How does your partner/lover make you feel special?

@mmiller26 (1930)
Canada
July 20, 2008 5:36pm CST
This last few weeks, something has changed in my relationship with my husband. He's never been much of a touchy-feely guy, but now he's different. If he's awake in the middle of the night, he'll spoon up against me and kiss my shoulders to let me know he's there. I've woken up in the morning to find him watching me sleep. (Awww) He's calling me pretty and basically having a hard time keeping his hands off me. It makes me feel special, safe, protected and loved. I feel happy with the extra attention. I asked him what was up, because I'm naturally suspicious when someone is nice to me. lol. And he said he was just feeling really good about us, and he's happy that we're together. It hasn't always been easy for us in the past, and we just celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary last month. I too feel like we're in a good place together. What does your spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend/lover do that makes you feel warm, protected, loved and cherished? How does he/she demonstrate their love for you? Does it take gifts to make you feel good, or is it the simple act of watching you sleep? What does it for you?
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10 responses
• United States
21 Jul 08
There is a lot that could do it for me, but never happens. I don't know if I need to send up smoke signals or what! So soak it up, and maybe pass some my way. LOL Have a great day!
@jinxky (2248)
• Philippines
21 Jul 08
he keeps in touch with me even if he's too busy, he cares alot for me, he always tell me his schedule so i wont be worry, he always remind me to take my medicine if im sick, he always drop a goodnight message before he sleeps etc.. hehehe.. thanks hun for making me feel so special..
• United States
21 Jul 08
It doesn't take gifts to make me feel special mmiller. Just the idea that I know he's coming home to me every night gets me going. He tells me all the time how nice I look, how good I cook, how he loves coming home to our house - all kinds of stuff. After all these years, we still hold hands, he opens the car door for me, he rubs my feet (and I rub his) and he tells me he notices all the special things I do for him. As I open my eyes and see him watching me sleep, I ask him, "What are you looking at"? His response is, "Love"...... Sighs - that's all I need.....
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@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
21 Jul 08
"Anyone can make you happy by doing something special, but only someone special can make you happy without doing anything..." i just saw that quote and i think it is true. my life just staring at me and doing nothing can make me feel special. though my wife treats me like a king. she even spa my feet and clean my toes. she is a good cook so lunch and dinner is always special. if i know she is not in a good mood to cook, i tell her we would rather eat out or order delivery. Happy 9th Anniversary to the both of you. gifts of course makes us feel special but it is still the presence, the hug and the affection that counts most that we cant buy in any store.
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• United States
21 Jul 08
Yes my husband gives me alot of attention.I guess when you really love someone you want to show them. He is always coming up behind me when I am washing dishes and wraps his arms around me and kisses me on my neck and tels me how much he loves me . Or we can be going down the road and he reaches over and grabs my hand and holds it. I am really thankfull that I have someone who loves me so much I feel really blessed.
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21 Jul 08
my husband is not a lot with words but he shows it through service. he supports me with everything i want to do. :)
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@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
21 Jul 08
I'm not sure there is enough space to list what he does that makes me feel special. I love when he spoons in the middle of the night, just to feel him there next to me. He also emails or calls me several times a day, just to see how my day is going. He has always called me (we've been together 3 years) to tell me he was headed home from work and would see me soon. He he forever bringing me little gifts, flowers, potted plant (he knows I love having plants around) things as simple as my flavored coffeemate, he hates the flavored ones lol. But all those little things just shows me that he's thinking about me when we are apart even if it's just when he is running to the store. I was put on medical leave 2 months ago, injury at work, I was going to go right on working but my chief told me he was putting me on leave. And my s/o knows how crazy it is making me not being able to work......and he teases me about going back to work, or when or if I ever will LOL but it's all done in a fun way, never has he teased me in a mean way. I work seasonal, wildland firefighter, so that's why the comment as to 'ever will' meaning this season. We work til mid-November. And he is really thoughtful at Christmas, this past Christmas he gave me a DSLR camera and high def printer.....to upgrade my scrapbooking! lol But it wasn't the gifts as much as what he said, appears that at sometime over the past 3 years I mentioned how I loved photography (I did it for 3 years, developing my own film and pics) and he remembered that! See men do listen......cause I don't even remember talking about that! LOL
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
21 Jul 08
mmiller26 hi my husband used tomake me feel really special 'by making supper every night when I was working and he was laid up.I would come home and food was ready and warm and delicious and I would sit down and eat and feel like a princess. when I was sick he would make chicken soup for me and bring me aspirin and water and not mandy husbands would do that for sick wives, very few.lol lol lol lol
@Bluepatch (2476)
• Trinidad And Tobago
21 Jul 08
The last time I was close to a girl I, myself, felt close, warm and protected, and I was proud of her. Proud of her attractiveness, proud that I could get a girl like her, and I naturally felt a need to compliment and affirm her. I loved to see her laugh and be happy to be with me. So, I can understand the way your hubbie feels because I would be even more so. I am also glad that I see in your writing about it, how you feel. The next time I corner a girl I'll be more confident about being touchy and complimentary. And this from a 57 year old. Imagine that !
@jalucia (1431)
• United States
21 Jul 08
Well, good for you!! After all this time together you guys still have the fire lit. I should hope to attain this in my future. Actually, if I woke up and felt my partner staring at me, it might irritate me. If he gets all touchy, feely I have to stop him and tell him to stop harrassing me. (Could be personal issues) But, actually, if he didn't touch me I would feel as though he didn't love me. It makes me feel good when my partner compliments me. But, moreso, I think it's an internal feeling that I get when I just feel, inside of me, that someone is really attracted to me. This makes me feel really good about the relationship. It also is a turn on when my partner helps me out of a bind, or carries my bags for me .. things like that. It shows that he's thinking about me.
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