What nice things do YOU do for your partner?

[OGenkiDesuKa]

Seen a few threads lately where posters have shared what their partners do for them to make them feel loved.

Was wondering what things you do yourself for your partner that you wouldn’t usually do for anyone else?

For example, I always pretend to be interested in the roller skates he shows me on his phone. He’s a keen skater and I have no idea what he’s talking about but he loves them and loves talking about them.

I point out old cars that I think he will like (he’s a big car fanatic).

I make him a coffee in the mornings when I remember which means the world to him as I don’t drink hot drinks myself.

At least twice a week I try and stay up to eat dinner with him. He doesn’t get home till 10pm and I think it’s nice to have company while he eats, and to have something cooked fresh instead of reheated

I collect DH from work. Its a 35 minute walk and about the same length of time on the bus. He starts work at 6.30am and finishes at 6pm do it's a long day. He is very grateful but doesn't expect it.

I do all the cooking and shopping and make a real effort to buy and choose things he likes, even though he is a bit "faddish" so I have to change all my meal plans. He is a total night owl who has to get up early because of work and kids so whenever I can I let him sleep in as late as he likes and make sure the dc don't disturb him.

I make him a cup of tea and bring it to him in bed every morning as he finds it harder to wake up than I do.

I give him deep massages in his legs when he wakes up in the night with cramp, even though I have something close to a phobia about broken sleep.

I sometimes buy him a treat for no reason, like a bottle of single malt whisky or a Uniqlo Tee shirt (he likes that brand) just to see the look of childlike delight on his face.

Whenever he says 'Mind if I watch the footie now?' which is most evenings and weekend afternoons, I always say 'Sure' and let him have the TV.

I drag him out for walks and adventure holidays. He loves them but he is a natural homebody and would never have climbed a mountain or ridden a horse or camel or slept wild under the stars if I hadn't said, 'We are doing this!' and he is glad I do.

I need ideas so keep them coming

Crying. This is what being in a relationship is all about.

Make coffee
Offer foot rubs and head massages after a long shift
Tell him I love him
Make an effort with dating and spending time together

Make him cups of tea throughout the day if he's WFH (I'm another one that doesn't drink hot drinks so I have to actively think about making him one and putting the kettle on)

I do all night feeds as he's crap on broken sleep and has a stressful job (he's happy to get up with the kids on a weekend so I can catch up on sleep though )

I do his packed lunch to take to work otherwise he'd get so engrossed in work things he wouldn't stop to eat, but I know he'll grab it if it's there in his bag

I iron his work clothes on a night if I'm doing ironing for the kids to make the mornings easier (I HATE ironing with a passion so he appreciates this )

Can't think of any more right now but that's a start...!

i need ideas so keep them coming

I rub his hand while we’re cuddling and watching tv as he has arthritis in his knuckles and it gets stiff.

Pick him up a little present every time I go to the shops, even if it’s just some chocolate.

Send him pictures of our newborn throughout the day while he is at work as he misses him and is so proud and loves to show him off to his work colleagues.

I make him coffee most mornings, as he is a night owl and has a horrible time waking up in the morning. The coffee makes it a little easier. Sometimes I make him breakfast, too. And I'll make him healthy snack bowls in the evening. He really enjoys anything crunchy, and he'll enjoy cut out apples and carrots as much as cookies and crackers, but will eat the latter out of laziness and convenienve. The apples and carrots really makes him happy, though.

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After 20 years together we still ask each other ,’ Do you mind if I put the TV on?’ If the other one is reading.
We never make a drink without asking if the other one would like one.
Always send a good morning text even though we work together.
Silly things 😀

I buy him his favourite crisps and coffee.
I tell him I love him every day and always hug him hello when he gets up in the morning.
I cook every night as he has a disability and cant use both his arms properly.

I dry his feet for same reason above. He's diabetic so has to be really careful with his feet.
I go through the tv planner and look for things he'll like to watch that I won't so I set them to record. (Think murder and horror films)
He does loads of thoughtful things for me too.

Such a nice thread!
I make the effort once a week to make him a really special lunch, he never knows what day it’ll be but when he gets his lunch out at work instead of the usual he’ll have something extra nice.
If I see something out and about that I think he’d like I’ll always pick it up for him.
He never asks for anything for birthday or Christmas and just says oh get me a bar of chocolate and some socks, I add anything at all he ever mentions that he likes to the notes in my phone to ensure he gets things he will really like.
He does lots of really lovely things for me too, I think that’s what a relationship should be, wanting to make life nicer for each other.

I iron his shirts even when nothing of mine needs doing. I put snacks I know he'll like in his suitcase when he's working away. When he's gone a while I send postcards to his hotels.

I make sure there's always a couple of his favourite drinks in as he rarely drinks.

Loads of little things, no grand gestures nowadays. I do most things around here so he can simply enjoy family time when he's home, he works away a lot.

I try and show an interest in things that interest him
I sit outside coffee shops so he can vape
I batch cook for him (we don’t live together)
I help him sort out stuff that he struggles with eg tax returns
I help out financially if needed

I bought him a creme egg today and made him a cup of tea to go with it! This is high romance as far as I’m concerned.

Oh and I sit through university challenge and only connect for his benefit

I sew his buttons on when they come off, take an interest in his footie team's fortunes, and I let him play jungle at our wedding

@JarvisCockersRightEyebrow only connect makes me feel like ripping my degree in half. I feel so dumb watching it