One of my favorite things about being married is knowing exactly what will make my husband smile. After over a decade together, I’ve figured out which texts will make him laugh at his desk, which ones will make him screenshot and save, and which ones…
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I’m not naturally good with words. I can feel everything deeply but putting those feelings into actual sentences that make sense? That’s always been hard for me. My husband will do something sweet or I’ll look at him and feel this overwhelming wave of love,…
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On our first anniversary, my husband and I were 2,000 miles apart. He’d taken a job across the country, and we were eight months into long distance with no end date in sight. I remember feeling heartbroken that we couldn’t celebrate together in person, that…
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Some of my favorite dates with my husband have been the completely unplanned ones. The times when we looked at each other on a random Tuesday and said, “let’s just go do something” without knowing what that something would be. There’s a freedom in spontaneity…
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My husband and I did long distance for eight months early in our relationship. He got a job opportunity across the country, and we had to decide if what we had was worth the distance. We chose to try, and those eight months were some…
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I used to think picnics were just regular meals, but more inconvenient. Then my husband planned one for our third date, and I realized I’d been completely wrong. He picked a spot under a huge oak tree, brought real plates instead of paper, packed food…
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Growing up nowhere near an ocean, beaches felt like something from movies. When I finally lived near one as an adult, I realized I’d been missing out on one of the most romantic date settings that exists. There’s something about the ocean that makes everything…
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I’ll be honest, I wasn’t a camper when I met my husband. The idea of sleeping on the ground, no bathroom, bugs everywhere, it all sounded like the opposite of romance. But he loved camping, so I agreed to try it once. That first trip…
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