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To ask for really silly things that made you love your DP

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Hamandcheesebaguette · 07/06/2018 20:03

Silly, not at all romantic things your DP/DH whatever has done that made you feel a rush of love for them.

Mine is really weird not sorry

I thought I had worms yesterday.
As well as several other health issues that have been making me miserable. Retrospectively I think I was overreacting but we have all medicated in case. When we turned off Netflix to go to sleep he (like he does every night) said "Night night honey, love you" and I said night night honey, love you too" and he patted my tummy and said night night Jims.

As in, EARTHWORM JIM (cartoon from the 90s that I loved). Not only did it help me get over the sheer embarassment at having to text him at work that I might have wot, and was feeling miserable and gross about it all day, he just cheered me right up and I had to grab his face and give him a big kiss.

Oh and when I was ill and asked him to get me something nice from the shop and he bought me fish fingers "because he has never seen me sad whilst eating a fish finger sandwich
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Has your DP ever done anything stupid that really cheered you up?

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Familyfeud22 · 08/06/2018 15:23

When he pretends to be a 'lizard' and licks my face GrinGrin
Or does the 'Willy dance' 'swings his Willy around naked, usually after having a shower. Thinks he has his own mating call that might initiate sex (it never does GrinGrin)

FoodGloriousFud · 08/06/2018 15:49

@listsandbudgets this is absolutely what mine would do!

Pannacott · 08/06/2018 17:21

Bought me 'apology cheese' after we'd had an argument.

SoddingUnicorns · 08/06/2018 17:40

@Pannacott that’s genius! I’d LOVE apology cheese!

LakieLady · 08/06/2018 18:15

He saves a bit of his dinner for the dog.

He does kind things like help people get their buggies down steps and lift shopping into their cars if they're struggling.

He empties the sick bowl when I'm puking my guts up with a migraine.

ToriaPumpkin · 08/06/2018 20:45

I'd been involved in a car accident and was nervous about driving on "big" roads for a while. I took a wrong turn and ended up in an industrial estate a mile from our house, where the only exit was via a major A road. I called him in tears saying I couldn't work out where I'd gone wrong and I was nervous about driving home. He got on his haldane cycled to meet me, put his bike in the back of our 3 door Corsa and drove me home.

For years and years every time he had a bar of chocolate he left me the last piece (we went to school, university and worked together so saw each other multiple times a day). Now we've got two children so there's no such thing as leftover chocolate Grin

ToriaPumpkin · 08/06/2018 20:46

He got on his bike, no idea what a haldane is!

LaLaLanded · 08/06/2018 20:53

This is the loveliest thread,

We went to visit my mum and I was having a shife time at work. On the way back to the station my mum asked what I was looking forward to. I dramatically said, ‘nothing!’ - and it was a bit of a joke but interesting I said it. The week after, DP had filled my diary with interesting, fun things he knew I’d enjoy - for the next month! He booked it all in, so I’d have something to look forward to.

He also always puts a glass of water by my side of the bed as I get the night time thirstiest, and makes me coffee in the morning.

I’m making him a picnic tomorrow and have been known to make him care packages when he has man flu. Very lucky to have the misanthropic weirdo Grin

LaLaLanded · 08/06/2018 20:53

*Shite - thanks iPhone!

oldmrsbetty · 08/06/2018 20:57

The first night we met was a drunken clubbing type night when my group of friends ended up with his group of friends. We were in McDonalds at the end of the night and took our food upstairs to eat. When we sat down I said “oh no I forgot to get ketchup” and without me asking he got up and went straight downstairs to get me some. I knew straight away that he was a keeper!!

RadioDorothy · 08/06/2018 21:04

My DH isn't especially romantic or sentimental, and likes to maintain his tough guy image. But he's made me laugh every day for 20 years - and as for being silly, he's made a career out of it.

There are so many silly things he's done I can't list them all, but of the ones I remember most, there was a time I'd been out shopping for clothes. I'm a bit sensitive about my weight, I loathe shopping and although I came back with a few things, I wasn't very happy. He cheerily asked me if I'd model the new clothes for him, and I rather grumpily said no I bloody won't don't be so bloody stupid, and flounced off.

I wallowed in misery in the bedroom for a few minutes. The door suddenly burst open, and there he was, wearing all the clothes I'd bought. Including shoes. All 6' foot of very hairy man posing in the doorway wearing my pedal pushers, blouse and 4 inch wedge platforms really cheered me up.

