Chances are the moments that make you appreciate your relationship
aren’t grand romantic gestures. It’s the little moments in a
relationship that mean the most, says Jennifer Freed, Ph.D., a
relationship and family therapist. For ideas, we turned to seven women
who are happy in their long-term relationships. Here’s the number one
thing their partners do to make them swoon.
LEAVE HER NOTES
“My husband and I have been married
for more than five years and dated for six years before that. You would
think that our relationship would get boring by now, but he reminds me
he loves me by writing love notes and putting them in my lunch bag each
day. I usually make my lunch before going to bed and somehow he always
sneaks it in.” —Denise W., 38
MAKE HER LAUGH
“I’ve been with my boyfriend for
two years, and I still get a good laugh from the videos he sends me of
himself via Snapchat. And it’s not even like he’s trying to make me
laugh. I just love him so much that I crack up out of adoration.” —Kelly
W., 26
MAKE OUT WITH HER
“We have been married for 10 years and every night our bedtime ritual
is to make out like we’re teenagers. We’ve done this on nights when we
were incredibly tired and when we were mad at each other. It’s the best.
It’s a good reminder of how amazing our relationship is.” —Wendy D., 36
LISTEN TO HER
“When something is bothering me,
my boyfriend never fails to give me his full attention. He puts his
cellphone down and actively listens to me speak. That shows me how much
he cares about me.” —Jackie G., 31
GIVE HER PERSONAL SPACE
“My boyfriend and I just started
living together after a year of dating. It’s hard to go from living
alone to living with another person, especially since our new apartment
is tiny. When I just need some space, I never have to ask for it. He
always senses it and goes out for a walk. I know that living together
will just keep getting easier.” —Connie S., 27
LEAVE THE TOILET SEAT DOWN
“My boyfriend lives with three guys and reminds them to keep the toilet seat
down when I’m over. It makes me laugh because I never asked him to do
that, but he just goes above and beyond to make me feel comfortable.”
—Erin A., 25
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