Wife

101 ways to love your partner better

16/07/2012 , 5 Mrs Hill

Are you ready to get some tips on how to make your partner to fall in love with you even deeper than before? Here is a comprehensive guide to loving better. All of these solutions are powerful, actionable and can be enjoyed on frugal or zero budget.

1. Make your loved one your first priority. If the phone rings, let your partner finish what he or she was saying and then pick up the phone or call back.
2. Leave “I love you” note on his or her Facebook page.
3. Share. Share your love, fears, responsibility. Do not be greedy, by trying to be all and do all, excluding him or her from your life.
4. Instead of arguing over money, brainstorm ideas of saving and earning more together.
5. Call your loved one now just to say that you love him or her.
6. Be a best friend to your loved one. Do not say things that you wouldn’t have said to your best friend and have fun when you can.
7. Let your loved one sleep in and serve a breakfast in bed.
8. Organise a picnic just for two of you, even in your backyard.
9. Let your partner know that you love him or her with all the strengths and weaknesses. You just looooove him of her as a person.
10. Give your significant other a shoulder rub after a long work day. It is a great stress relief for both of you.
11. Do not criticise your significant other’s family or friends. You can join in only if he or she initiates it and still not with full force.
12. Thank him or her for every little bit of love and care your significant other gives you.
13. Appreciate and acknowledge your love’s achievements: be it in studies, career or homemaking.
14. Have a long meaningful conversation.
15. Grab a blankie and lie down to stargaze tonight.
16. Wink flirtingly at your significant other at an uneventful family event.
17. Hold hands while walking outside.
18. Give your partner time and space to play that computer game or watch that silly show even if you do not approve the contents of the game or show.
19. Let your partner finish the argument, even if you disagree (especially if you disagree) then count to 10 before responding.
20. Do not sweat the small stuff.
21. Talk to your loved one about the fond childhood memories.
22. Cut your significant other some slack. If he or she did something silly, ignore it.
23. Apologise when you know you were wrong. Your partner will appreciate it above all.
24. Tell your partner that you are ecstatic and happy that you found each other in this life. It could have been that you would have never met!
25. Allow for quite time. Just sitting next to each other is enough. Enjoy the quiet together.
26. Trust your partner. Do not dot, do not hover, do not ask, just trust him or her.
27. Never compare your significant other to any other person that has been in your life, especially in unfavourable light.
28. Tell your partner that you are proud to be with him or her.
29. Take decisions about big plans and purchases together.
30. Do not be cynical about your partner’s habits, especially in front of others.
31. Ask your significant other about his or her day. And when your partner describes the day, be interested and try to understand his or her feelings and emotions.
32. Support your partner in reaching their goals. If he or she wants to lose some weight, do not buy chocolate.
33. Flirt with your partner. Be playful even when shopping for groceries.
34. Prepare a surprise for him or her.
35. Have a date. Pretend that it is your first date and you have never met each other before.
36. Never go to bed angry.
37. Let your partner know that you can’t wait to see him or her tonight and that you missed him or her a lot.
38. Have a pillow fight.
39. Start a hobby together. Hobbies can be a unique bonding experience and will let you learn more about each other.
40. Make a nice crafts present. Involve children or do it yourself.
41. Order balloons to his or her office or home (for birthday, anniversary or just for no reason).
42. Read your partner’s favourite book or watch his or her favorite movie and then discuss it.
43. Tell your partner 10 things you love about him or her. Write it in a list, if you want, so he or she can put it in the wallet and never forget.
44. Go for an adventure together to somewhere unexpected and wild.
45. Invite your partner’s best friends for a dinner with wine.
46. Go for a degustation night in a fancy restaurant.
47. Organize a fancy dress night (choose the theme your partner will love). Surprise him or her with your costume.
48. Help him or her with one of the traditionally “only his or her” chore.
49. Blow bubbles together on the weekend.
50. Plant little presents around the house, so your loved one can find them in the morning.
51. Sign up for a dancing classes together (rock and roll, swing even zumba).
52. Wake your loved one up with kisses and cuddles.
53. Text your significant other now, better still sext him or her.
54. Sign up for gym or any other sport activity together.
55. Listen. Listen to what your loved one has to say. Sometimes it is so easy to drift off while he or she is talking, make this effort of listening. It is worth it.
56. Get a pet he or she is dreaming of.
57. Let go of your partner’s annoying habits. Just ignore or completely forgive him or her for these habits.
58. Positive reinforcement, instead of criticizing him or her, find what your loved one is doing right and praise like crazy.
59. Play a monopoly or any other board game together.
60. Go for a walk together. To the ocean, forest or park. Enjoy holding hands and outside.
61. Clean your significant other’s car. And add some nice touch, for example, I love you note or candy.
62. Wear a matching outfit. Why do we save matching only for weddings? People will definitely notice and compliment you on “being a great fit to each other”.
63. Kiss and hug your significant other for no reason.
64. Make a herbal tea and enjoy it together at the balcony/garden/backyard.
65. Play a game of strip poker.
66. Go on a detox together. This gives an opportunity of sharing torturing but insanely useful experience and gives you amazing support.
67. Pack a surprise love-you note in your loved one’s lunch box.
68. Organise a romantic night. Candles, romantic dinner, massage. Even if the night will end up with you falling asleep after so much of food. Your partner will appreciate the effort.
69. Brag to your mother about something your partner has achieved recently, preferably while he or she is in the earshot.
70. Next time you have an argument, choose to be kind rather than right. Loose that argument and allow him or her to win it.
71. Focus on positive, focus on what you have already!

