30 Men Reveal The Most Sentimental, Emotional And Romantic Thing A Woman Has Ever Done To Them
Being in a committed relationship is wonderful. Though it is hard work, the reward is that you get to spend your life with a person you love and cherish the most whilst growing together and even learning all sorts of things from each other. It's essential to focus on giving your other half the best of you, meaning that they'll always be aware of the unconditional support you have for them, as well as incorporating that healthy communication.
Besides, humans were born with a strong desire for connections, whether that'd be a friendship, a relationship, or simply the tight bond you would want to have with your family – the desire to be close to others is an instinct and totally helps you to become emotionally healthier.
Speaking about healthy relationships, a member of one of Reddit's communities asked the male readers to share the most romantic things their significant other has ever done for them. The post managed to receive 46K upvotes and over 9.3K comments worth of overly cute and charming gestures.
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I broke my leg 3 months into a relationship (unrelated to the relationship). My family had just left town that day. I had emergency surgery; she drove me to the surgery, picked up my meds during the surgery , picked me up when I woke up, drove me back to her place and took care of me for a month there. This included sponge baths, waking up to give me pain killers in the middle of the night so I wouldn’t wake up in agony, having food for me during the day when she went to work, and making sure I was happy overall. 4 years later and we are still together. If all that s**t ain’t romantic, I don’t know what is.
That's more than romantic. That's loyalty, care and unconditional love. And you are extremely lucky. She's a keeper.
Totally agree. I'm dealing with a major flare of back issues, to the point where I spent 5 days in the hospital working to get the pain under control and monitoring weakness in one leg. I'm home now, but need a walker and other home mods to be here. Hubby not only got the shower bench I need, along with other stuff, he has been the one to have to help me into the shower, help me dry off and even help me off the commode once. He's helped me get dressed. He bought an air mattress so he can sleep downstairs with me, since I'm sleeping in a recliner for now. He has to do all the house stuff. If that ain't love, I don't know what is.
*cries in single too* (also, love your pfp)
Load More Replies...As long as the OP looks after her in return when she needs it. Had a relationship where somehow it was my role to take care of the guy, then when I was ill he quickly became bored and whiney.
That really is incredibly special and your lady is a very precious person indeed 💖
I've always had a passion for astronomy and it had been a childhood dream of mine to see the CERN supercolider in Switzerland. My gf not being much scientific herself didn't understand the beauty of such technology (she's an English teacher), started to cut back on expenditure on things she liked for a couple of months. I occasionally offered some financial support but she always kissed me saying there's nothing to worry about and so like any partner I worried my a** off. Some months passed it was nearing my birthday. I hadn't seen my gf all day as she went to work yet she arrived late. She came up to me with an envelope and simply sat besides me anticipating my reaction.
I slipped out 2 tickets to my childhood dream into my hands as well as cried like a child in her warm embrace. I'm smiling so much typing this!
But she, without even leaving any hints, sacrificed so many months of comfort just to fulfill a dream of mine. She ,now my wife, currently live in Switzerland and live a couple hours drive away from the facility!
I'm currently trying to assemble an elegant trip abroad just for her to the Maldives after this whole lockdown eases.
I've never loved someone so much.
Looks like someone let the onion ninjas in 😭 😭
Load More Replies...This is so beautiful! Stuff like this reminds me of my husband; he literally treats me like I'm the only person that matters on this earth. I hate my birthday (1- it reminds me I'm getting OLD and 2- it's on Valentine's Day, which is a made up Hallmark holiday and I think it's stupid. I don't like hearts, pink or red crap and I'm not "girly" so even jewelry doesn't do "it" for me), but he always makes it special. We got married 9 months after meeting and it's been 8 years married this year. Been through a lot, but he's amazing and I'm so grateful to have him in my life
I love that he speaks to you in your "love language" (or even knows what that is).
Load More Replies...That is such a wonderful thing for her to do. But as a side note: What? You can actually go see the CERN? But can you go in and get a tour? Bucket list!
That is how all relationships should go- even if you don't follow/understand their passion you respect and support it and expect the same of your partner.
Both are together for long innings, God bless you with happiness and success.
My wife paid off all my debt and student loans with a smile and hugged me after she did. She didn’t have an inch of sadness parting with all that money.
