Romantic gestures for no apparent reason...Follow

I know I've praised Mr. Ambrya here before, but today reminded me just why he's such a keeper.

A bit o' background. I've been sick with some respiratory bug for two weeks now. It started on Saturday the 17th, and as of today, day 14 of the illness, I've still got the deep, racking chest cough and I get exhausted and my symptoms get worse with just the tiniest bit of exertion. Yesterday, a trip to the chiropractor's office, which took less than two hours, left me completely drained.

I'm f'ucking pissed off about it. I've been practically useless for two weeks now, during a time when I desperately need to be DOING stuff. My increasing urge to nest is being curtailed by this thing, and Mr. Ambrya has basically had to threaten to shackle me to the bed to keep me from over-exerting and making myself worse.

So, to set the scene--there I am, sitting on the sofa channel surfing, bored and frustrated and angry, and Mr. Ambrya gets home and asks me if the wallpaper that's supposed to be shipped to us arrived today. I said it wasn't there when I checked the front door earlier in the afternoon and I hadn't heard the doorbell ring (which UPS usually does) while I was taking a nap. He said he would check again, and goes outside.

A moment later, he comes back inside and says, "No wallpaper, but I found something else out there." I look up, and he's holding a bouquet of flowers. Pink and red roses and some other kind of purple flower and baby's breath and fern. I cooed and got misty-eyed and asked what the occasion was, and he said it seemed like I was feeling pretty glum, and he just wanted to see me smile.

*sniffle*

He's a keeper, all right.

Nah, just anxious to install the new molding around the doors and windows, which he can't do until the wallpaper is up. Not to mention moving in the nursery furniture, which is presently sitting in the garage, so he has to park his car (a Honda Accord, one of the highest rip-off models out there) in the driveway until the frakkin' wallpaper gets here.

You're just trying to make us blokes feel inadequate arentcha! Huh? Arentcha!

So it's been a long time since I sent her flowers or surprised her with a weekend at a 5* Castle/Hotel weekend.

And she just sorted me with a LoTRO pre-order, and even saved my preferred toon namnes for me.

And she's so focksay

I am an funting cUnt

Yeah you are so teh suke...

While avoiding the poll for obvious reasons(I lack a ****** and the emotional quotient to make my vote releveant), I will still offer my unsollicited opinion based upon experience.

One of the best, and by best I mean lubricating, gestures one can perform is bringing a single, svered rose to a first date. First impressions are as important as folks say, and from experience I can attest to the romantic influence of a single rose. I think it leads the hopeful, feminine mind to fantasies of bundles of rose signifying the blossoming of love.

After a good bond has been formed, I think a living, breathing plant is a good tool to build guilt, though.

Hells, I think it's romantic when Mr. T takes the kid to the park and gives me some peace!

How to get points with the SO starring Mr. Ambrya.

I bought my wife Roses once out of the blue, just to be nice.

The exact words out of her mouth " Who bought those for you?"

She was dead serious, needless to say I do not do romantic gestures any more.

Depends on the occasion . For random romantic gestures, or those of the "Oh my god, I've ****** up, how can I make sure I get to sleep with you again" kind, cut flowers work for me ^^

However, I do like live plants - althoug houseplants are preffered, as I can dump them on the kitchen windowsill where theres always water to water them with XD

Yeah, it's the second time this year he's made me teary-eyed with a gesture. I dunno if it's the hormones, or the fact that I've been so down with this bug the past couple weeks, or if it's just his incredible sweetness, but overall, the man's been batting a thousand lately.

OH and I went and upgraded you to CE this afternoon!

so......i always wondered why my wife slapped me when i bouhgt her 2 new sweet adorable lil puppys,the ones shes always wanted! 2 weeks old,totally cute,a boy and girl,so she could breed em.i thought it was a sweet romantic gesture,and she slapped me!
u think the names of the dogs pissed her off? i named one "comehere"and the other one "blowme".
LOL

I prefer hand-picked flowers, especially lilacs, but then...I'm difficult.

:D

Nexa