Dating Chris Raab (Raab Himself) Would Include:
(Quick note: This is a mix of SFW and mild NSFW; the NSFW stuff has 3 asterisks in front of it in case you want to skip it. Also, I'm debating on redoing my Raab NSFW alphabet because my thoughts on him have changed a lot! May also do a different version of this where it focuses on how you and Raab specifically met.)
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Raab insisting on bringing you along to literally everything. Every hangout with the guys, every CKY filming session, every dentist appointment; even just wanting to walk down the street to get food from Wawa is a reason to invite you over, as far as Raab is concerned. I can literally picture Bam and Dico yelling at Raab and trying to take the phone from him because he's insisting on calling you up and inviting you over just to sit on the couch and watch TV with them. You're unequivocally his favorite person, and he sees a million upsides (and zero downsides) to bringing you along everywhere. He also loves it when you do the same for him; he'd come over in a heartbeat just to help you rake leaves or to watch you do your taxes, and he'd unironically be having a blast the entire time.
You being completely unashamed of the bizarre antics Raab gets up to for CKY and Jackass stunts, and wanting to be present for all of them so you can encourage him and laugh with him. Doesn't matter if he's shitting on a glass window or roller skating around town in a thong, you're there and you're having an absolute blast with him. I think Raab would love your willingness to be around for this stuff and to not get all embarrassed or annoyed with him, and it's part of why the other guys would be so eager for you to participate in filming; they know you're gonna have a good time and not lecture them.
Phone calls. Tons and tons and tons of phone calls. Raab will call you literally any time, day or night, multiple times per day if he can, and he doesn't even need a good reason to do it. He'll call you ten minutes after you leave his house, just to ask you how the car ride was and to talk about how much he liked the shirt you wore that day. In the earlier days, you'd mostly be talking on a landline, so you'd literally be yapping to each other and sitting in the same spot for hours at a time. Once you both get cell phones, Raab 100% starts calling you even more frequently just because he can do it from pretty much anywhere. The good thing about Raab is that he isn't demanding; if you don't answer, he won't get upset. He'll just wait for you to call him back, since he knows you will when you're ready!
*** An insane amount of making out and dry-humping, and I'm not exaggerating in the slightest. Seriously, you and Raab end up becoming notorious among the friend group for being that one couple that regularly sneaks off to whatever bathroom, closet, or empty bedroom is available to giggle like idiots while you kiss each other's lips raw and grind on each other like it’s going outta style. Even Bam is baffled by how much you two mess around, and that’s saying something given how much of a blatant manwhore he is. Raab has had to wash an insane amount of underwear and jeans from how often he ends up cumming in his pants with you.
Raab being down to do all kinds of cute couple shit with you, not just to make you happy but because he genuinely loves doing it. Remember how he and that Russian girl each held one of her stuffed animal’s hands as they walked around Las Vegas together in that VLB episode? That’s absolutely MILD compared to what he does for you. He’ll wear matching sweaters with you in front of the guys, holds your hand and swings it around as you walk through town together, and will 100% do cheesy photoshoots with you in a heartbeat. If anyone gives him shit for it, he just laughs and says he thinks it’s sweet. I think if you were to give him a cute little note or a drawing or something, he’d also keep it in his pocket all the time and would only take it out to read it or if he’s about to do a stunt (so it won’t get dirty or torn or lost).
Being the cuddliest couple in West Chester, if not in the entire state of Philadelphia. You sit in each other’s laps at restaurants and bars, lay your heads on each other’s shoulders during car rides, and always walk around with your arms linked or while holding hands. Every time the camera pans over to you two in Viva La Bam episodes, you’re cuddling on the couch in the coziest way possible. Raab seems to forget what personal space is with you, and everyone in the friend group finds it annoying and constantly says the two of you act like you want to wear each other’s skin.
Being included in Bam and the other guys’ pranks and stunts and antics, and genuinely being treated like an equal most of the time. I mentioned in my Dico version of this that Dico would be pretty protective of you when it comes to pranks, and I feel like Raab would actually be the opposite! He doesn’t want to see you get hurt or be upset obviously, but he feels that if you want to participate in something or say you can handle something, that you should be allowed to try it out. If the guys cover you with something gross, he’ll laugh (as long as you're laughing too) and help you clean up. If you get a scrape or a cut from doing a stunt, he’ll high-five you for looking so tough and then help you patch up. I think if you do get seriously injured or upset, he'll comfort you, but I don't think he'd flip out at the guys or get super protective unless the prank/stunt that got you hurt was one you hadn't agreed to or were pressured into.
Conversely, you being very protective of Raab and having to go into nurse mode when things go too far. You're pretty good about letting him do his thing when it comes to stunts, and you understand that him and the guys prank each other and piss each other off to show affection, but occasionally things get a little too out of hand and you can't resist stepping in and babying your boyfriend a bit. If he tumbles out of a shopping cart too hard and can't get up, you're immediately rushing over to check on him and fuss over him and chew out Bam for pushing the cart too hard. If the guys throw a bag of flour at him on a morning where he's not feeling well and isn't in a laughing mood, you'll give the assailant a swift kick in the nuts and take the camera hostage until the guys agree to leave Raab alone. Sometimes Raab even purposefully feeds into it and will act like he's more hurt than he really is so you'll baby him and kiss it better.
