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What do you love most about your man?? Nice thread!

65 replies

YummyorSlummy · 21/01/2010 13:37

It's January, it's cold, xmas is long gone and most of us probably aren't in the best mood of late. My poor dh has been getting snapped at by me every time he puts a foot wrong so I thought it would be nice to think of the things that we love most about our dh's/ dps!
Mine is that every night when I sit down after putting ds to bed, he grabs me for a cuddle on the sofa in front of the soaps oh and he sometimes draws funny pictures on my leg in my sleep!

OP posts:
30andLurking · 21/01/2010 15:55

"he looks like Orlando Bloom, if said actor had a full time job heavy lifting, liked tattoos, went to the gym and never shaved. MINE"

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

30andLurking · 21/01/2010 15:56

(that's sex-kitten purring noise, by the way, not jealous angry growl, as I do love my DH too.

Well, maybe a tinsy tiny bit jealous...!)

Malificence · 21/01/2010 16:04

It's nice to remember that the majority of men are nice, rounded, loving, human beings.

An alien reading these boards could be forgiven for thinking that all men are lying, cheating pigs who will shag anything that breathes.

I hate to break this to all you ladies whose hubbies have nice bums - when they get to a certain age ( cough around 44) their bums do go a little......flat. Mine still fills his levis nicely but his bum is not as pert as it once was, I'm just saying..... Still nice to grab hold of though.

I find it heartbreakingly sad to read posts from women who say they've never really fancied their husbands.

After 28 years I could still eat mine alive, and frequently do!

BigBadMummy · 21/01/2010 16:09

He cares about me which is different from saying "I love you". I had a terrible day on Thursday last week, he came home from work with dinner, wine, flowers and a box of truffles.

He puts up with my horrible moods and being rotten to him when I have PMT.

He is a fabulous parent to my 3 DCs whom he met when they were 3, 6 and 7.

Despite being at the wrong end of the height/weight charts and veering towards obese he tells me I am sexy and that he loves my arse.

We have the most incredible sex life.

He told me to give my stressful job six years ago because it was making me ill, even though I had no other job to go too and three children to feed.

We had the wedding of my dreams 18 months ago.

I could go on but I expect you are all asleep.

AttilaTheMeerkat · 21/01/2010 16:18

Mr Meerkat is a great H and father to DS.

Lets me lie in every weekend

Does not mind my collection of RCD nicknacks.

Has nice bum

Rubs my feet

Puts up with me readily when I have PMT

Worships the quicksand I walk on!!.

LadyRabbit · 21/01/2010 16:32

Wow. This is such a great thread. After so many of the others I have been reading on here (I'm fairly new to MN), I was starting to wonder if all men were just selfish buggers who had been sent to earth purely to make our (women's) lives a misery!!

GetOrfMoiLand One of the reasons I adore my hubby is because not only does he love football like me, but after dragging him to watch my team play in all weathers he has recently switched allegiances. That is love. A man who changes football teams for his woman.

Malificence Your DH story reminded me of my Dad. He would do stuff like that for me and my sisters. I credit my Dad with the fact that I really, really like men - he's been a great example.

It's simple things isn't? Not about shelling out for flash things, just doing a share of the housework, articulating his feelings even in a simple way. It's amazing how much it means that he never wakes up or goes to sleep without telling me he loves me.

And tea! Yes! A cup of tea in the morning.

I'm nearly 6 weeks preggo, our third pregnancy and hopefully the one that will result in our first child. Nothing brought us closer than how incredible he was when we had those mc's a few years ago; 1000% there for me even though he was hurting badly too. I can't wait to see him with his first kid.

And Lordy, I love his bum.

izzybiz · 21/01/2010 16:35

He was only 18 when he took me and my 3 year old Ds on!

14 years on we are still together and I fancy him as much as I always did!

He keeps us safe, that is how I put our relationship into one word, safe.
He will always be there to look after me and the Dc's.
He slogs his guts out to provide for us, and only moans a little bit when he gets his bank statement

He makes me laugh all the time, he does a dance in his pants that only I could appreciate!

He knows some good moves in the bedroom too!

He spoils me, loves me, and looks after me, I cannot imagine ever being with anyone else.

Sunshinemummy · 21/01/2010 16:47

DH made me cry this morning. He was away with work last night and he rang me to tell me he thinks I'm amazing working full-time and dealing with the DCs alone as he works away a lot. Said he'd been missing me and needed a cuddle.