I have autism and she continues to support me and all my strangeness. I’m extremely fortunate to have her.
unfortunately my diagnosis came too late after years of fighting, neither of us knew what was wrong, and only right at the end did a therapist spot it.
I'm sorry things didn't work out for you. I hope you find happiness in the future.
Load More Replies...A sharp contrast to that poor guy who paid off HIS significant other's student loans and was rewarded with an ungrateful temper tantrum.
They are not strange. They are as they are supposed to be. Unique and perfect.
Everyday. My wife helps me get up and dressed. I've been in a chair since May.
A girl i knew, knew i had a thing for her so she pretended she couldn't find her phone, then asked if someone could call it. I said sure what's your number? We got married a year later for 15 years
Im stealing this tip! Just gotta find a man whos interested in me.
I once got a new phone and a girl said she wanted to see it. She messed with the phone for a bit, and when I got it back, her number was in it. That gesture went completely over my head and it wasn't until her friend and my friend yelled at me for being an idiot that I realized what that gesture meant.
My girlfriend paid for a maritime course that I couldn’t afford so that I could get a higher license and a better paying job.
We’re married now and I’m a Captain.
that is super sweet. I would absolutely offer to do the same, but the men I've met so far (who all made a lot less than me) refused as they believed a woman paying for a man would attack their manliness. They were all really sweet people, but their backgrounds would not allow them to feel comfortable with it.
Kinda sad when folks feel so strongly the need to restrict themselves to the gender script assigned to them, none of us are free until all of us are.
Load More Replies...See that's love. Supporting one another for a better future for both! Outstanding!
My last girlfriend arranged a surprise birthday party for me at a trampoline park. I was turning 30.
I’m turning 30 this year and would die of happiness if someone did that for me :D
Load More Replies...My wife knows I love Chick Fil A. For my 30th, she invited my men's league hockey team over and ordered 3 platters of nuggets and got lots of beer. Best wife ever
I'm 31. When I was about 25 I went to a trampoline place and was so sore afterwards, I'm never going again. Man did I feel old!
Okay I gotta tell you what romantic thing really did it for me: she listened to me. She listened. Not judging. Not even silently judging. Not even a little impatient. Slow honest listening. I could marry her for that.
Yes...And listening to me when I've had a bad day when nothing has gone right and everyone and everything has been on my last nerve the whole day. Its easy to listen when it's something funny, exciting, or good news. But my wife listens when I'm frustrated and feeling like I've failed at everything and I just want someone to know what I'm feeling. Just having someone acknowledge that I had a crap day helps. She may not understand the technical parts of what Im saying but she understands that I've been slapped down.
this one is my favourite. It's easy to do stuff or pay for things when you have time and money. But to be a good listener, that is rare. The guy I'm currently dating told me it took him more than 40 yrs to find someone he feels he can fully trust and talk about everything without being judged. That is the most beautiful compliment I've ever gotten. I think most men are not used to be allowed to speak freely, about everything and anything, with a woman they are dating.
Listening without judging is the best and most romantic thing anyone can do :)
Woke me up at 5:00 AM on my 30th b-day to tell me she was pregnant. We had been trying for 2.5 years. Best b-day ever. That kid is now 29 and given me a grand kid. Grand kids are absolutely the best.
There is nothing like a grandkid...I fell head over heels in love with all 4 of mine..oldest is 5 and tells me he's my best friend
A girl in high school baked me sugar cookies spelling out a message, asking me to prom. I immediately said yes.
A couple of years later she came out as a lesbian. It’s okay though, I came out as gay shortly after too.
Yeah, what the heck did she put in 'em? I wanna be sure to avoid it cuz I don't think my wife would appreciate me switching teams after 22 years.
Load More Replies...I can see a good and long lasting friendship here, with and endless stream of sugar cookies.
She recognised a kindred spirit, just hadn't worked out why she felt a connection to you at that point.
My girlfriend remembers every detail of when we first started dating. On a long drive together one of our songs came on and she described the first night we listened to it and when she fell in love with me. She didn’t even finish the story because it just broke me. I was leaking tears and it wouldn’t stop. I rarely get someone who remembers something I did for them and for my gf to tells these back, filled my heart.
