How do you know when you and your partner are making significant progress in a relationship?

When you both trust each other completely. When doing something for others is no longer a chore that you dread doing but something you are happy to do because they asked.

Coming to the realization that this is the person you would rather spend time with than any other. Some people never reach that point. They have friends and they have a spouse.

I not only love my wife I also really like her. I like just hanging out with her. We don’t have to do anything special. Just hang out, and cook dinner together.

It’s not about the adventures and vacations or fun times, it’s also about the day-to-day. Work, bills, chores, and remembering to put the other one first.

My wife did not grow up in America. She did not grow up wealthy, however, she did grow up with a loving family that did the best they could to make a happy life for her and her older brother.

I am the type of person that enjoys giving my wife a special gift. A designer purse or a beautiful dress that she would never think to buy for herself. She truly appreciates the gift and the thought that went into it. I know that she will take care of it and she will have it for many years. The primary reason is it was a gift from me. She is sentimental about the gifts that I give her.

Days before we got married as a joke I bought my wife a wheelbarrow, a garden rake, and a hoe. I put a big ribbon and bow around it and gave it to her. She sincerely loved it. She did not frown or give me a dirty look.

Truth be told my wife could easily be Martha Strewart’s daughter. She loves gardening, cooking, and organizing.

If I would have given a similar gift to my ex-wife, she would have cursed me and reminded me of the terrible gift I had given her years down the road.

If you trust your partner, the one you love completely you know in their heart they are a loving person. You appreciate the thoughts and the gifts. It could be just saying; “I love you completely!” at an unexpected moment.

Now what she really appreciates is sitting under a tree having a picnic or sitting on the patio with a glass of wine. Just being together in the moment is a form of love.

Cheers