Simple ways we say "I love you"

What are some simple ways we say "I love you" to our husbands/wives? I was just wondering if maybe we can glean some wisdom from others and also enrich our marriages.

Nothing fancy, just what little things matter in your home?

My husband always kisses me bye and kisses me when he gets home. He also tells me he loves me everytime without fail.
Besides that mushy stuff..........my favorite things he does is he bookmarks my favorite soap opera everyday. lol
I think that is so sweet and I always know he's thinking about me when the TV automatically turns to All My Children everyday.
He marks it before he goes to work and before I ever even get out of bed to start the day....lol
It's the simple things that really matter!
8-)

You've got a keeper, GSkinner! My DH always comes over and takes off my shoes and sox and covers me with an afghan when I doze off in my chair in front of the TV.

I have to agree with GSkinner. My husband never fails to kiss me good bye and hello when he gets home. He always kisses me goodnight and we always tell each other that we love them. You never know when you might not get a chance to say I love you to each other if something tragic should happen. We have been married for 16 years and we have never, NEVER, had an argument. I swear! We have always sat down and discussed anything that may be bothering us.
I like to leave notes on his bathroom mirror so that he see's it first thing in the morning. There has been one on there for a week now and he hasn't taken it down. I wrote, This is the man I love, and I put an arrow down so that it is pointing to his reflection in the mirror. I also have his cup of coffee sitting in the bathroom when he wakes up so he can drink it while he is getting ready for work.
I am a very lucky lady to have such a wonderful and loving husband. Then again so is he. Heheh

DH and I just celebrated our 44th anniversary and we still leave each other a little note every morning that says, I love you, have a good day, I will miss you, etc. It is a nice way to start your day!
Meems

Oh my goon'ness!!!

I'm gonna luv reading this thread!!! Already luv it!! ô¿ô

I'm lurking here too......

Nothing really comes to me immediately other than I do send DH an email on occasion at work telling him "I miss you" or "I was just thinking about you" or "I love you".

Many years ago I traced and cut out lots and lots of little red hearts then taped them to the walls that led to the bedroom, when he walked into the bedroom there were hearts all over the place. I never threw them out but here and there I put them in places for him to find over the years, in his coat pockets, the dashboard of the car, taped to his rearview mirror. There are alot of these hearts still around and periodicly they still pop up in the most unusual places.

My DH always said "I Love You Honey" everyday so often lot of kisses and hugging me always come to see me to make sure, I am ok and almost everyday get me a rose from store and sometime on my yard and so nice cards every now then so spoil me rotten also especially every before meals and before bedtime we both together said our prayer that is the most important thing and it help to keep our marriage so strong soon will be 29 years our Anniversary in Feburary 28th.
Every nights do message both each other our foot and do our back before go bed. That is great so good husband, I love him so much!

My DH, BigDaddy99, is really good about leaving love notes, under my pillow, on the coffee pot, in the cupboard, etc. for me to find, especially when he is out of town.

One morning I was so disappointed he was out of town and there was no note... I looked everywhere. As I got out of the shower, I noticed a big heart that had been drawn on the bathroom mirror, with soap. The steam from the shower caused condensation on the mirror, which made it show up.

This is a great thread. Every morning, whoever gets up first makes the other tea or coffee. Since DH is a teacher, he usually gets up first during the school year, and I do during the summer. In addition to kissing each other when we leave or come home, when I'm in the kitchen, he'll slide up behind me a give a big hug or other sign of affection. Plus, since I'm bald now from chemo, he will on occasion give a wolf whistle as I pass by. All that says I love you in a huge way. We've been married 22 years now.

Hagahosta, this IS a great thread you've started.
This is so much fun to read. I'm getting lots of good ideas
as well as everyone else I'm sure.
Oh, and I sure do have a keeper!
He's a great husband and daddy!

My DH and I have been married going on 12 yrs. We made a promise to each other before we married that we would never go to bed angry with each other. I have only found this hard on one occasion for gosh knows what reason. I finally gave in and said 'I love you' first before falling asleep.

The other things we do is call each other H.B. This stands for Honey Bunny. This was a pet name we used when dating. My DH goes camping twice a year with his best friend and one time I put confetti hearts in all his equipment. I've put love notes in his sleeping bags. Let's just say, he got a lot of ribbing and he is still finding hearts to this day!

We both work at the same company so we IM each other sometimes with little emoticons (smiley, hearts, etc). When ever he goes out of town, he leaves "I Love you" notes under each kid's pillows and one for me for when I get into bed. One time when he was going out of town, he left notes ALL OVER the house. I mean in my closet, the cabinets, the freezer, my car! I've used my red lipstick to write little notes on his bathroom mirror.

