Over the years I've been very fortunate to receive many kind gestures and surprises from my significant others and/or dates. Below are some of the ones that stand out most, but I'm sure there are many more.
1. He surprised me at work with heart shaped bagels he had custom made for me.
2. Bringing me mini-bagels for my kids. As much as I love to be surprised, if you think of my kids you score double the brownie points!
3. On our first date, he gave me my favourite chocolate bar. During one of our very first telephone conversations we briefly mentioned treats we liked as kids. The fact that he remembered what I had said really impressed me.
4. I went away on holidays and when I got back, he had taken care of all of the landscaping. The lawn looked amazing, even my neighbours were jealous.
5. We hadn't been dating long and he had invited me over for dinner. While he was cooking I got a message that a close friend had passed away. I was a mess, but he didn't flinch and was extremely supportive. He brought out a box of Kleenex and let me cry on his shoulder. Then I sat and made what seemed like a hundred phone calls. Our plans were ruined, but he didn't complain once.
6. I was meeting a date for lunch in the Glebe. We all know how hard it is to get parking. My date had arrived early, parked his car, found a spot for me, paid for the parking voucher and stood in the spot until I arrived. Who does that? Looking back I still can't believe he did that.
7. A guy who lived over a half hour away always insisted on picking me up and dropping me off, even when we were going out in his neighbourhood. I felt horrible and insisted on meeting him there. His response, "But if I pick you up, I get to spend another hour with you I wouldn't be able to otherwise." Awwwe!
8. He took my van to put air in the tires and brought it back all detailed.
9. I was having a bad week. Friday morning he called and told me not to worry about dinner. He showed up with a feast. The kids were happy, I didn't have to cook, clean up or do dishes. Bonus!
10. We had planned a girls spa day at the Nordik. When I arrived there was an envelope with my name on it. My guy had prepaid my spa day and paid for a round of drinks for all of us. Scored him major brownie points with my friends.
11. Flowers for no reason. Bonus if they're my favorite flower.
12. Surprising me with a weekend get-away.
13. Cooking me dinner.
14. Delivering lunch to me at work when you know I have a crazy day and no time to run out and grab something to eat.
15. A dimly lit bathroom, tub filled with bubble bath, candles, soft music and my favourite drink!
16. Making me a music CD. I have to elaborate on this one. So the gentleman I was dating asked me for names of songs he might like to load onto his ipod. Me not thinking just rhymed off a bunch of songs I liked. During a road trip he thought he'd surprise me and play the mix he made. Well first song comes on and it's "Here and Now" the first song I danced to with my late husband so I start bawling uncontrollably. He reaches over to change the song, next one up, "Unchained Melody" the song my late husband sang to me at our wedding. OMG, what a scene that must have been. He couldn't figure out how to turn it off, he's trying to drive and I was in total melt down mode. Poor guy tried so hard to impress me and it completely back fired. Not to worry, he made me several more mixes after that.
17. Made me breakfast to go and cut up the grilled cheese so I could eat it easily while driving.
18. Bring me a coffee exactly the way I like it.
19. Go shopping with me and hold my purse while I try stuff on and give me your honest opinions on how the clothes and/or shoes look on me.
Ok, then there's the simple things:
20. A kiss on the forehead.
21. A massage.
22. Wiping my tears.
23. Renting a Jacuzzi suite for the night.
24. Watching "The Notebook" with me.
25. Vacuuming the house. OMG, this scores you unlimited brownie points! You want to get my attention, this will totally do it.
26. Make me laugh so hard I cry or spit out my drink.
27. Giving me a card you made.
28. Being able to sit in a room with a guy or drive for hours without having to turn on the TV or radio with no awkward moments or worrying about what the other person is thinking during the silent times.
29. A hug.
30. Admit when you're wrong and apologize.
31. Play with my hair.
32. Tell me how beautiful I look, even after I've been crying and look like a raccoon!
Wow, I'm on a roll. I didn't realize how many there were and I still have tons more I could list! Enough said, this should give you more than enough ideas.
Let me know how it goes!
Dateless in Ottawa
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