In addition to the data on Colgate couples, the survey also produced personal anecdotes that create a mosaic of diverse and interesting stories. One women swore she would never marry a Colgate guy. Three sisters followed their father's footsteps to Colgate and now each is married to a fellow alum. One couple not only went to college together and later married but they also started their own company together. Another alumnus told the story of passing up an appointment to the Naval Academy in favor of Colgate, where he met not only his future wife but his best friend as well.
Many couples are nostalgic about their romantic moments on campus.
They told stories of strolling around Taylor Lake or warming up with hot chocolate at the old Bluebird Restaurant downtown. One couple wrote about their romantic nights stargazing at Colgate's observatory during an astronomy course. Colgate's off-campus study programs also provide great opportunities for future spouses to meet. Traveling on field trips and experiencing different cultures for the first time brings Colgate students together and sometimes it keeps them together. In such instances Payne Creek is replaced by the Danube River and the twinkling lights of Budapest, that splendid Eastern European city, are substituted for the stars above campus.