The Spouse/Partner/Lover/Significant Other Appreciation Thread

[Modem Butterfly]

When you're with someone for a while, it's easy to forget what a wonderful person he or she is. I know that, after ten years with my partner, sometimes it's easier to get annoyed at all the little crazy things he does than be thrilled by how great he is. But you know what? He is great, and I'll bet your partner/spouse/lover/significant other/main squeeze is, too. So tell me how great he/she/it/they are, and I'll tell you how great mine is!

My man is not the romantic type. His idea of sweet talking me is to tell me what a nice rack I have (I'm female) and the last time we had a candle-lit supper he talked for an hour about how the low lighting did wonders for our dining room. But this morning when I was too tired to get up and take the dogs out to piddle, he quietly slipped out into the hall with them and said, "Okay, we're going to go outside and get our business done really quick, and we're not going to bark or slam the door because we love Mommy too much to wake her up this early,"

[motely36]

1. That was very sweet of him.

Thanksgiving weekend my patner and I went down to the shore. We were not able to get a vacation this year, so we wanted to get away. We had a lot of fun just goofing off and walking around the little shops. It reminds me how much I really love him!

[jdots]

2. PIDDLE ! i am in love with you for saying that .

one of the best words ever,my dog really does piddle around before he piddles. I love my wife & kids because they are three of the oddest women on earth and in the universe.

[terrya]

3. My significant other...

At the risk of boring everyone about Doug...no, fuck that. I'm not going to worry about how much I talk about him.

Doug is everything to me. He inspires me. He makes me want to be a better man. A better person on this planet.

God, he makes me laugh. He is one of the smartest people I've ever met...our conversations are challenging and always interesting.

Doug is passion, understanding, caring, sexiness and love. Doug brings light in the darkness, warmth in the cold.

I was lonely for the longest time...until I met Doug. And now, I'm not lonely anymore.

And that is my significant other. That's Doug. :-)

[Modem Butterfly]

8. Wow! How long have you been together?

Doug sounds great!

[rbnyc]

4. Since I bitched about him over the weekend...

...I may as well tell you some of the reasons he's worth it to me.

Every once in a while he gets into a rage and becomes a whole other person. This is the problem I talked about Saturday in The Lounge. When he's not pulling a Mr. Hyde, he is patient and compassionate. He always thinks about how his actions will effect others. He can easily see things from another person's point of view. He is a natural-born humanitarian. He's easy to talk to. He's non-judge mental. He's a great artist and fills our lives with wonderful music. He is not hung up on gender roles. He is very affectionate. He's a wonderful father.

[Modem Butterfly]

9. Mine can be like that, too

He's kind of high-strung and emotionally volatile when he gets stressed out, which is a lot lately because his mom has been sick and he has a lot of work deadlines coming up. Sometimes I feel like I'm living with a woman because he can be so pissy.

But I wouldn't trade him for the world. He's my kind of pissy, even when I feel like he's being a drama queen.

[rbnyc]

11. Yep. My husband is way more emotional that I am too.

And I'm not un-emotional.

Glad you wouldn't trade. You deserve to be with someone great who treats you with love.

[AlCzervik]

5. My husband is a really upbeat and a positive influence on me

I'm really cynical so he's a good balance for me. He is a wonderful dad, he's really patient and is an excellent Lego builder. He's been there for me during the best and worst times of my life and always supported me and also pointed out where i might want to keep an open mind on something and not be so quick to judge. He tells me I'm beautiful and that he loves me all the time, after almost 18 years of being together it's nice to feel loved. I always tell him that i want to be like him when i grow up.

[LisaM]

6. Mine does lots of thoughtful little things too

My favorite is that sometimes on my birthday he bakes me a cake and he doesn't know enough to check for two matching cake pans, so it comes our crooked (and he'll say "it doesn't look like your cakes!") which I think is very cute. And he always walks the dog in nasty weather so I won't have to, and insists on equipping me with a flashlight if I am walking or jogging when it's starting to get dark. And when he is with his sisters and not me, he apparently talks about me non-stop.

[MuseRider]

7. You are very lucky. n/t

[skygazer]

10. He sounds like a sweetie

My hubby is a romantic. And I am not, not really. I sort of forget to be in the course of my charging around wanting to save the world.

Michael slows me down and reminds me to laugh. He waits on me, leaping up to get me a bottle of water or a pillow. He will spontaneously light candles, turn on some music and lead me into the living room to dance.

He makes sure there is firewood ready for the stove so I don't have to go outside to get it. He opens the door for me in the car every single time and plants a kiss on me as I get in. He brags to his friends about how smart I am.

He is my rock. He always, every day, lets me know how much he loves and appreciates me, which took a lot of getting used to. My former husband spent his time telling me how useless I was. I absolutely adore him. I hope he knows that. I think he does.