Romantic acts
 

My dh is great, but not the most romantic,
so I was thinking, what is/was the most romantic thing you/someone else
has done for you.

when I was in the 5th grade, I wanted purple snow, my boyfriend came over
with a spray bottle of purple dye and sprayed my front lawn purple.

I feel bad for all of you, no one has left a msg.

5th grade? you had a boyfriend? who sprayed snow purple for you? jeesh, what a great girl you are. lucky too!!! Gosh, I can't think of anything romantic anyone did for me. let me mull this over.....

I'd gone back to college in my 30s for photography. My husband worked on building me a darkroom in our basement while I was gone to classes. All our family and friends knew about it and no one said a word! The sink counter and enlarger were in place for Christmas. He took me downtown to a large camera shop over break and we chose all the accessories I needed/wanted. He was very supportive of me going back to school and spoiled me rotten with anything I wanted.

My husband called me up one day he was a trucker and always gone he asked if I would marry him again I kind of laughed and he said no seriously will you marry me again. He did all the planning for the vow renewal and the Dinnner afterwards and also gave me a honeymoon very romatice

Laugh if you want to but to me when my DH rolls over and lets me use his hinny as a "heating pad" for when I have an upset stomach or sore back, that is about as touching as I can think of. He puts off a lot of body heat and is a super guy for letting me snuggle up no matter what the temp is. He also always says "I'd take the pain from you if I could".... awwwwww

my dh just booked kayaking tomorrow evening ..........we have wanted to do this for a long time and he just came home and told me ..........so sweet !

My DH brings me my pills in the morning and evening (with water), he cooks dinner for me most every night (I work later hours), does the laundry (including folding and putting it away), cleans house (not needed often as its just the 2 of us now), empties the d/w and fills it, and picks up things at the store we're low on, does the yards and pays the bills, and keeps track of our paperwork -- plus a million other things on a daily basis. That to me is romantic, as we've been married for over 39 years now...I'll go for practical romance any day!

When I married my now husband, I moved into his house. Our first night together, he called me to the bedroom and handed me a package with a set of new baby blue satin sheets in it and said let's put these on our bed. We did and when we were done, he said, this has been my bed, now it's OUR bed!! He was a bachelor for 15 years before he married me. That was 18 years ago and we still put those sheets on OUR bed on special occasions!! I was with my first husband for 30 years, ever since I was 14 years old, had four children with him and can't think of one thing he ever said or did that was romantic.

My DH surprised me with a Hot Air Balloon ride....something I had always wanted to do. this was very special for me, because I knew it cost a lot and he doesn't spend money foolishly. LOL

Lately, my husband has clipped flowers blooming in our garden, put them in a vase and put them at my place at the table. He knows I love flowers. Once, when we were younger, he was mowing the yard, and told one of our kids to run inside and tell momma to look out the bathroom window to where he was mowing. He had mowed, I (heart) U in the front yard! He is normally a very practical guy, but he has a very sweet streak and is more romantic than I am. Gotta love him!!!

I, like DebbE above, will choose practical day to day love over the real romantic stuff, but still remember getting a dozen roses a day for a week from a prior boyfriend (no, not my current husband) as a prelude to a proposal. I said yes, it fell apart after 6 months and I'm glad to this day that I waited for my one true love

The most recent romantic thing was when my DH surprised with our hawaiian vacation which we leave on next week. Tomorrow is our 20th anniversary, we always have our own fireworks :) TMI :). Anyway, he does things every day to make me feel special, can't even begin to name them. I love him so, he completes me.

My DH will do things around the house to help me out, like wash and dry clothes, wash dishes, vacuum, sweep, he's even mopped! But lots of times he'll come in with a fresh-cut rose bud from our rose bush for me(these are the old-fashioned great-smelling roses!), or I'll catch him just watching me. He says he's just saving up memories for later, just in case something happens to me. I must admit I do the same to him since he had a severe heart attack and surgery 4 years ago.

My present husband and I were high school sweethearts, but chose different paths right out of school. After 40 plus years, we reconnected. When we saw each other, it was as though we had never skipped a beat. The first night together, we cried, we laughed and then we cried some more because we were so happy to finally have found each other again. He is the most romantic, passionate, loving, kind and considerate man I could ever dream of spending the rest of my life with. He brings me flowers, coffee in bed, and all sorts of little things, and he is always surprising me with gifts. He cooks, cleans, washes dishes, and any other thing that needs done. And yes, we got married on Christmas Eve, 2011. He is the love of my life!!!

moonwork42029
The best things in life are the simplest, aren't they? I almost teared up on the last part. How sweet is that?

My DH and I separated a couple of years ago. We had problems and he tried to solve them by having an affair. He wanted to end our marriage but didn't. He eventually gave up the affair, moved back home and we're working on saving our marriage. Problems come up, mistakes happen, working through them is what counts. He's been home 6 months now and just last week he rolled over in bed, opened his eyes and said "good morning beautiful"...music to my ears...

My husband is very ill in a nursing home and suffers from dementia as well as other problems. Our 60th anniversary was last week, but he hardly knew it. I continue to love him very much although this is a very difficult time. So; our 31-year old grandson brought me flowers and out to dinner on our anniversary.

Your grandson was very thoughtful. :thumbup:

I agree, the most romantic things are the little things. When I have a friend over for dinner, he clears the table and does the dishes so we can continue to talk. Candles are dinner are fine, but vacuuming the house and washing my car ( even the windows!) are the BEST!

when we were dating my hubby rode his bike 6 miles to leave flowers in my door and waited around the corner until I came home from work to see my response1 Evidently it was good we just celebrated 30 yrs!!