Get a partner who appreciates your efforts.
This is a great story, but as a person who has terrible episodic memory I have to say that just because someone doesn't remember all of those details doesn't mean they/you aren't appreciated.
Therefore focusing on the picture... I cannot understand why it doesn't say "You Rock".
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While i was working the whole day and eating s**t like junk food. She cooked and placed it in front of my door while i was at work(she lived 1 hour away from me, so she just drove for that). Coming home, seeing all that delicious food in front of my door was heart warming.
I‘m hopefully marrying her this year :)
but why were you not asking her to stay at yours instead of having her drive all the way? While it's nice she was doing this kind of stuff for you I'd feel ashamed to have someone drive 2hrs daily just to feed me because I can't get myself to cook
Don't crap over someone's nice story. You don't know the details or their situation. He didn't have her do anything. Take it at face value and stop the speculation.
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A woman I was dating worked late on my birthday one year and called to chat on her drive home. She apologized for missing my birthday and promised to make it up the next night. We talked for way longer than her typical drive, but I thought maybe she had gotten home and simply hadn’t told me.
Instead, she drove across town and was circling my neighborhood (gotta love suburbs where everything looks the same) searching for my house. She eventually found it and surprised me with a pint of ice cream and a balloon.
We got married two years ago.
As one of you pointed out, I didn’t say we are happily married. We are very happy! Working on taking the next step (aka kiddos)
He just said “we got married 2 years ago.” I guess some people were worried because he didnt say he was HAPPILY married, so he was clearing that up and saying that either he and his wife is discussing having children, or they’re in the process of having children.
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I lost my favorite pair of sun glasses at a building on campus. By the time I realized I was in my dorm and was swamped with a paper. I was upset and expressed this to her. She left and came back soaking wet. She went back to campus and walked along every path I had taken and checked the building for me to try and find them as a pick me up. Unfortunately she couldn’t find them but it was so sweet.
Threw me an unbelievable surprise 50th birthday party that had 75 attendees including friends from out of state and kept it a complete surprise from me. Absolutely blew me away the amount of work, months of coordination, and care that she put into it. One of the best nights of my life.
This was just this past January. I got her a calendar with pictures of dogs pooping on it. Pretty sure we're even.
My dad just did this for my mum's 50th. It was awesome. He even managed to get friends she hadn't seen in years to drive an hour down for the night.
In man world, you are required to let the window down next time you fart in the car. Then, you're fair and square.
My stepmum did this for my Dad's 50th. They live in Spain and we even kept a surprise that me and my husband were flying over for it. His face when he walked in to the venue to see me, his family and friends was utterly priceless.
I know this is supposed to be funny and charming but it just rubs me the wrong way. Women are consistently giving more In relationships and that is a frustrating place to be. But if it works for them and a shi**ing dog calendar was enough then good for them
Made me actually believe I can be a better person. Stopped smoking last year, dropped 15kg this year (so far, gonna drop 5-10 more at least), got my teeth fixed two years ago... Stuff I always put off before. Keeper.
Pulled me to a dance floor draging a chair behind her, standing up on the chair and we danced.... Im quite tall.
My birthday was the 9th and since we can't go out she made me my own escape room in our house.
It made me feel so loved I almost cried. I lucked out with the greatest girl in the world.
We don't know the details. The point of this series is 'feelings' and his feeling came through as totally positive. I do not understand all the negativity and bitchy? comments
Bought me a rare out-of-print book that I thought I would never own.
I did this for a partner, they absolutely loved it. It was a really hard to find, very expensive book about their family from his grandmother into the past (he was Romany). After he died it got lost 😔
I'm so sorry. You did a lovely thing for him. Hug from here.
Load More Replies...My boyfriend's favourite economist died two years ago and he was secretly really cut up about it; he didn't let it show because he's a very proud man. Months before, he was telling me about a book this guy wrote that you can't find anywhere. I managed to find one copy and it was signed! I had it sent from the states and come Christmas Day, he opened it and freaked out. I said to hang on and look here. He said "it's not signed is it??" Teared up like a baby. Bless him.
I dated a girl who decorated a matchbox with the message "We're a great MATCH!", and filled it with edible "matches"; little pretzel sticks dipped in colored chocolate at the end to look like a match. She clearly put a lot of thought and effort into it, which was really what meant the most to me.
