Bestest things your S/O has ever done for you

oregonzoo
oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
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Because, there is ENOUGH whining and complaining about your partners on here!


I was having an AWFUL day once, just awful. My fiance calls me, and starts to play the piano. He left work early, to go home and play the piano for me for like an hour.
It really is the little things like that.
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  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Super stinking sweet!

    I have to say the one thing my husband did that was the biggest surprise (other than serenading me with a song he wrote on the beach in Santa Barbara right before asking me to marry him) was last summer I kept talking and talking about all these bikes I found on craigslist and did he think that was a good price for a used bike, etc. A few days later I came home from work and there was a brand new bike sitting in our kitchen. Love him!
  • LilMissSunshine_
    LilMissSunshine_ Posts: 520
    Only been together a few years but breakfast in bed was the kicker for me. 1st time I had ever had it happen and it was a total surprise. He is a great cook.
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    He has done a lot of wonderful things.
    But the one I appreciate most is doing everything for me while my backs heals...and without complaint.

    Jules:flowerforyou:
  • DarthCeltic
    DarthCeltic Posts: 1,236 Member
    sign the divorce decree..

    maybe this wasnt what you were looking for?
  • jeyko
    jeyko Posts: 368 Member
    This past weekend we took the kids back to school shopping in Birch Run. I had been hinting that I'd love to go to Bronner's (a HUGE Christmas store). He's kind of a Scrooge but took us anyway. We were there for an hour and a half and not once did he complain. He grabbed a basket and told the kids and to pick out what we'd like! That's a first for him and that we the sweetest thing!!
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    sign the divorce decree..

    maybe this wasnt what you were looking for?

    perhaps, but I think this still applies to the topic.
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    Surprised me with a trip to Rome when our son was studying there last semester.
  • Sharyn913
    Sharyn913 Posts: 777 Member
    Getting direct deposit so I have access to his cash.


    Haha... JK. He cooks all the time. Very yummy.
  • Swissmiss
    Swissmiss Posts: 8,754 Member
    Very simple answer......He loved me.
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
    My husband does wonderful things for me all the time. When I am having a bad day he will pick up a carryout lunch from my favorite Indian restaurant for me. He empties the dishwasher and cleans the cat box occasionally. The grandest gesture, though, would be the year he bid on an autographed, game-worn hockey jersey and won it for me in a breast cancer awareness auction.
  • kytte
    kytte Posts: 323 Member
    mine paid off my student loans. serious stress relief right there.
  • xshortiex
    xshortiex Posts: 120 Member
    We've only been dating for a year and a half, but..

    The absolute best thing my boyfriend's ever done for me is that he saved my life. Literally (I was suicidal when we started dating).
    Aside from that, it's a long-distance relationship because we're both in college (he's doing a 2yr program, I a 4yr, going into our second year), and along with going to school full-time, he also works full-time just so he can have money to come visit me.
  • beernpizza
    beernpizza Posts: 431 Member
    Surprise trip to NYC shortly after our daughter was born. Just the two of us. It was so much fun.
  • Angie__1MR
    Angie__1MR Posts: 388 Member
    Love this thread, thanks for posting it! So tired of hearing women complain about their husbands!
  • theoneandonlybrookie
    theoneandonlybrookie Posts: 341 Member
    My husband does the best thing for me every day. We get up at 4:40 and he makes the coffee and brings me a cup to drink in bed before I work out. He's done it everyday, no matter what else is happening between us, for all nine years of our marriage.
  • Superchikanthem
    Superchikanthem Posts: 362 Member
    Mine is patient with me! On our anniversary he to went into the Christmas store with me for about 45 min and did not complain in fact he went and found a 1st anniversary ornament to show me! He also wrote the song he proposed to me with and put it on his Mix Tape and will be putting one on his album.
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  • tejasmh87
    tejasmh87 Posts: 91 Member
    Best thing my boyfriend has ever done for me... ohh dear I have to pick?

    He loves me unconditionally and I have learned to love myself more and more (flaws and all) because of him. I'm always working on my self esteem and its like "OMG this hunk of a man loves my crazy @ss and he says I'm a catch?!? I must be!" :blushing: Definitely improving each others self image.

    After my Doctor's suggestion I joined MFP. After mentioning it to him, he tried it and now we are a MFP couple :bigsmile:

    As to surprising acts of kindness- we had been dating little over two months and for Vday he surprised me with a new claddagh ring (along with the whole 9 yards-which has never been done for me either). The ring I had since I was 15 was stolen when the jeweler who was resizing it got burgularized and I had been searching for a new one for months but couldn't settle on any. Completely blew me away and yes, I cried.

    Okay top 3... LOL
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    Oh wow...there are so many things I don't know if I can narrow it down!

    I remember once he took a vacation day (which normally would have meant him laying on the recliner watching the history channel all day). But I came home from work that afternoon and the house was SPOTLESS!!!

