So I think growing up we are all jaded to romance. We watch When Harry met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, My best friends wedding and a billion other chick flicks and think romance is a certain kind of act. To me romance is the little things, moments and gestures that make up a lifetime. A and I have not been dating all that long but he is so romantic in ways that I never thought I would consider….
Holding hands in the car while listening to our song
How last weekend while I was at a clients trunk show, and he went grocery shopping to make ME dinner he also picked up a bag of my favorite gummy bears
How one night after talking on the phone and saying goodnight he sent me this
How he always gets two spoons for our one bowl of cookies and cream and USUALLY lets me have the bigger pieces of cookies
How he ALWAYS without fail opens my car door no matter what
When I asked him what he was most excited for regarding our trip to San Diego he said “the little things like walking through the airport with you and knowing its our first trip together”
How he always makes sure I have everything I need at his apartment be in a giant box of goldfish crackers or my favorite wine
He plugs in my phone charger when he see’s its running low.
I could go on and Im not trying to brag I just honestly want to remember this for the future. I want to look back and remember how wonderful he is, if I am ever pissed off at him which is never.
I hope you all appreciate the little things the romantic stuff that has nothing to do with flowers, chocolates, or extravagant dates. Romance can be found anywhere and in the words of Hugh Grant in Love Actually…
What is the most romantic thing your significant other has done?
Love this. I remember thinking of all the little things Aaron did in the beginning. I try to tell him that now, but he doesn’t listen, LOL. I love the Keep calm and love Neely sign. I think romance is the little things but also some bigger things and it’s that balance that keeps a girl happy 🙂
This is going to sound a little backwards because I’ve always loved my husband, but there was this moment that I like to call “the shift” in our relationship that changed it forever. I was just about to have my second back surgery. John had worked a long day at work and we were sitting outside getting a few minutes of fresh air before I had to return to bed. I hadn’t showered in days, I just had been in Urgent Care from some gross side effects to the pain meds I was on.. there was sink full of dishes, and no dinner on the table and he still sat there with me talking to me like I was the love of his life and he didn’t have a care in the world. As I’m sitting there listening to him speak, It was as if suddenly the enormity of the situation came crashing down on me… how stressful this must have been for him… how for the entire first year of our marriage I have/had been sick.. like really sick and he took care of me. Never once complained, never said a negative thing, always held me when I cried and was scared or sick… and the depth of his love, the vows we said at the altar became so real. And at that moment, our relationship shifted and I finally realized just how lucky I am. It was/is the most romantic thing a guy has ever done for me and at that moment, I fell so deeply in love with him it was overwhelming. New perspectives make the same relationships look so different and to this day, I have never been more in love. I love how it took me that long to fully realize what I had, but it also taught me a lot about love and the difference between young new passionate love (that I always thought was the only kind of love you needed for a happy healthy marriage) and the kind of love that God actually wants/plans for marriage (on top of the young new passionate love of course) and how crazy cool it is. Sorry for the novel, your post just inspired me 🙂 xoxo
So sweet!
Romance and chivalry is definitely not dead-you just have to weed through the mess to find it! Happy for you!
This is beautiful. I cherish all the small things that my husband does for me, especially now. Since we have had the baby our romance has all but gone out the door, but I try to remember doing small little things for him so he knows that my love for him is unwavering and strong! Having a baby really changes things, but it definitely doesn’t change the love I have for him. If anything, it has made my love stronger. Love this!!!!!
We’ve been married a while now and have a couple kids, so the opening of the doors and all that is much less frequent now than it used to be. We’ve got our hands full now (no pun intended)! But I know he still would open the doors for me, so that makes me happy!
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I am so happy for you, I am married to my soul mate and he does all of these little things naturally, too. Like, sometimes he will pack my lunch for me and last night was one of these times… this morning I went to put an ice bag in my lunch bag and I saw a rose inside it with a note. I read the note (of course, I couldn’t wait until lunch!!) and it told me he wanted to ask me to be his Valentine, but Nat (my son) had beat him to the punch. So, he asked me if I’d be his soul mate instead. So sweet!! I love romance, it really is the small things that make a relationship special!
