...is not better than shoes. In fact, most times, duck liver pâté makes me gag... so, when it comes to the table at a restaurant (usually as part of a surprise menu or in an otherwise good dish) I always ask my boyfriend to taste it and tell me whether there is a slight chance to perhaps be able to stomach it... and he does... and he is wonderful for it but this post is not about him. This post is about relationships in general and all those small things that sometimes go unnoticed but which, in reality, are the glue that keeps two (or more, I'm not judging) people together... not foie gras...
Usually, when it comes to relationships, we are aware of the big things... I mean, we know whether our relationship has a sound foundation because we agree in basic, fundamental issues with our partner. We know whether we love our partner, respect them and care for the and where we stand on politics, religion, kids, work, money, future... but we tend to let the small things go overlooked, like, when they remember that we hate spinach and take it out of our plate if the little devil sneakily finds itself there by some sort of tragic accident... or when they silently acknowledge that we are terrible at keeping up with all the software updates and they do them for us... or that we don't have to even ask for some water but just holding up an eampty glass during dinner signals them to fill it up... or that they offer to go get breakfast on a Saturday morning in the pouring rain... or warm up our cold feet or make us some tea after dinner...
Yep... these are small things and maybe these alone would not be able to hold two people together if the big things were not there... but, then again, without them I doubt that a relationship would last either... I mean, these little things I think are the everyday tokens of love, little manifestations that our partner is thinking about us... and, ok, I don't know about you but I do think they are a true blessing in a relationship! They are our daily dosage of reassurance, the "all systems go" in stead of the "Huston, we have a problem" when we ask ourselves if we (still) are with the right person... and, as there are no guarantees ever when it comes to love, I guess these little things are what confirms an ever going love story... and, as far as I'm concerned, they are better than shoes!
Usually, when it comes to relationships, we are aware of the big things... I mean, we know whether our relationship has a sound foundation because we agree in basic, fundamental issues with our partner. We know whether we love our partner, respect them and care for the and where we stand on politics, religion, kids, work, money, future... but we tend to let the small things go overlooked, like, when they remember that we hate spinach and take it out of our plate if the little devil sneakily finds itself there by some sort of tragic accident... or when they silently acknowledge that we are terrible at keeping up with all the software updates and they do them for us... or that we don't have to even ask for some water but just holding up an eampty glass during dinner signals them to fill it up... or that they offer to go get breakfast on a Saturday morning in the pouring rain... or warm up our cold feet or make us some tea after dinner...
Yep... these are small things and maybe these alone would not be able to hold two people together if the big things were not there... but, then again, without them I doubt that a relationship would last either... I mean, these little things I think are the everyday tokens of love, little manifestations that our partner is thinking about us... and, ok, I don't know about you but I do think they are a true blessing in a relationship! They are our daily dosage of reassurance, the "all systems go" in stead of the "Huston, we have a problem" when we ask ourselves if we (still) are with the right person... and, as there are no guarantees ever when it comes to love, I guess these little things are what confirms an ever going love story... and, as far as I'm concerned, they are better than shoes!
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