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TrueEnt

How did your SO indulge you?

I'm sitting alone on a rainy Sunday keeping my spirits up by thinking of happy times with my wife. I thought I'd share one of my favorites.

Whenever I managed to save the day and be the hero of the house my wife would indulge me with whatever I wanted. One of my favorite rewards was to lay on the sofa with my head on her lap (courtesy of the build-in recliner) and watch episodes of "How It's Made" while she fed me mint milano cookies and discussed the show with me.

I'm grinning as I type this silliness, I loved doing this with her.

How did your SO reward your good deeds? Let's share some warm happy thoughts here.

Posted Dec 13, 2015, 10:07 PM UTC

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Mistyranch•

My husband would dote on me when I was pregnant.

When he would go out for the night, he'd set me all up in his big, comfy chair. He'd tuck me in with blankets and pillows, get me a huge glass of water and snacks and get my laptop and the TV remotes.

I miss the way he would care for me-- he showed me his love with things like that.

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TrueEntOP•

That's sweet. I did a lot of care for my wife along the way, not for pregnancies but for various surgeries. I think both partners gain from sharing those experiences.

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perrycopeg•

My husband would bring me a cup of coffee every morning. I am not the greatest morning person, so he would get up and make me a strong cup a deliver it with some kind of "morning sunshine" greeting. Then I could get up and get ready for the day. He did this for decades. He was awesome for doing that and I truly miss him :(

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ramen-hotep•

My wife believed in me.

I would be glaring at a failed project or finishing some (beyond) simple task and I would glance up to find her looking at me with almost fan-like adoration in her eyes. Most times, it was genuine. Other times, I knew, she was indulging me because she knew I needed it. I've never known anyone else to have such "dog-like" faith in another person. I miss that.

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coolasacactus•

Coffee every morning, without fail. No matter how much we argued the night before.

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TrueEntOP•

Yes! We had a couple of routines that when they needed to be done, no matter how much we were fighting, we'd put aside any argument and get them done! Rarely were we mad enough to continue fighting after.

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wackyTomatoes•

I am a HS teacher, and whenever I needed a volunteer or someone who had handy man skills for our robotics team, he would show up and do an amazing job without complaint. He could fix anything and work with any electronics. Hopefully, all our house wiring and routers and electronics won't die on me before I move.

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