I have been seeing so many stories of failed marriages and cheating couples that I want some good relationship stories to pick me (and the Internet) up!
And I have a story of my own to tell too ;D
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My husband took me out to a movie on my birthday. And after the movie we went to our favorite taco place for dinner. It was simple but lovely. We've been married for 45 years and it's the simple things that touch my heart the most.
I worked for a bank, until 1AM. (All home loans had to be disclosed by midnight.) I usually had to park about two blocks away from our house at that hour. One night it was just pouring down rain. I pulled into my parking spot around 2AM, and prepared myself to get a good soaking, when there was a tap on my window. My boyfriend was standing there with an umbrella to walk me home.
About a month ago my boyfriend comes to me with a TikTok. In it, the boyfriend walks into a room to find his girlfriend under a blanket on her period. So he comes back with all her favorite snacks and guilty pleasures and offers them to her. She snatches them under the blanket as he is just chuckling. My boyfriend asks is this is what it feels like, and I say yes. I also add that bringing a girl her favorite snacks while on her period will brighten her day by a lot and also make you her favorite person (if you aren't already).
Fast forward to earlier this week. My period starts and I'm in a lot of pain. I am curled on my boyfriend's bed under his blanket while he is at his desk doing homework. I'm just trying to distract myself with my phone and dozing off.
He randomly gets up and says that he is going to go down to the market to get some soda, he wants some caffeine to keeps himself awake. I say okay and he leaves.
As he's walking out, I realize that he has a ton of soda already. Why does he need more? Then I realized that he didn't ask me if I wanted anything, which he always does. Which got me thinking. He's getting me ice cream.
Ten minutes later, he comes back. I am still trying to ignore the pain as he walks into the room. As I hear him grab stuff out of the bag, he says "I lied" and gently chucks a pint of my favorite ice cream at me.
I act all surprised and happy (I mean, I was). I don't want to tell him that I basically figured out what he was doing by the time he walked out the door because the look on his face when he gave me the ice cream was precious, and I want him to keep doing it. Plus, I don't want to burst his bubble.
Girl that's so wholesome and extremely precious, I hope you're extremely happy with him:)
Not SO but my best friend lol. Anyways she knows I like coffee, so she wanted to give like a sweet that's coffee flavoured and honestly I'm flattered she pays that much attention to me. Another thing she did: she said she likes how much I listen to her and oml I was flabbergasted she said that. That's it, I just wanted to share how lovely she is even though this doesn't fulfill the category
Breaking up. I know it sounds horrible, but hear me out: after nearly two years of living together, realizing that we had rushed things, that the initial spark was gone and had made too many mistakes and hurt each other too much, understanding we are not made for each other was liberating.
Coming to terms that we both are very different people, aspire to different things and have different, irreconcilable views, conceptions and goals of and about life (neither good nor bad, just different) is the most wholesome and mature things a broken couple can do: understanding your SO could not be that person.
The farewell was bittersweet, but allowed each other to go on our different paths in peace.
He bought both me and my daughter gifts. She's not his daughter, but he's done more for her and treated her with more respect and consideration than her bio dad. This guy is amazing.
I'm very lost when I wake up in the morning - holding on to walls and such. Since my husband took his retirement, he started making my coffees (2) and straightened my clothing, PJs or day clothing, doesn't matter. LOL. Actually my adult daughter always gets my (long) hair out of my coat when I see her.
This December we will have lived together for 40 years. I get breakfast made for me everyday. It’s a cup of espresso coffee with some toast and something on the toast. Oh, and I have it in bed. He’s a good person.
During COVID, I was hideously depressed and struggled to get out of bed. My partner would take my stuffies (mostly gifts from him to me) and make little dioramas of them, so I would get up in the mornings to see what was waiting for me. I'm feeling much better now, but he still does it sometimes.
Good for you to be feeling better!!! Hope you continue to!! <3
Lots of little things this week in a holiday at home together.
He got up every morning with the puppy. It’s usually me as he works away a lot.
He makes me coffee and brings it to bed.
He reminds me to take my medications.
I leaned up to watch the puppy dreaming and he just put a supporting hand behind me to take my weight.
He respects that I’m on good terms with my ex husband and mum-in-law and spends time with them with me.
Yesterday, I wanted a pineapple martini, but our one can of pineapple juice was 6 months out of date and the drink required a lime we didn’t have.
I got home from work tonight and not only was there a pineapple martini, but a bouquet of flowers and he’s making macaroni and cheese from scratch in the Instant Pot.
All this while he’s going through a period of depression.
He’s the most extraordinary guy.
Brings me coffee most every morning. Even whips the half/half to pour over the top.
I recently learned that I will need an LVAD (heart pump) installed in my body. My SO and I discussed options but she says she will aid and support me after it is done and do all the chores until I recover. She also suggested we go to hotel with a hot tub because before it is all done, as I will never be able to use one again (the LVAD machinery is outside the body and must be kept dry). I love her so much.
My husband (who does not eat red meat) bought some New York Strip steaks and grilled them along with roasted corn for our kids and I. He knows that since we have opted not to regularly cook red meat in our house, it's a huge treat for us. He never fails to just "know" how to do those little things that say, "I love you and I appreciate you." Even if he doesn't say it. We've been together for 24 years and have gone through so much together that these little ways he expresses his feelings are my most treasured moments with him.
Got off a train.
(To clarify, we don't live together, so he doesn't know my every plan)
Now rush hour is bad everywhere, so getting on your train AND getting a seat is a major win not to be tossed aside lightly.
He was going home from work, I was going to he seaside for the weekend on a different train. Both journeys starting at the main terminus. I looked up and saw him on his train at the next platform reading his paper, so I got my phone out to text him. Next thing, I looked up and he wasn't there. Nope, he was sitting beside me.
I thought it was so sweet of him to miss his train to come and wish me a good weekend.
He took me out on a date, gave me flowers, so I gave him a book in return, and we had a lovely night w/ each other on the beach.
Single 😭😭😭