I think romance is just a idea put in women’s heads by the media from an early age. The reality is it does not exist and is a fairy tale. For those that believe in it they waste time and precious years seeking it. Its not essential to life and not important. Men will use the pseudo of romance ot get what they want ,. it may be to convince you to care for the home, work full time to help support them and do all thehousework,or cooking. (stuipd women right!) or for sex. They have agenda and never do anything without an agenda as they are very selfish and self centered. and they know women are suckers and stuipd for any little piece ofromance they throw your way.
Wow. What a bitchy, negative comment. You must have been burned. I in now way, shape, or form think my husband follows/fits in to any of the crap you posted.
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Aww, so sweet!! One of my favorite things is when Donny fills up the gas tank in my car. I never know until I get in, and it’s full. Sounds boring, but it makes me feel loved. 🙂
This post reminds me of my husband! He does those sweet things for me that are so out of the ordinary. I definitely am not that great back 🙁 I need to try harder!
It’s really just the little things! Looks like you have a keeper missy 🙂
Okay Lexie, if a man asks you to work fulltime to support him you obviously need to fund a different dude. That’s your stupidity. Not a conspiracy theory the media has created. Seriously think before you comment.
Brin– Thanks for the direct shot but I never once would support another person not even a husband. I was talking about friends who do so and get taken in the guise of romance. Thanks for assuming the worse and being insulting to me personallhy when you had no idea what you were talking about . Seriously. Think before you comment
We will celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary on the 22nd. Hubs is just as romantic as he was the day I married him. Which I’m not saying is a ton, lol, but he has his moments. I couldn’t ask for anything more from him.
To the previou commenter. When you find the right person you will do this ‘woman’ things not because he’s ‘tricked’ you into it but because you are a team. My husband works outside the home and I take care of the kids. But he still doesn’t the horrible chore of laundry. I hope one day you can find someone who will treat you right and you will realize that love and romance do exist.
Hayley
Love this! I totally believe in romance. I feel bad for the jaded people.
Lovely! It’s so easy to take all of the ‘little’ things for granted as time goes on, but it’s nice to focus on how much small gestures and moments mean and what a big difference they make in a relationship!
I love this post. I have been happily married now for 20 years! Yup, got married very, very young. The romance factor has ALWAYS played a very big factor in my life and I think it should continue in the “little gestures” as relationships mature, as you have described also.
As for Lexie’s comment above, I don’t think she has been “romanced” -and I am not here to argue – but really it is there Lexie, and it does happen, it needs to happen. Here I am telling you this, after 20 HAPPY years of marriage to my soul mate, who I still find good looking, sexy and amazing!
Thanks for the lovely post!
Jeanine
Such a beautiful post friend! Love is such an amazing feeling & all the little things that make love are truly amazing!
Aw I am so happy for you. I remember a few months ago, you had posted about a bad relationship and I had commented saying I could relate because I had also put up with a bad, unhealthy relationship. You had said to me that we should never settle. Well, I am glad you have a positive, romantic, great relationship. I only hope I can find that kind of love and romance in my life someday. 🙂
What a great guy! I love being loved and loving someone else– it’s the best feeling in the world! Like you said– I feel sorry for the people that don’t believe in it.
Aww! He’s too sweet! The most romantic is probably the proposal. He planned it with my sisters and my mom and he’s been planning it over 6 months before it happened. It’s beyond what I imagined. It still gives me butterflies in my tummy whenever I think about it. I watch the video over and over and over again. I also love it when he surprises me with my favorite: tapioca milk tea. Or when he pretends he’s mad because I prefer to be at the other end of the couch. 🙂
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I love the comment about your first trip he made – that is so sweet!
love this idea! the little things are the best ones.
I love this post…so sweet 🙂 All of these little things are the things that matter! So happy for you!
That is so sweet! And it’s great that you notice. Obviously you make him feel a way that he has never felt before as well; that’s why he does all the little things for you 🙂
This is so sweet and how a relationship is supposed to be!
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