Partner appreciation thread?

[CleanItUpNow]

So many negative posts about partners on MN I thought it might be nice to have a place to say some nice things about partners.

Of course no partner is perfect. No relationship is. But there are alot of good eggs out there and sometimes writing things down can remind you that love is still present amongst the monotonous slog that is life.

My husband works hard to provide for us financially. He looks after me physically and emotionally (I have illnesses)
He takes a long lunch once a week so he can take me out for a mini lunch date, we go to the same place and get the same thing every week 😂

He doesn't do big spectacular gestures but he thinks of me alot and gets me little gifts, my favourite drink from the shop etc.

He's always willing to do the many DIY tasks I come up with but can't physically do myself.

He's great at cuddling and I love him so very much. 25 years and he's never even looked at another woman.

I don't have anything to add but the mini lunch date was my favourite bit. That's so lovely. Well done to whomever brought your dp up too they did a good job x

DH works v hard and earns a good wage. This pays for all the bills etc. which means my money can pay for lovely holidays etc

My parents lost everything a few years ago and so I’ve been helping them with their living costs since, which equates to almost a third of my salary. He has never begrudged me for that or held it against me that it takes money away from our family. More grateful for that than he knows.

I tried to do one of these recently and got hardly any responses, which I thought was sad.

DH is my number one supporter. He has worked hard all his life and is working an extra year so that I can retire early. He is thoughtful and kind, brings back treats "just because". He leaves me messages and prepares my breakfast when he goes to the office and I WFH, creeping around so I can get back to sleep.

He pulls his weight around the house, in fact he probably does more than I do, including doing all the ironing.

He acts as a shield between me and my abusive mother and has taken my relatively wacky family in his stride.

We snuggle every evening on the sofa and I feel safe in his arms

My Dh is a wonderful father and still makes me laugh constantly after 20 years together. He always catches the spiders for me when I’m terrified of them and always does the bins as it’s a job I hate.

He buys me chocolate or a pastry when he nips to the shops for something and he’s working so hard for us to earn a little bit more money so he can do the diy and decorating that needs doing in the house.

I am a SAHM. i get showered with large bouquets of flowers every months for the last 12 years since we got together. He spoils me with spontaneous but thoughtful presents regularly, takes me out on weekly lunch dates and sometimes organises lunchtime tryst too (7x last year - exciting and naughty). I have full financial freedom without lifting a finger thanks to my DP. I have a lot of free time to do as I wish, as we have a full time nanny in addition to a cleaner 7 days a week. I still do the school runs and the occasional cooking - I do enjoy cooking for my DP. We both have positive impact on each other - whether its physical or mental. Our kids are young and they love dad "to the moon and back".

Following - I need to hear that there are good men out there. All I see around me is disaster and failed marriages.