Little things about your OH that still make you go “Aww”

[MrsGrindah]

Been with DH 22 years but sometimes things still make me go “ aww”

He makes sure we buy fresh flowers every week cos he knows I love them and gently tells me off if I don’t cos I feel guilty
Does anything I ask for my family even though they are tricky
Desperately seeks the approval of his own parents..I see the little by he once was and my heart hurts a bit
Can’t go to sleep without touching me “ so I know you are there” .Took me years to twig that one!

What are your aww moments?

@MerlotChiantiMontepulicano

Dh de-ices my car for me. He's WFH so doesn't even need to do his.

Together 16 years, married for 8.

Mine too

I have nerve damage in my hands and used to dread having to do it. When he moved in, he used to hop out of bed without a word and just do it. Still does, if I’m not WFH.

Even if it’s not cold weather, if I’m out on site, and he’s WFH He still gets up early and makes me a flask of tea to take into work.

After 23 years he still laughs at my jokes. And he brings me tea in bed every morning.

He does so much for me. He cleans up after the dogs (TBF his dog makes the most mess). When our teenage daughter had a tummy bug earlier this year she fell asleep on the sofa with her head on his shoulder. He stayed on the sofa all night so he didn't have to wake her.

When my dog died he wrapped him in a blanket and carried him to the vet and sorted out the bills and washed the carpet as soon as we came home.

He buys treats when he goes to the supermarket - silly things like weird bread or a random pineapple

My DH cannot do enough for me. He just wants to make my life as easy and as comfortable as possible. He always puts me first. The little every day things he does are

He brings me coffee In bed every morning
De ices my car early morning (pre WFH). Puts petrol in and tops up the screen wash, books my services and MOTs
Clears up all the dog poo in the garden every day
I haven’t put the bins out since we met, he always does it
He does more than his fair share of housework. We have a cleaner but he keeps on top of the every day stuff, dishwasher emptying, chucking the vacuum round if he sees it needs doing, he’s just as motivated as I am to keep the house looking lovely
The main thing that I love about him is he is the kindest man I have ever met. He’s mid forties but I often see the excited little boy in him, he has a real love of life and is so positive and grateful for the little things

Lovely thread, OP

Yep I think it’s lovely when you catch a casual glance of the child still within

More than anything he does for me, the biggest 'aww' moment I have is the way he talks to our elderly (and getting quite frail) cat. "Hello young Daisy, you're looking very beautiful today! Is that a new collar, and oh have you cleaned those nails?" she's very vocal and he always pauses so she can 'answer' and apologises if he's spoken over her He'll quite happily sit stroking her and having a chat for 10-15 minutes! After every meow "and then what happened? Tell me more...is that so?!" I realise he probably just sounds a bit mad but it's very sweet.

Oh and if he sees her on the stairs he'll carry her up and put her on the bed even if he's just come down himself to 'give those little legs a rest'

My darling partner is so hands on and practical, he thinks of all the small things in the house that needs doing and wants to make it perfect.

He calls me kitten and nuzzles me.

He is also a proper dad to our cats and gets visibly worried if they are sick or stay out too long.

He pretends he doesn't want presents like Molton brown shower gel and his own pair of ugg boots for the house but then obviously feels very comforted when he gets to use them.

@BearSoFair That's adorable.

Bear that is incredibly sweet.

I could list the things DP does for me, cup of tea before work etc but tbh the most aww thing is watching him interact with our DD. She is 3 and is obsessed with him, he makes everything fun and is always thinking of ways to make her smile. One example is yesterday, it was raining all day and they normally go to the park. Instead he made space in the front room and made a "park" the swings were him standing and holding DD under the bum, so she was sitting and then swinging her. The roundabout was our swivel chair, the slide was his back arched over the sofa and she would climb up and slide down. I remember watching and thinking awwww I cant wait to hear how she remembers her childhood.

He makes us all smile.

This is such a lovely thread, it's making me emotional! you're all so very lucky to have wonderful partners

My most aww thing is....

My giant muscley fiance rolls over to spoon me in bed whilst asleep and drops the tiniest kiss on my shoulder before snuggling up.

Thanks for this thread. The dads playing with kids and animals are lovely.

He is incredibly open-minded and it’s such a turn on in men.

Every night after tea our chihuahua jumps up to my DH on the sofa and growls at him and goes little whimpers and tried to get his hand because that is their playtime every night without fail.

He's doesn't do it to any of the rest of us. It's dead sweet watching them

Leaves the gate open for me to drive in. Buys me my fav chocolate and a paper on a Sunday.

I've put on loads of weight this year, much to my disgust. I'm incredibly self conscious.

I talk about it often, because I know I need to sort my shit out. He listens to me. He also says he loves me no matter what and couldnt care less if I got 20 stone heavier he ssys there's more of me to love.

I'm not losing weight for him, but I'm incredibly grateful that he continues to love this version of me, even when I'm not too keen on myself.

He buys me houseplants as treats, even though he thinks our house is turning into a jungle
He strokes my forehead for me when I'm stressy and can't sleep
He still calls me his sunshine, been married 23 years

These are lovely.

I am grateful to be able to add my own. My (often gruff and grumpy) DH is a big softy when it comes to small animals, he goes all silly over rabbits, that aways makes me 'awww'.

I am 40, with a 100 responsibilities, and life is very serious a lot of the time, but I turn into a child when I am with my little sister. He actually encourages this, and our ridiculously silly behavior and is genuinely happy that I have got rid of life's shackles for a bit a laughs a long with us, even when EVERYONE else disapproves.

A cup of tea in bed every morning. He leaves for work 5/10 mins after I get up so he always makes sure he brings it up before he leaves.
Flowers every Friday on the way home from work.
He’s also an amazing dad, I really do feel we are a partnership

We’ve been together for just over 10 years, since we were 17/18. We aren’t married yet but are expecting our first child. He is the kindest person I’ve ever met. And he never says no, even if he really really doesn’t want to do something, like picking me up from a night out at 6 in the morning!