love and relationship

I have been with my girlfriend for the last six years and our relationship is never boring. A few times a week I give my girlfriend flowers. Usually I buy a bouquet of roses. She loves roses and I love giving them to her. I love seeing the smile on her face every time she receives my gift. She always tells me that I am so thoughtful.

When we go out, I always open the door for my girlfriend. The same goes for the car door. I open and shut the door for her. In the morning I always wake my girlfriend up with coffee in bed. She loves it.

I know most guys will not go this far for their girlfriends. My male friends think I am crazy. My female co-workers think I am amazing. They always tell me that they wished their boyfriend's would do it to them. They all tell me that when they started dating, their boyfriend's would always open doors and give flowers. But, as the relationship grew their boyfriends at first occasionally forgot and then just stopped unless it was a special occasion like a birthday. A few of them are jealous.

The interesting thing is that a few of my male friends tell me that you must treat a woman with a little aloofness. You must show her you are in control. Don't let her think you are too soft or she will take advantage of you. Well, I think these are all mistaken ideas. Most of my friends who always tell me they know better are not married. They are always with a new girl every time I meet them. I have a friend who in the past six years has been married twice and had five live in girlfriends. They always leave him. Why? He thinks that being selfish will keep the girls with him. Hopefully, after I show him this short report he will learn not to be so selfish. If he is smart he will at least come to understand that he is doing something wrong.

I love to buy little gifts once or twice a week for my girlfriend. They are not expensive gifts. I always find just some little things that she likes. Most are just cost a few dollars. But, by the way she smiles, she looks like she is getting a diamond.

I will try to surprise her with a night out at least once a week. We leave the kids with the grandparents and we will go to dinner then maybe a movie or to a concert and sometimes we go bowling or to the local Borders Book Store. Every now and then I surprise her by taking her for a weekend to the country. We will just start driving without a destination in mind, and when we feel like it we will find a hotel and spend a weekend there. It is fun and always different.

I have discovered that in relationships as in life, you get what you give. Give respect, caring and love and you will receive it back tenfold. Try a few of these suggestions and you might be pleasantly surprised how well your relationship will improve.

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