How to make your other half feel valued/loved/appreciated/special?

Oxide™

Oxide™

Oxide™

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I got divorced 2 years ago after 10 years of marriage - she left me for a woman, I found out xmas eve (no I'm not Ross from friends - yes it was pretty devastating)

Since then I've met an amazing woman and we are getting married September next year.

I'm not the most romantic of guys - I thought I was but now admit I could and should do more. She appreciates anything that has had some thought put into it, doesn't have to be expensive. I'm wanting to do a spontaneous gesture to make her feel special.

I'm thinking of sending her flowers to her work but I thought I'd tap into the collective knowledge of GD and see what you guys do/suggest to make your other half feel special over the grind of every day life?
 
Is your other half the sort that would like receiving flowers at work? I know my Mrs hates the idea of it and would be embarassed!

She loves flowers though and I do surprise her with flowers randomly, just from the supermarket nothing special but it's a nice gesture.
 
Smack her ass everytime you walk past. It reminds her you're the boss and why she's with you.

Works for me - 13 years happily married.
 
8 replies in and no one has mentioned taking her to a certain holiday destination, GD is slipping.
 
Take her away dude. Pick her up after work one Friday and take her to Cheltenham or something (my favourite place to take my lady friend, personally). Nice restaurant and a good hotel. Seriously, relationships without regular time away with each other are poor relationships indeed!
 
Spa day then a nice meal or take her to the local curry house, few drinks down the local then a good seeing to on the sofa while half drunk.
 
Date Night!

Go out for a nice meal and do some type of activity (bowling, cinema etc.)

A weekend trip away would be nice but that of course can be quite expensive!
 
To make my partner feel appreciated I do the following:

Tell her regularly
Spend time with her
Buy her little gifts randomly
Demonstrate that her happiness is important by not complaining when she wants to do something that I don't
Be there for her whenever she needs me
 
Thanks for the suggestions guys but we already do date night, trips away.

I guess I'm looking for the more discreet type things like flowers, note inside the cupboard saying you brighten up my day, tea ready when she gets home, noticing she's out of her favourite shampoo/whatever and buying some more and leaving it in the shower etc
 
Oxide™ said:
Thanks for the suggestions guys but we already do date night, trips away.

I guess I'm looking for the more discreet type things like flowers, note inside the cupboard saying you brighten up my day, tea ready when she gets home, noticing she's out of her favourite shampoo/whatever and buying some more and leaving it in the shower etc
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Ahhh well in that case, cook for her my friend! Get the recipe books out and try your hand at something fancy. It's a win win. You either make a smashing meal that she loves, or you mess up and it's an endearing little tale of cuteness.
 
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