My husband and I have been together for 15 years and married for 10. Every few months we’ve gotten into the habit of having one of those deep and meaningful conversations where we reassess the status of our relationship.
In love?
Happy?
Still want to be together?
It’s fun to do, like a little check in on the temperature of our decision to join our lives forever, except the last time we did this, I did have one tiny request to make of him.
We usually end the conversation by thanking each other for the little things we do…I pack his lunch, he takes out the rubbish every day without needing a standing ovation…but when he recently asked me if there was anything I wanted him to do that he wasn’t doing, I paused.
There was something.
I saw the panic in his eyes and started laughing. “Not THAT hon,” I reassured him.
“Then what?”
“Sometimes it would be nice if you brought me a cup of coffee or tea while I’m working.”
“Huh, okay, I can do that.”
He’s brought me drinks before and food. He’s purchased coffee for me before but he’s never boiled the kettle and made my beloved instant by which I map out my day.
Every morning I drink two cups of coffee, then in the afternoon or at night I have one cup of tea.
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I love the bit about reassessing the relationship every few months to ensure both people in the relationship are happy and getting their needs met. I'm one of the lucky ones, been with my partner for 10 years and he mastered how I have my tea within the first year, just need to probably need to mention to him it would be nice for him to regularly make a cuppa for me without the need to ask.
HAHAH!! I am in love with this article!! Especially the assessment every few months idea.