ItsGraceAgain · 21/01/2010 17:31

I'm loving this thread and tired of thinking about relationship problems. So, in fairness to the ex-Mr Graces (and their many faults), here's a couple of their more lovely qualities

XH#1 could always make people laugh, was a great dancer and loved to kiss (without expecting sex)

XH#2 brought me tea in bed most days, thought I was beautiful even when I looked like shit, and sex with him was fantastic

... aaahhh!

DH#3 has the excellent quality of being an unknown stranger at the moment

Squitten · 21/01/2010 17:55

My DH puts up with all my craziness, he works his butt off so I can stay at home with DS and study, he's a really good cook, he takes on 100% DS care on the weekends, he has the ame twisted sense of humour as me, he rubs my feet at the end of the day

InmaculadaConcepcion · 21/01/2010 17:57

A bit of ex-appreciation! Good for you, grace. My main ex has lots of lovely qualities too, I'm chuffed to bits that he's got a lovely wife who can appreciate them.

No irony there, we split up amicably after 11 years of co-habiting because the relationship simply ran out of steam, nothing worse than that. Both got married within 18 months of the split, too. We joked that we were obviously grooming each other for marriage, just not to each other.

Ladyrabbit much respect!!! Getting a man to switch footy team support out of love for you? Wow!

TheUsefulSuspect · 21/01/2010 17:59

A man who changes football teams for his woman........................is no man at all

Nemofish · 21/01/2010 18:44

The way he just takes over if I am ill / tired / having a shit day. Does dinner, bath, washing up, makes me drinks and herds dd away from me so I can relax.

Suggest I go out and while he looks after dd at home.

Stayed at home with dd while I was working recently.

Is happy to do this for the foreseeable future while I do training and then (hopefully) go out to work.

I promise I won't bugger off to the pub all the time, have and affair, treat him like shite, hit him or expect my tea on the table.

overmydeadbody · 21/01/2010 18:48

I love that we are both individuals and he doesn't see me as an exension of himself or think of me as his other half and we both have our independance and he is not needy or emotionally manipulative and supports me as an individual and vice versa.

overmydeadbody · 21/01/2010 18:51

He makes me laugh and nothing ever phases him.

He is flexible and chilled out and laughs a lot.

AnyFucker · 21/01/2010 19:09

he is fantastic at cunnilingus

ItsGraceAgain · 21/01/2010 19:21

So ... tell me again why you fell for him, AF?

AnyFucker · 21/01/2010 19:43
Grin
TippyTumbles · 21/01/2010 20:00

He is tall with a very fit body
He tells me he loves me and that I am beautiful loads of times a day (even when I look like shit)
Other ladies want him but he's all mine

Malificence · 21/01/2010 20:07

Tell me AF, does he pay you to keep saying that?

AnyFucker · 21/01/2010 20:10

I know I am like a stuck record mal

but these things are very important

WhenwillIfeelnormal · 21/01/2010 20:25

Er....what AF said . My H really gets me too, he makes me laugh, he inspires me to do well in everything, he's not afraid to tell the world how much he loves me - and tells me himself several times a day, he is a great Dad to our DD and DS, he is always in my corner for everything. After 25 years, he still makes me weak at the knees with desire and I love his smell. His overwhelming quality though is his kindness.

BitOfFun · 21/01/2010 20:29

He is the kindest most generous man I have ever known, he never loses his temper, he will do anything to make me happy and has a wicked sense of humour. He is simply the best company I could have, really dynamic and enthusiastic and helps me get stuff done when I need a kick up the arse without ever making me feel as if I'm lazy (which I am!)...he is totally respectful of women and makes me feel beautiful even though I am a right slob. He is totally level-headed and I really trust his judgement on things. He is well-liked by everyone who knows him, great with my family, and fantastic with all our kids, even my youngest with her extremely challenging special needs. He has never made me feel like any part of life with her is a hardship, and had been unendingly supportive and helpful. He is incredibly talented, yet never big-headed. And he is very very good in the sack- I couldn't be happier

AnyFucker · 21/01/2010 20:33

BOF, just the last sentence would have been adequate

BitOfFun · 21/01/2010 20:35

I would have put that first really, but I didn't want to lower the tone

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