Unfortunately, no, we're not together anymore.
We broke up for a few reasons. We were in an LDR several hours apart, some long-term compatibility issues, etc. It kinda messed me up for a while, because she was a really, really sweet girl and I liked her...but, ya know, life goes on and so must we.
We still chat every now and again. We're on good terms.
My girlfriend (now wife) spent 7 hours using public transportation to surprise me at home. Imagine this coming home from a full 8 hour shift starting at 6 am. Lifting heavy displays/TVs. I come home, my bedroom door is locked. I dead a** think it's my younger brother pulling a prank on me. I knock just wanting to go sit on my computer and watch some videos or play some games. When the door opens to my surprise there is the love of my life standing there telling me to be patient. My eyes tear up from a combination of feelings mostly joy. We hadn't seen each other physically in over a month just Skype. It totally made my day and weekend. Happily Married 5 years.
I was running a fever and slept on the couch outside. Throughout the night I would wake up to see my girlfriend kneeling on the floor, using a wet handkerchief to sponge me down. I love her so much.
I assume this means outside on the couch (living room) as opposed to in bed with her and possibly getting her sick too!
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After a particularly bad day, laid my head on her chest, pet me and told me everything would be okay.
My gf has done plenty of things, but I'll never forget when we were having a birthday party at school and she placed down a slice of pizza in front of me. I asked her why and she said "Well it looked like they were gonna finish it soon and I didn't want you to not get any pizza"
I could not stop smiling that day lol
I take it by giving you that slice of pizza, she stole a pizza your heart?
Honestly, pizza is wildly under-appreciated. Not only did it provide you with this lasting memory (I mean, your gf had a little to do with it as the bringer of pizza I guess...) but it can do so much more. For example, I think it should be used as a companion to all math classes. That's a damn geometry teacher right there. Think about it, its delivered in a square that's opened to reveal a circle only to turn into a triangle when you eat it. Oh yeah, AND it can teach fractions as you eat it!!! What can't this wonder food do??
Mine just happened this month. It was my 31st birthday and my lady asked all of my friends and family to wish me a happy birthday from a video made in their homes (due to CoViD-19) and edited it together into a 10 minute video. She randomly streamed it on the TV shortly after midnight. It made me feel amazing!
Helped me move.
I never felt more loved than when I was flipping the hell out trying to get packed and figure out how I was going to get everything to me apartment and my very organized girlfriend drove out from an hour away several nights in one week to help me make it happen.
I once had a girlfriend who on my birthday gave me a pack of dollar store toys that were a collection of crustaceans. She smiled and told me that now I can tell everyone that she gave me crabs on my birthday. I miss her.
She was a graffiti artist. An excellent one and the kind that would sneak into railyards.
She did a mini mural with my first name and the date. I have a picture and look at it all the time.
Wouldn't that lead the police to you though, thinking you were the tagger?
Told me I’m her super hero. Filled my heart.
She bought us tickets to Cedar Point even though she was afraid of roller coasters
For those that don't know, Cedar Point is known for having some of the biggest, fastest etc. rides in the US. It's a huge park with a variety of things to do but it's known for the rides.
Hey, it says it all. You have to love someone insanely to face your greatest fear for them.
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I loved pirates and it was my birthday. I’m a cook and I love food and all things related. While I was at work my girlfriend at the time made a pirate scavenger hunt with a piece of paper she burned and made look like a map. I was turning 23 and that was the best thing ever.
She gave me those cards that said: "Open when you feel sad", "open when you feel happy", "Open when you want to know how much I care about you". After we broke up, i found out that in one letter it said that she loved me, and it broke my heart found out about this after the breakup.
My girlfriend recently gave me a bracelet with her initial and got another one with my initial on it. So, whenever I feel a bit lonely in this lockdown, I just look at it and it puts a smile on my face
Once a woman dropped off a 6 pack of beer and dinner for me and my roommate after a LONG day at work!! 6 years later.. we're married with a beautiful baby!
Dear, it was the roommate and the OP who got married. It is the woman and the OP!
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She put her Minecraft bed beside mines
My wife cut my hair tonight cause I can't go to the barber and she knew it was bugging me.
