…because I Love You.
If you have a special someone in your life, then the phrase “I Love You”, is probably used quite a bit. But what does it mean?
We tell someone we love them all the time, yet how do we show them that we love them?
As most of you know, Lauren, my gorgeous girlfriend who lives in Canada has just spend the past 5 weeks here with me. This is the girl I Love.
Yet, when she asked me if I would mind opening her car door for her, I took offence, and thought, but you can do that yourself.
I slowly started to do it occasionally, with a really poor attitude.. and she was just so happy when I opened it for her. It made absolutely no sense to me.. it seemed like it was wasting time. I kept doing it occasionally.. and occasionally turned into pretty much every time.. and I began to enjoy it. It really made her happy.
What I realised later was that she just wanted to feel important valued and respected to me, that I would do that for her. As soon as I realised that, It all started to make sense.
She really is worth it.
Am I writing about this to make you think i’m a romantic? Heck no. I really have no idea. All I know is that we all struggle to show people that we love them, and when someone is worthy of our love, then shouldn’t we show them with our actions that we love them? I feel that love without action, isn’t true love, it’s just a feeling.
So how do you show the people in your life that you love them through your actions? Please share your thoughts, and feel free to share annonymously if you so wish.
Oooo, sweet post! Have you read ‘The Five Love Languages’? Sounds like Lauren’s is Acts of Service.
My top two would be pedicures & a love journal. My husband loves having his toes played with, so I’ll treat him to a pedicure (sans polish!) every now & then - I try to do it at least once a week. And I covered a little note book for him that lives in his bedside table. I’ll often jot him a little note, or a quote or poem or whatever, and leave it on his pillow.
http://www.the-generous-wife.com & http://www.the-generous-husband.com are have lots of ideas on little things you can do.
Looking forward to seeing what everyone has to say!
Wow everything got so..big!
How Do I with him? and everyone?
Buy him things he likes like Mrs Fields Cookies when we’re out…
Before central locking leaning over and unlocking his car door when He opened the door for me
Sending him ecards unexpectedly
Hold his hand
Made him a book with all the reasons I loved him (corny yes)
Make sure I’m conscious of what we do when we spend time together- so my mind isn’t thinking about what I have to do next week!
Bid for him on ebay items that he isn’t home for
For anyone-
Putting towels in the dryer on a cold night when they’re in the shower
Make cups of tea
Pull down the bed
Send them articles I think they might be interested in
Make good coffee while they’re out for them to come home to
Light candles at dinner time
Cook for them
Prepare a bath for them- complete with candles and music
Be really thoughtful with gifts- ie papers delivered on a Sunday (means said person doesn’t have tog et up and dressed and drive to the newsagent)
Shout them a coffee at our fave cafe
Buy their favourite magazine for them
Send a care package full of my/their favourite things
Send a card or pressie at their achievements
I can’t think of anything else today- brain freeze!