*** Raab wanting to suck your titties all the time. Doesn't matter if it's in the middle of sex, during a dry-humping session, or when you're just watching TV together on the couch. It's a kink, a passion, and a pastime all in one, and he'll take any excuse to do it. He especially loves when you cradle him, stroke his hair and jerk him off while he does it. I also think he'd like to stick his head up your shirt when he's cold, and would love using your chest as a pillow while he's sleeping.
Being absolutely showered with affection and compliments from Raab 24/7. You could be washing dishes or picking popcorn kernels out of your teeth and Raab would still have something sweet to say to you (and he'd mean every word). Bam or Dico or Frantz will try to purposefully get unflattering footage of you to show Raab, and he'll watch it with the most adoring look on his face and ask them to let him keep the tape. I feel like in every Viva La Bam scene you're both in, he's staring at you the entire time, playing with your hair, holding your hand, giving you random kisses on your cheeks and shoulders, putting his arms around your waist, etc. Even if you're not there and no one's filming, he gushes over you and will take any opportunity to mention how cool and funny and pretty and interesting you are. Raab's the type of sweet where Jenn and the other guys' girlfriends would be complaining that they wish their boyfriends were like that.
Raab fighting for you to get roles in every side project the guys work on, from a full-on character in Haggard to a cameo in a few CKY music videos. For Haggard, insist on you getting plenty of lines so you could show off how funny you are, and if the guys tried to cut any of your scenes, he'd protest and argue with them for hours about it.
*** Raab wanting your character and his character to get a sex scene at the end of Haggard, interspersed with the other sex scenes that Bam and Jenn and the others get. The guys would point out pretty quickly that his character is a doofus and that a serious sex scene would feel out of place, but Raab would double down and insist it would work, just because he'd want to film a sex scene with you so bad. I think he'd mostly want to do it so your love (and lust) for each other could be immortalized in a project he and the other guys were so passionate about, but also so he could have an excuse to get to kiss and touch and spend time with you more during filming.
Raab missing you really badly during his time away at college. He would call you even more than usual, come down to see you as often as possible (and beg you to come up and see him too), and would probably have tons of photos of you up on his dorm wall. You'd still be hanging out and filming with the guys while he's away, and he'd want to see ALL of the footage and hear about all the stuff you did with them as soon as he got back to West Chester.
You taking tons of cute photos of Raab with a digital camera. A lot of it would be him in the middle of losing it at something funny you said (he's got a gorgeous smile and it always looks even more beautiful when he laughs), looking angelic while he's sleeping in your bed, or doing something stupid with the guys out in public. I could see you and him working on cute photo albums together, and he'd want to buy his own camera and put together his own photo album of you so he could keep it with him for in case he's away from you for a while.
April being a surprisingly big fan of you and Raab dating; like, more supportive of you two than she is of Bam and any of his girlfriends. I like to think she'd have noticed you and Raab falling for each other before either of you realized your feelings, and watching the two of you grow up (in a way) together and stay so devoted to each other would be so sweet to her, especially because of all the chaos and drama and affairs Bam's (and some of the other guys') own relationships involve. I think she'd defend you guys constantly any time Bam or Dico made fun of your relationship, and she'd make a cake every year to help you guys celebrate your anniversary!
Raab having more fun with you than anyone else. Seriously, you make him laugh the hardest, he thinks you're the most fun person he knows, and half the time when he's out with the guys he's missing you terribly and thinking about how much more enjoyable the hangout would be if you were with him. I can see him flying back from trips a day or two earlier than everyone else just because he misses you too much and wants to be with you ASAP.
Raab owning multiple "I Heart ___" shirts with your name and face on them and proudly wearing them out, especially to bars and parties. If you got one with his name and face on it, he'd probably get all excited and want to go out somewhere with you while you both wear your shirts, just so everyone can see them.
Lots of cute, casual dinner dates, and the occasional nice dinner date where Raab insists on wearing a nice outfit and taking you to a fancy place. Raab isn't usually into chivalry or formalness, but on dinner dates, I think he'd get a kick out of opening doors for you and addressing you with fancy titles and helping you out of the car. I also think he'd love it if you occasionally planned the date and offered to pay (even if he ended up wanting to pay for it anyway). Even just taking him out to a burger place you know he likes and getting him a $10 meal and some ice cream would be a huge deal to him!
Raab getting all flustered and happy when you remember small details about him, and him making an effort to remember all kinds of things about you to show how much he cares about you.
You and Raab going on nice vacations and then ending up spending half the time just relaxing or sleeping in together. I picture Bam giving you so much shit, being like "You guys went to fucking Italy and spent the whole time sleeping and fucking like a pair of lazy asses." You'd still go out and do cool stuff together, but you'd have just as much fun being lazy and cozy in each other's company.
Raab planning his proposal for at least 6 months and taking it more seriously than anything else in his life; he'd have every little aspect planned out, from picking the most romantic place possible (one that he knows is also important to you) to getting a nice, expensive suit to wear when he does it. I think everyone would be shocked by just how much effort and seriousness he'd be putting into it, especially because his personality and relationship with you are so chill and fun, but it would be a massive deal to him because he loves you so much and wants it to be the proposal of your dreams. He'd try to "subtly" fish for your preferences on things like engagement rings and the location, and when it came time for the proposal, he'd be a nervous wreck. I can picture him in his nice suit, looking slightly sweaty and anxious but being so genuine and so ecstatic when you say yes!















