# Not exactly an anniversary. What would you call it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 24, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-exactly-an-anniversary-what-would-you-call-it/732414 "2015-09-24T18:12:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mom-of-Andrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@Mom-of-Andrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mom-of-Andrew)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-exactly-an-anniversary-what-would-you-call-it/732414/1 "2015-09-24T18:12:33Z")
I did the math, and next week Pop-of-Andrew and I will have been married for over half of his life. (I married a younger man… Mine comes next year…) He is better than I am about remembering the non official anniversaries (date of our first kiss, etc.) This is a rare opportunity for me to surprise him. I’ve been calling it DH’s ‘tipping point’ for lack of a better term. I could call it “Mine!!” day & decorate with the seagulls from Finding Nemo, but I’m not entirely happy with that idea. What would you label this kind of day? ---
**Author:** ![brovolone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-exactly-an-anniversary-what-would-you-call-it/732414/2 "2015-09-24T19:33:41Z")
Happy Simulhemivitaversary? Hemisimulvitaversary? Vitasimulhemiversary? … Idk which one sounds better or would be more correct. Congratulations, by the way 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![brovolone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-exactly-an-anniversary-what-would-you-call-it/732414/3 "2015-09-24T19:40:38Z")
Hemivita Simulversary BAM! ---
**Author:** ![Mom-of-Andrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@Mom-of-Andrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mom-of-Andrew)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-exactly-an-anniversary-what-would-you-call-it/732414/4 "2015-09-24T19:46:37Z")
> [@brovolone](#): > > Hemivita Simulversary > BAM! This does have a certain ring to it. And it perfectly captures the obscure nature of the celebration… ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-exactly-an-anniversary-what-would-you-call-it/732414/5 "2015-09-24T20:36:30Z")
Milestone. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-exactly-an-anniversary-what-would-you-call-it/732414/6 "2015-09-24T21:13:18Z")
If you’ve been married that long, I expect that whatever the event is called, it will include the traditional [Airing of Grievances](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus#Airing_of_Grievances). 🙂 More seriously, when I reached that point with my wife (well, the point of knowing her more than half my life, we haven’t quite reached it with time married), I just called it “good start” day. She appreciated that. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-exactly-an-anniversary-what-would-you-call-it/732414/7 "2015-09-25T18:36:07Z")
Well in Greek it would be a hemi-anniversary. This would be extra appropriate if you husband has a high horsepower Dodge product. In Latin you would have many choices semisos or dimidietas are my favorites. No matter what you call it I hope this will be your happiest anniversary yet, at least until next years. Congratulations!