What's the nicest thing your partner ever said to you?

My DH of almost 21 years is not good with flowery words although he does say "I love you" a lot but that doesn't impress me much.

No, it's when he is clumsy in trying to express himself that I find it the most meaningful and genuine.

The other day he said he didn't care if I looked like a cue ball or a q-tip!  See, that makes me laugh and I know he speaks from the heart.

But the nicest thing he ever said to me was out the blue.  It was a couple of years ago when he was working away and only came home every other weekend.  He had an old threadbare flannel pillowcase that travelled with him.  It's old and doesn't match our other sheet sets, but he loves burying his head in it and won't let me throw it out.

He picked it up and said, "I love this because it reminds me of you"   I cracked up laughing because I understood what he was saying but most women would probably hit him over the head for comparing them to an old tatty pillowcase.  No, his love for me is not like a red, red rose, but an old bumpy blue pillowcase! 

He's not going to be writing poetic prose for hallmark, but he does have a way of expressing himself that's from the heart! 

I completely understand what you're saying. My SO is, literally, a rocket scientist---and they typically have NO 'people skills'.

I love it when he says to me "That's a good idea!" because I know that's the highest praise in his world.

Mine is not very expressive either, but I know when he says anything remotely sweet, it is straight from the heart.  The other day we found an old picture from before I lost weight, and he said "I guess I never noticed how big you were".  And by the same token, people ask him "what do you think of your new "skinny" wife?" and he says "she's no different, she just sleeps on my side the bed to keep warm now.

This tells me that he really loves me for who I am, not what I look like.....I could leave the house in ratty sweats or a designer dress and I swear he'd never know the difference!

Kim

YOU'RE RIGHT--usually her opinion is the opposite. DAVE

Aww, I like that your hubby has the pillowcase that reminds him of you. That's really sweet and touching! 

I am an artist and while my hubby is always complimentary of my work, I tend to do some dark and/or really weird stuff at times. He's not so much a dark-weird guy, but he loves me in spite of my dark-weirdness.

I recently started a painting that WAS really dark... and somehow morphed into this lovely winter scene with glowing trees and a snowman and chirping birds. (Someone musta slipped something in my coffee!)  Hubby came home and saw it. He looked at me very intensely and held this painting to his chest. He said, "You can't sell this painting. I need this one. It's mine. I'm buying it from you." And I thought he was being a dork and said so. And he looked at me with utmost sincerity and said, "No, I'm serious. This is MINE." 

It was like being told that I was the best artist in the whole, entire world because it came from him. And every day since I painted it, he comes home and scans around and says, "Where is my painting? I want to take it to my office." He cracks me up because he's an engineer and has all this engineering stuff all over... and he wants my winter wonderland scene to be the center of attention at his desk. It makes me all happy and junque.

My hubby is not very expressive either, but I love when his actions speak for him.  This past week he encouraged me to go to Sonoma with my girlfriend and to have a great time, even though this trip was supposed to be our dream "second honeymoon"t trip 2 years ago  that never happened.  Not only did I go and have the most amazing time, but when I flew back home, he and our son had done the most incredible thing!  Last year I fell off a ladder getting the Xmas decorations out, ended up having surgery and I still have not returned to "normal".  I always complain about what drudgery Xmas has become with all that has to be done.  Well, I came home to a completely decorated home, tree and all!  Talk about icing on the cake!  That surprise was better than my trip(almost!)

 "Yes, I'll give you a divorce."     SERIOUSLY!! :D    We are much better with each other now that we aren't together, and we are great parents for our child apart, where together we would have shown her too much strife. Sometimes it takes being apart to find the "nice"   :D

"I cleaned the house and took the kids out so you can relax today."   

Many days I go on long (all-day long) bike rides, and leave my wife home alone. She once said to me:

"I miss you when you're gone, but it makes me happy knowing you are enjoying yourself and doing something that you love."

I just thought that was the most loving and supportive comment. I am so happy that we love spending time together as much as we love spending it apart.
We celebrate each others individuality, but also relish every minute we get to spend together.

I absolutely adore my wife!

:D

My wife and I were shopping yesterday and she ended up buying me an eliptical exerciser.  An expensive one.  We live in a beautiful neighborhood but I have so many problems with my lungs I have a hard time being outside for any length of time.  She told me she doesn't want me to die, so she was willing to spend the money on the machine.  She did add that if I didn't use it regularly, she would kill me.  LOL!