She played chess with me
An ex-girlfriend and I dated for about 3 years and it wasn't until near the end of the relationship that I found out that she hated bacon. She knew I loved bacon, so she just kinda went with it and we would get it on pizza and she would make BLTs a lot for lunch. It was an incredibly sweet thing to do, but unfortunately our lives were going in different paths, so it ended up not working out.
Who the eff hates bacon?!? It's like saying you don't like cheese!!!
My husband and I used to love bacon, we lost our taste for it some years ago - it just tastes weird. We don’t eat much meat of any kind anymore but still love cheese.
Load More Replies...Pre-ordered animal crossing for me for my valentine gift
Early 2000's. Bought me a DVD player and the Band of Brothers Box Set. Totally unexpected.
We had been together for a year when someone had slashed all 4 tyres on her car. I went and bought a whole new set and fitted them. At the end I passed out, and she took me to the doctors, who then sent me to hospital. I had my first Dilated Cardiomyopathy diagnosis. Chronic and severe. I thought she would leave when she was told that the only way to fix it was a heart transplant, but I have a weird blood type that makes it hard to get a new heart. I figured she would leave me as soon as it was polite. We have been together for 13 years now, and she always makes sure I am doing OK. I told her if she wants to, she can find a healthier man than me to take care of her. I won't be upset, as my care is a lot to put on someone so early in a relationship. She told me that she will never leave me and to stop being a stupid b*gger. She loves me and I make her laugh too much. We met on January 10th 2009 after coming across each other on Facebook on a school reunion page and started chatting
I have degenerative bone disease and it'll eventually make me wheelchair bound. It's painful and some days are just worse than others. I also cannot have any more children (I have 2)- my husband never had kids. I though for sure he'd end things with me, Bc who wants to deal with all this? Apparently he did, Bc when I found out about the disease, he immediately asked me to marry him so I could get on his insurance. This was almost 8 years ago and every year gets better. It doesn't sound that romantic, but for me, always being told (as a kid) no one would ever want me if I couldn't do this or that for them, that I wasn't pretty enough or good enough, that I should just be content with whatever I get thrown at me (fists or life in general), this was THE most romantic thing I'd ever had in my life. Btw, I no longer speak to the sperm donor who told me all that stuff when I was a kid!
Load More Replies...Where do I even start. When my grandpa was terminally ill, 4-6 weeks to live. I didn’t have a job, and had spent all my savings when I moved to another country, when I heard about it. My wife (then girlfriend) didn’t even hesitate to scrap all her last savings together so I could see him one last time. I am eternally grateful for this. When I myself was quite sick, she cared so much about me, helped where she could and more than she should have been able to handle actually, as she herself wasn’t doing that well herself. But when I felt this unending love in all her actions, I had no other choice but to propose right there, still shivering and sweating 😅. She thought I was hallucinating or had fever dreams. But a minute later she happily accepted and so we were engaged, and I went back to sleep it out basically. Our wedding day was the happiest day of our lives. And when I couldn’t stop smiling, and she was the same. It was just another of these unforgettable moments.
Mine had always wanted a Karmann Ghia. We found one a few states away and picked it up (1971- his birth year). He's loved working on this thing- replaced almost everything from the ground up. For his 50th birthday, I got him 2 beautiful prints of his car (finished), one in a beautiful "shadow box" kind of frame and he literally cried. I try to come up with sentimental things to give him- he got emotional once when I braided a long piece of my hair and cut it off to place in a small "pill case", and he got all teary Bc when he was in Iraq, all his buddies had things like this from their SO's, but he didn't (and yeah, he was married back then, but his ex was kinda selfish and wouldn't even hold his hand in public). He is forever making sure that I don't want or need anything. Even when I say "I'm good" he'll inevitably brings home something for me if he stops somewhere. He's amazing and I'm the luckiest person on the planet!
I bought my husband a gutair. For no reason. And a wet saw. He is just my everything. And an amazing father. And I try hard to remind him all the time. He spoils the s**t out of me and I love him for that. I was abused for twelve years before I met him. He also treats my daughter like his own.
I had an exceptionally rough morning getting to work because of late busses and weather so I missed my usual morning breakfast. Told her about it through text when she woke up and on my morning break Uber eats showed up with a coffee and breakfast wrap (plus a coffee for my buddy). I was blown away that it meant enough to her to do that.
