“He is 81, and I am 75.
We know our days are numbered, and we make every day count.”
They shared so much wisdom and many practical tips, so I had to share it.
Here’s what they had to say:
1.
“We will be married 40 years tomorrow.
I do the same at night.
We often hold each other during the day and tell each other I love you.
He is 81, and I am 75.
We know our days are numbered, and we make every day count.”
“We have nicknames, silly games we made up, and we randomly touch each other.
It takes us an hour to watch a 30-minute show because we pause and talk about something.
My love language is food.
His love language is gifts.
He says spoiled is just another word for loved.
18 years and counting.”
u/purplechunkymonkey
3.
“My wife put love notes in my lunch bag.
Id buy tiny stuffed animals and put them on the passenger seat of her car.
I now leave them on her headstone.”
u/MatchPoint5
4.
“Love is a verb.
It’s not just saying the words but showing your S.O.
“Four little words I learned to defuse tension: ‘You may be right.'”
u/zaftigquilter
6.
“My husband died eight years ago; we had been married 35 years.
Every day, I found something to admire about him, then I told him what it was.”
u/Ridiculopathy
7. kindly and thank you.
Hold the door to the car, retailer, or restaurant.
We recently started something new.
During the afternoon, just lay in bed for 15 minutes and hold each other.
Maybe talk a little bit.
But fully dressed otherwise.
She is middle right, and I am middle left.
We back up our points with data and disagree respectfully.”
“When my husband and I started dating, we would text each other in haiku.
Or Ill put a card for him in his computer that he wont find until he gets to work.
u/CarrieNoir
9.
“Little things that generally improve life.
I’ll make her tea without being asked.
If she’s in the bath, I’ll bring candles in and a speaker.
When I’m at the store, I’ll get her a Caramello and/or flowers.
I also keep a list of epic quotes that she makes.
I have quite the list, and they’re fun to read back.”
u/MackAndSteeze
10.
“37 years married, and we kiss and say love you daily.”
We nuzzle and kiss during the day.
We anticipate the needs of the other and fulfill them whenever we can.
We kid around a lot and joke but also discuss challenges in our lives and family and friends.
We play music for each other as we both are amateur musicians.
The last piece we still work on show interest and spend time in the OTHER person’s interests.”
u/Raymont_Wavelength
12.
And I have been married A LONG TIME!!!
In the winter, I will clean the snow off her car so she doesnt have to."
u/Sandypeople2
13.
“We’ve been married for nearly 37 years.
We hold hands daily.
We giggle like 12-year-olds at inside jokes.
We spend a lot of time together.
I really, really like him.
I would like him even if we weren’t together.
He is just a great man and a wonderful friend.”
“We don’t live together.
We talk daily by phone for about an hour.
Laughing together is the best thing, in my opinion.
When I stop laughing, I’ll be dead.”
u/LouisePoet
15.
(The cats both go running to the door when they hear the garage door open.
Many times, it’s one or the other of us running while shouting, ‘I’m second!
I was here before cat number two.')"
u/LadybugGal95
16.
“I check her oil multiple times per week.”
We only miss it if one of us is traveling."
u/K3ttl3C0rn
18.
“Whenever I travel, I make a bunch of hearts on paper then hide them all over.
Her goal is to find them all before I return.
Mostly it’s just being kind to each other.”
u/scottwax
19.
I go to bed earlier as I’m still working, while he’s retired.
“Saying thank you.
Saying I love you DAILY.
Remember, you are a team and shouldn’t be adversaries.
No one should be trying to ‘win’.”
u/kittehs4eva
21.
“My wife and I have been together 31 years so far.
For a long time.
I love to see the smile she gets on her face.”
u/spoonman-of-alcatraz
22.
“I bring my wife coffee as soon as I hear her stir.
I am always awake an hour or two before her.
Back in the day, I used to bring the newspaper too, but iPads made that obsolete.”
“I attempt to tell my wife I love her or that she looks beautiful once a day.
I also thank her for all the things she does once a day.
u/ControlUsed6051
24.And finally, “Always warmly greet them when they get home.
My partner and I always get up to hug and kiss each other.
These little bids for affection are so monumental and are being forgotten.”
