What’s the most thoughtful gesture you’ve received? Talk to Cadbury and you could win a £200 voucher to spend on a thoughtful gesture for someone special NOW CLOSED

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Cadbury Milk Tray are keen to hear from Mumsnetters about the most thoughtful gesture you’ve ever received from a partner.

Cadbury say “The Milk Tray man is back! He’s a caring and daring type, thoughtful yet thrill-seeking, and as ever he’ll go to any lengths to deliver a box of Milk Tray to that special lady. So we’d love to hear from Mumsnetters about the lengths someone has gone to deliver a thoughtful gesture for them.”

Has your partner ever gone the extra mile to make you feel special? Have they surprised you with an out of character romantic gesture or gone above and beyond when it came to thinking of a treat or birthday present for you? Maybe they whipped up a special dinner with all your favourite dishes after you'd had a hard day at work? Perhaps they came along with you to see your favourite band, even though they’re not so keen? Perhaps they’ve done something that to an outsider wouldn’t seem like a big deal, but meant the world to you.

Whatever the gesture, Cadbury would love to hear about it!

Everyone who posts on this thread will be entered into a prize draw to win a £200 Love2Shop voucher to spend on a treat for someone special.

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whilst my lb was in hospital me and my husband had to stay away from our other 3 children for 2 weeks, its the worst time of my life and my parents literally gave up their lives and work for two weeks to look after mine. Not only did they have my children they paid my husband wages as if hed been at work as he was self employed we earnt nothing so they literally paid for all my bills for those weeks and gave us money for food whilst in london. They arent rich by any means they took it out of their savings and without a doubt they are the most thoughtful people in the world.

I had a very difficult pregnancy, a horrific birth and both DD and I were in hospital, her in SCBU and I heavily stitched and sedated, for a week after her birth.

The day after we got home from hospital we went round to my In Laws, with their precious first and only grandchild, for lunch. Lunch consisted of every single thing I could not eat during pregnancy. There was pate, soft cheeses and all the foods I love like tomatoes, that I simply couldn't stomach during pregnancy. They had even managed to source a fruit from my home country (feijoas from NZ) that I had craved but couldn't find.

It was an overwhelmingly thoughtful gesture. I have never felt so cherished.

OH took the day off work without me knowing I got home after I finished work to a very clean house, ironing done and a meal ready

My DH. Flowers every month on the date of the day we met, and every birthday and any other special occasion too, but never flowers to say sorry. He goes all out on my birthdays - the perfect gifts, the perfect meals and cake, and always takes the day off work to spend with me. He knows how I hate fanfare and things to be OTT so he knows exactly how to pitch it so I don't feel uncomfortable. And even though I love chocolate, he would never buy chocolate as a gift, as he knows I like it as an everyday thing and not for special occasions And he is a complete alpha male!

I became unwell and unexpectedly had to have heart surgery. Single parent. Life was very tough over the school holidays when I was quite incapable of looking after myself or anyone else. I was taken to a hospital appointment with my kids. While I was gone my au pair (on her day off) washed my bedding, ironed it, cleaned my bedroom, and laid out flowers and some Cadburys in my bedroom. Made me feel amazing when I got home needing a lie down. Priceless.

It's the little things, like guests secretly doing the washing up as we have a small baby, a few people have done this for us and it's almost made me cry!

DH has done two things over the years that I will never forget.

Firstly, when I had finished at Uni, was battling depression and felt worthless, he wrote me a card with the line "You say you hope our children have my eyes. Well, I hope they have your strength of character."

Secondly, post-breastfeeding, he gets up with the DC every day and lets me sleep in bed until the last possible moment.

We haven't got much money at all, but DH doesn't need it to go the extra mile for me.

My DH made 2 beautiful A3 framed collages of photos, one of family and one of friends for my 30th. Must have taken him ages in preparation and carried out all during the one week I was away. I love looking at them everyday and talking with my daughter about who everyone is.