These posts are so good, and the Pandas' responses here might be even better. Thank you all for reminding me how amazing my husband is. Genuinely good, moral, decent man who takes care of me when needed, and that's been frequent recently. Happy Valentine's Day to you all. ❤💘💐💌
We had been together for a year when someone had slashed all 4 tyres on her car. I went and bought a whole new set and fitted them. At the end I passed out, and she took me to the doctors, who then sent me to hospital. I had my first Dilated Cardiomyopathy diagnosis. Chronic and severe. I thought she would leave when she was told that the only way to fix it was a heart transplant, but I have a weird blood type that makes it hard to get a new heart. I figured she would leave me as soon as it was polite. We have been together for 13 years now, and she always makes sure I am doing OK. I told her if she wants to, she can find a healthier man than me to take care of her. I won't be upset, as my care is a lot to put on someone so early in a relationship. She told me that she will never leave me and to stop being a stupid b*gger. She loves me and I make her laugh too much. We met on January 10th 2009 after coming across each other on Facebook on a school reunion page and started chatting
I have degenerative bone disease and it'll eventually make me wheelchair bound. It's painful and some days are just worse than others. I also cannot have any more children (I have 2)- my husband never had kids. I though for sure he'd end things with me, Bc who wants to deal with all this? Apparently he did, Bc when I found out about the disease, he immediately asked me to marry him so I could get on his insurance. This was almost 8 years ago and every year gets better. It doesn't sound that romantic, but for me, always being told (as a kid) no one would ever want me if I couldn't do this or that for them, that I wasn't pretty enough or good enough, that I should just be content with whatever I get thrown at me (fists or life in general), this was THE most romantic thing I'd ever had in my life. Btw, I no longer speak to the sperm donor who told me all that stuff when I was a kid!
Load More Replies...Where do I even start. When my grandpa was terminally ill, 4-6 weeks to live. I didn’t have a job, and had spent all my savings when I moved to another country, when I heard about it. My wife (then girlfriend) didn’t even hesitate to scrap all her last savings together so I could see him one last time. I am eternally grateful for this. When I myself was quite sick, she cared so much about me, helped where she could and more than she should have been able to handle actually, as she herself wasn’t doing that well herself. But when I felt this unending love in all her actions, I had no other choice but to propose right there, still shivering and sweating 😅. She thought I was hallucinating or had fever dreams. But a minute later she happily accepted and so we were engaged, and I went back to sleep it out basically. Our wedding day was the happiest day of our lives. And when I couldn’t stop smiling, and she was the same. It was just another of these unforgettable moments.
Mine had always wanted a Karmann Ghia. We found one a few states away and picked it up (1971- his birth year). He's loved working on this thing- replaced almost everything from the ground up. For his 50th birthday, I got him 2 beautiful prints of his car (finished), one in a beautiful "shadow box" kind of frame and he literally cried. I try to come up with sentimental things to give him- he got emotional once when I braided a long piece of my hair and cut it off to place in a small "pill case", and he got all teary Bc when he was in Iraq, all his buddies had things like this from their SO's, but he didn't (and yeah, he was married back then, but his ex was kinda selfish and wouldn't even hold his hand in public). He is forever making sure that I don't want or need anything. Even when I say "I'm good" he'll inevitably brings home something for me if he stops somewhere. He's amazing and I'm the luckiest person on the planet!
I bought my husband a gutair. For no reason. And a wet saw. He is just my everything. And an amazing father. And I try hard to remind him all the time. He spoils the s**t out of me and I love him for that. I was abused for twelve years before I met him. He also treats my daughter like his own.
I had an exceptionally rough morning getting to work because of late busses and weather so I missed my usual morning breakfast. Told her about it through text when she woke up and on my morning break Uber eats showed up with a coffee and breakfast wrap (plus a coffee for my buddy). I was blown away that it meant enough to her to do that.
These posts are so good, and the Pandas' responses here might be even better. Thank you all for reminding me how amazing my husband is. Genuinely good, moral, decent man who takes care of me when needed, and that's been frequent recently. Happy Valentine's Day to you all. ❤💘💐💌