Additional ways for the most adventurous Ninja Wives only

1. Laugh. Laugh at his jokes as loud as you can, even if you’ve heard this joke 20 million times.
2. Tell him that he is your hero and you wouldn’t be happier with any other man in the world.
3. Cook his favourite dish. The way to the man’s heart lies through…
4. Sign up for pole-dancing classes and show him couple of tricks next time you go to the night club with the pole available.
5. Surprise him in bedroom: striptease dance and introduce whipped cream or chocolate.
6. Learn the new technique of kissing him (anywhere) and next time you are in bedroom show it off.
7. Send him off to the quest. Give him a big problem to solve and then admire the results. Men are born doers.
8. Let him spend time with his male friends. This time is very important for him. Respect it.
9. Never throw away his stuff, even if it looks way too old (and I mean ancient). Always ask him first.
10. Look after his health. Cook healthy foods, make sure he eats healthy lunches.
11. Watch his favourite sport together on TV or at stadium.
12. When he comes back home, run out and kiss him if you were home.
13. Give him some space to be alone and enjoy his favourite book or hobby by himself.
14. Read something new in the area of his interest and discuss it with him
15. Inspire and empower him by reminding about his past success.
16. Send your children to their grandparents and have a romantic weekend together.
17. Look at him when he is talking. Give him undivided attention.
18. Wear his favourite dress tonight.
19. Buy something nice and useful for his hobby (you might need to do some research here).
20. Nothing says “I love you like a power tool”. Let him choose and buy the power tool he always wanted to buy.
21. Get some nice lingerie. It will be a present for both of you.
22. Get him a good pen. Every time he will write something, he will remember of you.
23. Encourage him to follow his dreams.
24. Follow your dreams and involve him to help you.
25. Have a photo session together and frame the best picture, so he can take it to his office.
26. Ask him for advice. We all love to give advice even if people do not ask for them, so give him this opportunity to express his opinion.
27. Ask his mother to give you the recipe of his favourite dish.
28. Make sure that you have enough of energy for yourself. Remember, we can give only what we have. If your energy levels are low, get your Power 100 now.
29. Go on a Ninja Dress challenge and feel the most attractive. Better still, find some other alternatives to nagging, with this challenge.
30. Follow Laura’s advice.

Love and be loved!