My tears are flowing. You have more than one great love in your life. While your husband was unable to show his love on that special day, your very loving grandson did. In many ways, you are a well loved woman!

such nice stories. keep them coming.
I believe the simple acts are great.
that's what made me think of Andrew and the purple snow.
I bet he's a winner still, too bad I moved in 6th grade.
it broke my heart to leave him when I was 12 in 6th grade.
he had it out with my ex-boyfriend and broke his leg.
the purple snow was such a good memory

Dh drives me two and a half hours each way to the Madison quilt show each September. He golfs while I enjoy the show. I really don't enjoy driving, so it means a lot to me.

That is the kindest, sweetest thing I've heard in a long time. You are very blessed to have such a grandson!

On our fiftieth anniversary two years ago my husband surprised me with a beautiful diamond solitaire engagement ring just like the one he had given me 51 years before and I had lost about 12 years later. For my birthday that year he gave me a matching diamond encrusted wedding band to replace the plain one I had worn for 50 years. Since then he has taken me to quilt shows (even attending some with me), taken me on "little honeymoons", trips, and built me a beautiful screened-in porch. I think I'll keep him! ps love reading these stories.

My DH would do anything at all for me. Of course, he would have to make it seem to be his idea, but I never wanted for a thing as long as we were married

My DH loved my from the age of 15-----until he went to fly with eagles at 67.

Well let's see........My husband is so guilty of the following random romantic acts.......

Spontaneous date nights
Surprise shopping sprees
Let's me sleep in
Enables me in my fabric jones's
Makes me laugh on a daily basis
Doesn't mind my long stays in the land of Skyrim battling Dragons
Brings me something to drink in the middle of the night if I am thirsty

And best of all .......He loves me as I am......flaws and all :)

If you ever get tired of him, send him my way! :)

Maybe this won't seem romantic to most people, but it affirmed our relationship of 37 yrs. (at that time). I somehow wound up as the head of a Search Committee for our church. We interviewed candidates by mail. reviewing sermons and then chose 3 to interview in person. This was no small enterprise, either in terms of arrangements or money from the parish. After numerous meetings, we selected a candidate (first female priest for the parish), & made the presentation to the Vestry. The reaction was bizarre: lots of arguing, Biblical quoting out of context & even a resignation! I was devastated.
I went home & asked my non-church going, but spiritual & ethical, husband if he thought there was a valid reason to dismiss all women from consideration for the office. He said (as an engineer), "Well when I have to make a project that has not been done before, my first effort usually has flaws(?), but after consideration my second draft is always an improvement. I think that's true of men & women. Adam was a first draft, Eve was the improved version."
I hope that this doesn't offend anyone, but his heartfelt answer to a major decision I had to make made me love him all over again.
P.S. The female priest did become our parish priest, and to this date people in the congregation still refer to her as "the best pastor we ever had."

For each of us, this is a second marriage. I think we both learned from our mistakes in the the first. He does so many nice, thoughtful things, like bringing me flowers and chocolate periodically, but the best thing is, he listens to me. Early in our relationship, he told me "If it is important to you, that makes it important to me" We just celebrated 15 years together.

Met second husband on the internet and 6 months later we were married. He is a giver ! I get coffee in bed, he pays all the bills, clears the table, and I get ice cream served every night. We will be married 2 years this Aug and life is great. On our honeymoon I took him to Des Moines Quilt Show and an International Prayer conference. He joined in very well. He is a keeper and takes me "AS IS". Hugs to you all

For 32 years my husband has brought flowers in from outside, holds them next to my face, studies for a while and pronounces, just can't compare. Then he throws the flower on the table and kisses me. I just laugh at him now. But the first time he did that, wow, I just melted.

My DH lets me/encourages me to buy all the sewing machines I want and fabric - never have to hide anything. He's surprised with with suppers/ breakfasts, clears the table after meals ... surprised me with flowers at work ... yep he's a keeper. He makes me laugh and even learned to enjoy wine.

After loosing 65 pounds I was able to get back into my wedding dress. I came down the stairs to show DH without any makeup or hair combed neatly and he told me I still look as beautiful as the day we got married! He's a keeper!

You mean to tell me that there are still men in this world who show love or are romantic at times? WOW!

He's not really the romantic type but 2 days ago he suggested he buy me a very small tablet$50. --I kept saying I wanted an i-pad but he said too costly. As I write this he is checking out electric bikes on internet (with his laptop)
because I want one for our complex instead of a golf cart. I want one I can use to go to town to coffee shop. It's a second marriage for me so some things I buy for myself but he does good research. Anybody out there have one --but we won't be taking it to Fl as I have a bike there.

please don't get me wrong, my husband is a definite keeper. he does the food shopping, pays all the bills, lets me sleep late, we go out for dinner a lot, we have Friday night date night, takes care of my car, and a million other things.
I love hearing others stories, they're a good positive reinforcement for all of us.
keep them coming, they make me smile.

LOL lynnie: DH is always doing romantic things for me in his special way... Helping me paint the sewing room, trying to kiss me when he is full of paint and not get it on me. He's not a romanticist person, but he does little things all the time for me. He will buy me something he thinks I need for the sewing room or help me put a shelf together, make the bed for me. IF I am ill, he will clean the house ... those are his romatic things..
Our avatar was a romantic gesture; I saw her and debated- he went and got her (pretty good present for sure!!). After our poodle of 18 years had died; I went 7 years without a dog ... cannot imagine why I waited for such a wonderful dog to fill my heart again, I guess she was the one I was waiting for !