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Whilst perusing Mama Mia yesterday, I landed upon one of the most simple, yet powerful, and ENTIRELY magnificent pearls of relationship wisdom that I have ever encountered! It was a comment from reader Chantelle of Fat Mum Slim, in response to an article about couples moving in together, and her sage words were:

'' A great piece of advice that I once read was to treat your husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/life partner like they're the most important guest in your house. I love that, and I do that. 'Babe, would you like a drink?' 'Can I get something for you?' etc etc goes a looong way, and it goes both ways.

I'm completely still in love with my husband 8 years on, and so is he.''

Chantelle, I HEAR you. And also? I salute you! How often do we treat our partners as though they're one of the most precious jewels on Earth, despite the fact that we LOVE them, and their unwavering support and dedication to us makes them utterly deserving of our devotion? Okay sure, we're not ALWAYS going to be capable of providing an endless supply of gratitude (personally, I hear that upon being woken from a deep slumber in the mornings, I am the human equivalent of a grizzly bear: growly, swipe-y and probably not safe to be approached without some kind of protective equipment!), but if we aspired to improve at least 1/3 of our daily interactions with our beloveds, would our relationships blossom into something even MORE incredible?

Scribble notes about your wild affection for your loved one and pack them amongst their lunch. Bake them their favourite sweet treats, for no other reason than KNOWING that it will bring them overwhelming glee. Pick flowers. Hide random, inanimate objects around the house. (My boyfriend and I have forever taken turns at placing a small plastic dinosaur in unexpected locations for eachother to find at least weekly, purely to inspire giggling! It has the most ridiculous expression ever and has been known to appear in cereal boxes, the shower, slipped inside the ring-pull feature of a tin can and underneath pillows.) Announce that you've researched an activity that they've always wanted to try and complete it with them. Listen to their wishes.

But most importantly? LOVE them. Because they love us, and for that, they're worthy of the most marvellous things that the world has to offer.

♥

xoxo

(Images thanks to Lovely Lolita.)