    On my first day back from Maternity leave when my son was born, he sent me a HUGE bouquet of flowers (from our son) to let me know that he was okay at the babysitter's.

    When we were in France (on a work trip), I had to leave to come home before him, and he was freaked out about me flying that far alone. So he took me to my hotel right by the airport and then went back to his hotel and sent me the most heartfelt e-mail I've ever read. I still have it....10 years later!
  • SVCat
    SVCat Posts: 1,483 Member
    Even though she is my ex, I still love her for what she has done. She pretty much sacrificed her body so that we could have babies. She has given me my beautiful kids.
  • Flame073
    Flame073 Posts: 62
    He is now officially my " ex husband " he struggled with .. hmm.. Let's say expressing himself .. So the most thoughtful and kinda cool thing he ever did for me was name a Street after me .. ( he is in the industry )
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    Gosh, I have no idea where to start. He is really a very sweet man. Several mornings a week I get up to little notes that he's written to me in the middle of the night.

    If I'm having a bad day, he is waiting for me with a big hug when I get home from work. He puts up with my moods. He is very patient, while I am very impatient. He calls me every morning when he gets up to tell me good morning and that he loves me.

    Yeah, I've decided he's a keeper.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    The best thing he ever did? He asked me to marry him.

    Honestly though, I could not have asked for a better husband. He listens to me no matter how long I've been whining. He rubs my feet after a long day. He does the dishes without me asking. He makes sure the house is sparkling when I get home from "girl time". He still gets me flowers atleast once a month, even after four years. He leaves me love notes. He never complains when I want to go shopping, in fact, he likes it. He supports my aspirations and dreams, not matter how fleeting they may be. He makes me laugh when all I want to do is cry. He never lets anyone, even his own family, speak poorly of me. He is an absolutely amazing father to our son.

    Above all, he loves me, unconditionally. I pinch myself every day just to make sure I'm not dreaming.
  • scs143
    scs143 Posts: 2,190 Member
    My husband is awesome. I am not sure if I can pinpoint the best thing he's ever done. He is always doing things. Lately, he is home because he is off in August and every day I come home to 3 clean children who have ate dinner and the house has been vacuumed and straightened. He knows how much that means to me. He is awesome. And he is my best friend. No one I would rather hang around with than him!
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    Side note: Thank you so much for starting this thread. I get so sick of seeing all the posts with people whining about their SOs. It's gets old, very quickly.
  • greenbox06
    greenbox06 Posts: 101 Member
    It was 2003 the day before my company was going to deploy to Iraq. Both of us were very worried and honestly scared because we knew that I was going to be with the force that started the war. So what she did was so little but meant so much to me. See we have the same exact birthday and we knew that we were not going to spend it together. Also that year we were to celebrate our 1st year anniversary. She went to the store and got a little cake and woke me up at 12 am to sing happy birthday to me and to wish be an early happy anniversary. This moved me so much because we both knew there was a chance that I might not have seen either that year.


    Thankfully I was with a commander that did not accept defeat and was very good at keeping us alive.
    He commanded the CAV and brought back EVERY soldier under his command. Some were hurt but all were alive. I would follow that man to hell and back

    After 10 years of marriage I can say that I love her more and more everyday. Especially since we welcomed two little ones this year.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    I want to add to mine. He also cooks healthy meals for dinner every single night and usually does the dishes, too. He's disabled, so he's home during the day and says that it's the least he can do.

    We've been together for 22 years and have had plenty of ups and downs, some worse or better than others, but he is my best friend and I need to always remember that and realize how lucky I am to have that.
  • CanadianThunder
    CanadianThunder Posts: 84
    My fiancé is amazing and does A LOT of things for me. But the best things are the simple things. I've started working 2 extra part time jobs on top of the full-time job I have, as I'm returning to school and need a couple part times. He has been so awesome with this, picking me up at 1:30am from work (when we both have to be up at 7 to get to our full times), cleaning up the dishes, helping me find a job and get organized with school and such. Really, the simple things are the best things.
  • trophywife24
    trophywife24 Posts: 1,472 Member
    I don't know if I can narrow it down, either. A recent dose of awesome was a day-trip that involved catching a ferry boat to a little town that's full of antique stores. He's not a fan of antiques but he knows that I love them and could just browse for days. We went into a shop that had an upstairs/downstairs and while I was upstairs browsing, he was downstairs buying me a vintage black pearl ring that I was eyeballing. He surprised me with it later.

    I'm lucky to be married to a really great guy. He's a great husband, an awesome dad and is very thoughtful. The stuff that people have to put up with per the threads on here make me sad. Life's too short to spend it with people like that.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    My bf does a lot of nice things for me:

    Calls me to wish me luck when I have a job interview (interrupts his golf game to do it)
    Rides with me on the subway from his place in Brooklyn to Manhattan when I sleep over.
    Brings me flowers for valentines day
    finds me a seat on the subway when it's crowded
    all kinds of little things that are compllimentary

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