RadioDorothy · 08/06/2018 21:06

Ooh just to caveat my post above, I am talking about the late 90s when I was still 20-something, if you're wondering about the clothes!

Namastethefuckawayfromme · 08/06/2018 21:06

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MycatsaPirate · 08/06/2018 21:08

That despite only having 1 cat and only wanting one cat, we have somehow ended up with 6. Because he doesn't have the heart to say no to me or the cats. The last one was meant to be a foster and I bought her home and he took one look at her and said 'how the fuck are we going to be able to give her up?'.

The silly things are endless. We once went to the supermarket and Frozen was on the display tv. I walked round the corner to find him sitting crossed legged on the floor in front of it singing along to Let it Go.

Another time he started singing along to the music in store and a woman joined in with him and they were dancing in the cheese aisle. Her partner and I were just stood there laughing.

I love that he has time for everyone, doesn't care if he makes a fool of himself, would give someone his last £ if it helped and finds terrible jokes absolutely hilarious.

GeekyWombat · 08/06/2018 21:11

My DH makes little songs up about everything. Every. Bloody. Thing. The first time I was lying in bed and heard him sing his ‘having a wee’ song made my heart hurt a bit. Our DC are both ditty singers (DD literally sings to her toys about whatever it is she’s playing with them) and I love that he’s somehow passed it on to them.

lifechangesforever · 08/06/2018 21:52

The way we've created voices and whole back stories for our 2 dogs, who we love more than life itself. I had the first dog before I met him and most people would have thought my level of attachment to her crazy, but gets it and now he's just the same.

And he had me flowers delivered today for my first day of maternity leave. Thanks

Chinnychinnychinnychib · 08/06/2018 22:08

When I had DD, I used to take her to bed to do the 10pm feed. DH always brought me a cup of tea in bed. 10 years on, I no longer breastfeed but he still brings me tea 😍

Tigerbear · 08/06/2018 22:09

I've only been with my DP for just under 3 months, but he's already done more lovely and kind things for me than my exH did in over 15 years. They include going on holiday together for our 7th date, cooking amazing dinners, buying me a Nutribullet as my old one had broken, and he knows I use it more than any other gadget, spending 4 hours putting blinds and curtains up in my bedroom, repainting a bedside cabinet for me, giving amazing back rubs and massages, reading stories to my DD straight after a hard day at work, tells me I'm beautiful when I'm looking far from it... He's my dream man! ❤️

Saracen · 08/06/2018 22:20

My dh was totally gaga over his 14 month old niece. I guess I must have thought he was good dad material. He is.

Pleasegodgotosleep · 08/06/2018 22:22

From the very first night we spent together the last thing he tells me is "sweet dreams". I am a bit of an insomniac and he always strokes my hair until I fall asleep first Smile

jainaproudm · 08/06/2018 22:23

When I hear him from upstairs, singing and chatting to the cats. He loves them so much and it melts my heart.

SharronNeedles · 08/06/2018 22:28

When I first lost my leg my DP (now DH) helped me through my many bad patches by making me laugh. He woke me up by screaming once, lay on the floor with one leg tucked up behind him, ketchup all over his knee, my prosthetic positioned under and a toy rabbit (see Monty python for killer bunny reference). Things that to me indicated that he couldn't give a shit if I only had one leg, he loved me no matter what and he accepted me no matter what. Since then, many, many, many pranks have been pulled on each other and friends using my leg. He is what made me learn to walk again so I could walk down the aisle to him.

DroningOn · 08/06/2018 22:31

Nominate for Classics.......

RoseRuby26 · 08/06/2018 22:43

I was really touched by the husband helping pregnant wife in the middle of the night across fields to wee .

My DH leaves work as I wake up and he always asks if I need help getting up (I am not a morning person) if I say yes he comes round to my side of the bed and literally lifts me up and then we have a cuddle before he leaves.

If we halve a chocolate bar (or other treat) I always eat my half first and then he shares his half with me :)

KERALA1 · 08/06/2018 22:47

My sister had the opportunity to go on a girls ski weekend - she is fab, sahm 3 under 4 money abit tight. Her and her dh were working out how they could afford for her to go - they even did a spreadsheet. Dh quietly paid for the trip Star