What is a simple easy thing your spouse does that you find thoughtful/romantic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As mine left for work this morning (me home with the kids again), he says “why don’t I bring home [our favorite takeout] tonight?”

God I love this man.

This is sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As mine left for work this morning (me home with the kids again), he says “why don’t I bring home [our favorite takeout] tonight?”

God I love this man.

This is sad.

Why? I thinks it’s very sweet!

[Anonymous]

My husband packs my lunch and the kids' lunches every morning. On the weekend he brings me coffee in bed.

He regularly anticipates things that need to be done (around the house or for the kids) and handles it so that I don't have to juggle too much (given my demanding career).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband always makes me coffee (with cream and sugar) and brings it to me when we’re home. When we’re at a restaurant he always ‘prepares’ it. I love it.

He does the kids baths all the time and makes it so much fun! I can hear giggles downstairs. I love that too.

There are other things, but they are best summed up with his attempts at acts of service as a love language. That’s what’s important to me. He prefers words of affirmation so I know this is hard for him. That’s why, even when the acts of service are ‘wrong’ or not the way I would like them, I really really try to tell him how much I appreciate it.

My husband has been stingy with my preferred acts of love so I have been denying him his preferred quality time. It's a vicious cycle.

[Anonymous]

Stops talking.

[Anonymous]

Just this morning he was cleaning the kitchen. Not romantic but thoughtful.

[Anonymous]

In rain and snow and cold, he drops me off at the front door and parks the car. He then gets the car so I can stay warm/dry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Always offers to switch entrees with me when I order something at a restaurant that isn't good.

This is my favorite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As mine left for work this morning (me home with the kids again), he says “why don’t I bring home [our favorite takeout] tonight?”

God I love this man.

This is sad.

Why? I thinks it’s very sweet!

Me too. I don’t get what’s sad about it. Your attitude is what’s sad, if you ask me.

Mine is the same way. If I’ve had a long day at work (or if he knows it’s going to BE a long day for me) my DH does the same thing. It means a lot to me knowing that he wants to make coming home easy for me and help me kinda seamlessly transition into relax time. It’s thoughtful to me that he’d want to take the burden of me maybe having to make dinner off my plate, or that he’d think I want a favorite comfort food.

[Anonymous]

Jerks me off

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He never eats the last few cookies in the house. He always saves it for me, but quietly. It took me years to even figure out he was doing it! When I asked he said, "Well, I just know you like cookies."

I don't know why, but I think this is my favorite one.

Me too!

+3 because it's so sweet but in a low key way

[Anonymous]

I'm divorced; these things never happened in our marriage. But a SAHM friend's husband used to insist she go have a weekend off every few months at a fancy hotel. They had 3 very young kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He never eats the last few cookies in the house. He always saves it for me, but quietly. It took me years to even figure out he was doing it! When I asked he said, "Well, I just know you like cookies."

He wants you to get fat so you don't leave him.

NP, I actually thought my DH had had this thought. Whenever I mention I want to lose a pound or two ... he goes out and buys me chocolate.

Maybe he isn't as attracted to thin women/thinks you are already thin enough?

[Anonymous]

My DH does a lot for me but right now what’s saving my sanity is he takes our three kids almost every weekend morning so I can sleep in a little bit (I am still nursing my baby during the night). I’m usually able to sleep until 8 most weekend mornings and it’s the only thing saving me from overall lack of sleep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Scrapes the windshield on my car on cold days. Every time I leave the house and see it alre
ady done I feel the love.

Takes the lead on anything involving vomit or poop (so romantic, I know!).

Insists on cleaning up after me while I cook. We entertain a lot, and it makes preparations so much more fun when I have someone doing my dirty work!


why is it your dirty work if you both are doing the entertaining, but you are doing the cooking?

Because cooking is the fun part. Cleaning the dishes and straightening up the rest of the house are the jobs he knows I’m not excited about, and thus takes care of. He likes to cook too, but always insists on doing his own dishes.