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Marry the man who...

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HumanBurrito · 08/04/2023 15:11

Uncomplainingly takes the kids to see the Super Mario Bros film so you can have an afternoon snooze 😍

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Crikeyalmighty · 08/04/2023 21:36

@Eightiesgirl blimey- what a lovely man -

Andywarholswig · 08/04/2023 21:37

Encourages you to do the things that interest you, even though it will inconvenience them and happily goes on holiday with your elderly mum and is chatty and kind even when she is a little very trying

Crikeyalmighty · 08/04/2023 21:39

@AgnesX hugs to you both- I have a friend in same position and her H is totally amazing!

Stormydanielss · 08/04/2023 21:42

What a lovely thread
So many wonderful acts of love and thoughtfulness
❤️

Crikeyalmighty · 08/04/2023 21:44

@PieonaBarm I have same and whilst I cope ok in day, I come over weirdly tired and a bit 'spaced out' every night about 9pm - I think it's the beta blockers side effect probably-my H has plenty that pees me off but he has been very good around me being not 100% myself for 7 months and not tolerating noise or bright lights well at all or long walks etc

PieonaBarm · 08/04/2023 21:55

@Crikeyalmighty he calls it a "pre-nap nap" and got weirdly concerned last weekend when I managed not to nap in the afternoon for once! I find the brain fog worse, he just nods at me and waits for me to find the word, even though he could quite easily correct me. I knew he was one of the good ones before all this, but he's definitely proved it now!

LeavesOnTrees · 08/04/2023 22:05

Takes the DC supermarket shopping at the weekend, so I can sit and have a cup of tea and a bit of a relax.

Supports my career and encouraged me to get going again after maternity leave.

Did nights with the DC when they were babies, would pace up and down with them in his arms until they fell asleep, no matter what time of night it was and even if he had work the next day.

namechangeforthispoint · 08/04/2023 22:08

In the midst of lockdown, drives you to a hospital 2 hours away for a minor op, and waits in the car for 5 hours to drive you home again. It was hammering with rain, nothing open (lockdown) and couldn't stay at the hospital.

RubyDarke · 08/04/2023 22:15

Goes to 4 different shops to get mini eggs for his children who are making Easter nests. The children are 23 and 19.

Crikeyalmighty · 08/04/2023 22:17

@PieonaBarm Yep, I have the alternative version which is migraines, pins and needles, arthritic onset stuff and neuro issues - I've been spared the chronic fatigue , apart from post 9pm- I'm going to be a wow on holiday!! No need for naps in the day- just straight after dinner!!

winningeasy · 08/04/2023 22:23

Just paid off my credits cards

BooperKisses · 08/04/2023 22:27

@BessieSurtees

oh, I’m crying at that! What a truly lovely man
And best wishes to all of you💐

JudgeRudy · 08/04/2023 22:38

BessieSurtees · 08/04/2023 15:43

… prioritises you and the children

Drives to your parents home every night to carry your dying father up the stairs so that he can sleep in the same bed as his wife rather than the palliative care bed set up in the dining room, without being asked.

Oh @BessieSurtees. Seems like the women in your family have pretty high standards. How wonderful you've shared such a touching snapshot into your life.
I don't know your dad's story or if he'll go 'before his time' but this doesnt come across as a sad post. You are surrounded by love...and you know it ❤️

SwordToFlamethrower · 08/04/2023 22:45

Is a ghostbuster

DrHousecuredme · 08/04/2023 22:45

Is kind, unthinkingly and without drawing attention to it just because that's who they are.

eastereggs12 · 08/04/2023 22:55

HeechulOppa · 08/04/2023 16:18

…you’d want your son to grow into

This

NeverDropYourMooncup · 08/04/2023 23:14

...smiles at you not just whenever you walk in the room, but anytime you speak or look in his direction.

...will sit in the weirdest position on the edge and corner of the sofa so that one of your cats can stretch out and look adorable (with his claws resting against some very personal spots if he decides to flex them another millimetre) whilst the fragile, probably slightly demented, elderly one clamps herself to his chest and shoulder for warmth and security for anything up to 18 hours of the day, the other 6 being spent either having her squeeze onto his office chair with him or frequently going to sleep on his chest with the stretchy one barging his way up to the top of the bed to nick a pillow and rest his pointy bits against his bald scalp.

...learns how to give you your injections because your hands are too weak and swollen to do them yourself.

...assumes that he's coming with you to any hospital appointments unless you specifically say he doesn't need to - but will book time off work without question if you say you want him to come.

...only mentions when you ask him that yes, when you were extremely ill a few weeks after you started dating because you caught flu whilst on immune supressing medication, he did take a fortnight off work, he did take you to the toilet throughout that time and, yes, you did have your period but, as he'd already provided intimate personal care for his grandfathers when they were dying of cancer (and he was 17 and 19 when that happened), it wasn't a big deal because 'you were really ill and needed help'.

TragicMuse · 09/04/2023 00:35

Marry someone who only ever makes you feel like the centre of his world. In 17 years he's never done or said anything that made me doubt his love, his fidelity.

He's kind, thoughtful, generous with the people he loves. He's embraced my absurdly extended family with ease.

But above all he makes sure I know. I feel entirely loved and adored by him.

And I absolutely adore and treasure him.

He's just a great person.

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