I regularly stay at a guest house in the town where my son is at a residential school for children who are deaf. Last Christmas the couple who run the gh charged me for one of my three night stay and informed me that the other two nights were their Christmas Present to me. Then in July when my son was about to move into an Independent Living flat they charged me for one of my two nights and told me to use the money they would have charged me to buy him some things for his flat.

My husband's most surprising and grand gesture was once buying me a car for my birthday - a car I'd loved for ever but would never have gone out and bought for myself. It was old but really well looked after - and I loved it. The surprise of turning into the garage forecourt and seeing it there with a big red bow on top was amazing! Two kids later (it's long gone as was completely impractical with babies) and we certainly don't have the money for treats like that now - but the memory remains. A very special moment!

My DH cooks dinner when I have to work late and then does the washing up straight after we have eaten.

It has to be made by my son when he was just 11 years old. I was feeling really low because of my then ongoing divorce, so off his own back, he found the telephone numbers of all my friends and called them one by one to arrange a surprise Birthday party for me. I had no idea. It was the most thoughtful thing anyone has ever done for me.

A whole year before my DH proposed to me, he asked my dad's permission to marry me. The reason this was so special is that my dad was in a hospice and it was his last day that he could communicate and understand what was going on. He died the next day. Knowing that my dad was aware that I was going to get married means the world to me.

Dh is amazingly supportive and kind in a million different ways. Letting me sleep in, breakfast in bed at weekends and he'll do night time waking now too. When I was having a tough time on mat leave he would come home nearly every day at lunchtime to make me lunch and cheer me up. He's great at making me take time out for myself. One birthday he set up a gazebo with fairy lights and a camping stove (with mulled wine and then cheese fondue) in a nearby private park. My dis and 2 close friends joined us for some fizz before we had a picnic under a blanket (October!) That was truly amazing.

Generally is the little but often things that count, making a cuppa, letting me lie in, bringing home something small but special when I'm feeling fed up or poorly, whether it's lemsips, nice biscuits or fave choc or sweets.

Thoughtfulness is about the little things.
When I had horrible pregnancy sickness, I figured that eating an hour or so before getting up really helped. My dh bought me toast in bed every day after. Ds is 11 weeks now and he's still doing it.

DS was born extremely prematurely and was in neonatal intensive care for four months. So many people assured us that they would help in whatever way we needed, but there was actually little practical help that we could really ask for. A friend's ex boyfriend - who I'd only ever met once and had split with my friend several months before - lived right next door to the hospital and let us have full use of his parking space every single day when he was at work. Just amazing - the kindness, most considerate thing ever, and for somebody he barely even knew.

DH and I moved house with 2 young DC and it went on later into the evening than anticipated with delays transferring money etc. It was very stressful. My friend turned up and took the kids for tea and then reappeared at our house with a pasta bake and wine and then proceeded to put together th DCs bunk bed. What a mate!

My lovely Mum does little things for me all the time. I have a chronic pain condition so I need a lot of help, which she willingly gives without being asked. I'd love to be able to spoil her.
The biggest thing she did was when we were on honeymoon. We came home to find our house re painted beautifully! The gardens immaculate, the house spotless, fridge full and a suspiciously tubby looking cat! She's amazing and we both adore her.

One of the most thoughtful things was when DH would wake up in the middle of the night as he knew I'd had little sleep. Or he would bring me snacks or chocolate as he could feel when I needed a pick me up. Or when he learnt to cook dinner and it was absolutely delicious and made extra special because he put so much effort into it.

DH wrote a poem to ask me to marry him. Unfortunately, he was too nervous to read it, so asked me first, then read it, which rendered the 'will you marry me?' ending somewhat redundant.

Some friends came round to help redecorate my DD's bedroom as I was heavily pregnant at the time and couldn't do a huge amount myself and hubby was abroad for work. Every time I go into the room it's like a ray of sunshine, so bright & gorgeous.

Thanks for all your comments! The winner of the prize draw is sarah3875 :)