We just try to keep it alive!

My hubby isn't much of a writer, but one time when I was going out of town he scrawled me a little love note on a scrap of paper he tore off of something. That little scrap is one of my most prized posessions because he really meant it and knew that leaving me a note would make me happy. The best present he ever got me was a pet rat, which sounds weird but I love rodents and he thought it up all by himself as a surprise for me.

I usually set up the coffee every night so all he has to do is turn it on. Since I do not have to get up early I also get up a few times a week and make him a warm breakfast.
He took my car the other day and I was surprised when I got in to find a full tank of gas and the clock finally reset since the time change on Halloween. It is the little things that surprise me and tickle me most.
I think the best things are those that are done without being asked. It is so nice to find the trash emptied or the lawn mowed or just anything I did not have to ask first to be done.

This thread surely is all warm and fuzzy!

Judy

I haven't seen one coment from a DH. They have all been DW, Hum? I think that this is a little one sided don't you.
Come on you guys, I'm sure that there is something you can comment on That you do for your DW or that she does for you.

OK Jan, I was reading the thread. My DW leaves for work when I get up. 6AM. Always a kiss and dog status, (I fed Paisley and the boys are in the front house) (Are you coming by the store?) I get up, shower, dress, feed the boys, Cookies for all 3, segregate the boys, off to the store for breakfast. I'm not such a slave-driver, she gets home at 9-10AM. I get home5:30 PM. Another kiss and back and forth "How was your day?" Married 24 yrs. Frank

Well, you made it through 24 years. That is saying something. I look forward to spending another 24 years with my DH. If they are anything like the first 16 then I will be a very happy woman.

You have all written wonderfully inspiring ideas! :) I really like the idea of coffee for Hubby when he gets ready in the morning. :)

We both like to write messages in the steam on the mirror. I know the next time he takes a hot shower, he'll see my message there! :) Notes on the steering wheel of his car in the morning or on the door to the house when he comes home from work are also some ways we sneak in an extra "I love you".

I try to have a yummy dinner ready when he walks in the door. If it's not anything with strong smells, I also light a smell-good candle about an hour before he comes home so that the house smells nice. We try to have toys picked up and things under control when Daddy comes home. No dishwasher or washing machine running. And I encourage the girls to be very excited when they hear Daddy's key in the door :) I want him to have a very warm welcome home. I show him I love him by trying to make home a welcome retreat from the world.

What a wonderful thread. It's funny, I can think of a dozen ways he tells me, but not nearly as many that I tell him. He doesn't drink coffee, but sets up the coffeemaker everynight (while he is doing dishes ) so I get up to hot coffee already waiting. He knows vaccuuming is one of the hardest jobs for me, so he does it. Every night I go to bed he has already been in and turned on my "blanky" to preheat cause he knows I'm always cold.

Several years ago, I had to apologise for some stupid thing, and even after that we were both kind of quiet. Before going to bed, I put a Hersheys kiss on his pillow. The next night, there was a pile of them on my pillow. Not to be outdone, I scrounged the stores to find one of those giant ones you see at Valentines day, and put it on his pillow. I can't tell you how many times that hunk of chocolate has been passed back and forth. It's probably nasty inside the foil, but who cares. We'll never eat it, it is too much fun.

Edited to add: Working on 29 years.



This message was edited Nov 18, 2004 9:33 PM

Halt: Another Male posting here! But Heck, I searched for an hour for a previous "I love you" post...and it's SO much easier to give the link!:

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/365332/

(I'll come back w/more more updated ways sometime in this thread though! Love all I've read from you folks! Simply fantastic!)

We too have been together 24 yrs. No big secret to it really....honesty, courtesy, and of course deep love.

We touch each other a lot, smile at each other and we say "I love you" often. My mother-in-law once observed "you two jump for each other" - meaning if one of us needs something the other is right there to help. We take long walks, ride our bikes along the ocean and are just generally romantic and loving with one another. My husband is the very best. Been married for 27 years and it just gets better.

Everytime my shoe comes untied and we are together, my DH gets on his knee and ties it for me. Most of the time when we are in public, I see people who walk by who's mouth drops at the site.

A couple I know leave notes for each other to find. "Good for one free backrub", "milkshake day", "take me for a walk at your convience", "dinner out", and stuff like that. When one of them finds the other one's note it's time to do what the note says. Fun ways to express love! Why haven't I started doing this?