say!

[@Avanell]

I think yoiu two knew you loved one another before so first day is okay :)

[@sallystout4029]

The listening thing.. I think that's every man lol

[@shelleyatkins9018]

First from Spain 😂

[@Della624]

I honestly don't believe you can be in love with someone you've not lived with as a couple, married or otherwise, on a daily basis for a fair few years, because you won't know that person until you have spent time in their company where it is just the two of you chilling, doing normal things away from cameras and other people for a long period of time. I will be indirectly revealing my age, but hey ho. I met my now Husband when I was nineteen and he was twenty nine - so age differences do not mean a thing. Was it love at first sight? No, but I loved the look of him and also his temperament, so I was definitely interested. We dated, he was lead guitarist of a Local Group that became super popular in Europe but did nothing in the UK. As I got to know the social side of him we were like chalk and cheese; he was/is far more reserved than I and I, the complete opposite, thought/think once you're out and about you might as well enjoy it to the fullest. This did not deter or dent our relationship because to be honest it was not important to either of us. Where we gelled; became one; was the most important to us both because where we gelled *was* important. After four years of dating, we then moved in with each other. Was it Love? No, but there was definitely a strong foundation for things to move forward in a positive way. We had already had a deep discussion on what we wanted from a future together, so were on the same page in that respect and I think that that is important if you are wanting to move forward in a relationship. Knowing where you both stand and that if there are any differences these can be overcome/accepted in time. Eight years into the relationship we decide to get engaged, well, *I* decided to get engaged because Hubby had been asking me to marry him for about six of them LOL! Was it Love? Yes. Was it true love, the "I would die for you Love"? No. My "I would die for you Love" for my Hubby; when I realised I could not live without him and that he was/is my Soulmate, my Life Partner; was about one year after we got married and three years after we got engaged. I believe true Love is something that is nurtured over time, experienced, embraced, forgiven. It is euphoric and it is painful and it is also just being. This for me is Love and I don't think you can get this kind of Love from a look or even just spending time with someone in a social environment 🙂

[@marciabigg469]

Your experience isn't everyone's experience though. I started talking to my now husband through work. He worked at head office in Chesterfield and I worked in Brighton. We spoke everyday. I had a friend that I went to uni with from Chesterfield, so I arranged to see her for the weekend and also arranged to meet hubby & others I spoke to regularly. That was end of May bank holiday. We had kissed that weekend and we were then phoning/texting each other outside of work. I came back up to Chesterfield for his birthday 2 weeks later, we said I love you, slept together and then got engaged on his birthday. He came down to see me and my family a couple of times, but we decided it made more sense for me to move up to Chesterfield as it was cheaper. I moved 13th August, 2 months after getting engaged. My parents were renewing their wedding vows for their 25th anniversary in December in Jamaica, so said we could get married then or wait a couple of years for them to save up. We decided to get married in December. We bought a house and moved in 29th November, got married 13th December and we found out I was pregnant in January. 24 years later we're still together and have a 22 (almost 23 year old) and a 17 year old. I've never felt that I wished we'd lived together for years before getting married. I never felt I didn't know him before we got married. Everybody is different and everybody loves differently. No way is better than another way. Love is love.

[@Della624]

@@marciabigg469 If you read my post again, I was not saying my way was exclusive and the ONLY way to a good marriage or love. I was saying what I believe/don't believe and what worked for me. Congratulations on your longevity and your family.