What’s the best way to show your wife you love her? Men’s Health magazine asked married women that question. The main thing: It’s the little things that count.
– Notice when she’s stressed. Women don’t always ask when they need help. They stop talking, tell you everything’s fine, and sigh a lot. so take notice of her signals, then, do something that needs doing without being asked – the dishes, cleaning, take the kids, etc.
– Create a romantic routine. One of the women surveyed said that every time she takes a shower, her husband stops whatever he’s doing to scrub her back. “Although he’s done this since we wed almost eight years ago, it still makes me feel special each time,” she says.
– Problem solving can be unexpectedly romantic. Several of the women fondly recalled a time when their husbands performed a simple task that made their lives easier. Said one woman: “After he noticed my frustration in waiting for my laptop to work, my husband surprised me by ordering and installing more memory on it. I hadn’t complained about it; he just saw me struggling and fixed it.”
– Craft a surprise she’ll love. A little surprise brightens an otherwise mundane day and reminds her of your affection. One woman said that her husband has been hiding scratch-off lottery tickets around the house for her for decades. “His hiding places have been great,” she says. “He’ll wrap them in the toilet paper in the guest bathroom, or I’ll find them in my lingerie drawer. Discovering them is like finding money every time.”
– Make her coffee every morning, or bring her a glass of wine each night.