With my sister-in-law and good friend both getting married this month (to some amazing guys I might add), I thought I would list just a few little things that I have learned over the last year.
1. Guys really are super simple. When you ask them "What are you thinking, Love?" and they say "Nothing." They really are thinking nothing. There is no need to try to pry it out of them....trust me, if you try and he was really thinking nothing...well, then you will just confuse him by your many words. Trust me...I have done it. haha!
2. Guys think totally opposite of women. I figured this out pretty quickly. For a wedding gift, we were given a weeks stay at a friends vacation home in Sunriver. (Thank you Foglios!) One morning we had taken a walk and sat by a bench along the river. After sitting there in silence a bit I said, "I feel like we are in a movie." Caleb said, "I was just thinking the same thing!" I continued by saying, "It's kinda the same type of feel as in 'The Notebook' when Noah and Allie are in the boat. These are the memories we will remember forever..." (Interject Caleb chuckling) Caleb says, "I was thinking more a Cowboys and Indians kind of movie...see those trees over there, that is where the Indians would come out of and I would rescue you!" Wow, oh, wow...my husband is all man.
3. Which brings me to my next lesson. Caleb likes to be the man. All you need to do is tell your man that his muscles are big, and that he is strong, and he will be happy for a week!
4. Cook for him. If all men are like my husband, the book called "The 5 Love Languages" is missing a love language....I have been saying all year that Caleb's love language is food. The old adage that a way to a man's heart is through his stomach, well, its very true!
5. On a more serious note, be his biggest fan. Every little boy wants to be the star (athlete, musician, whatever his case may be). That is still true when he is older. Make sure you are his biggest cheerleader in life...that you watch, recognize, and praise him for all the great things he does and enjoys. Be a part of it! And he will feel the sense of camaraderie that inspires a man.
6. Every man is a little boy in a big boys body. They are kids at heart. :)
7. Be sweet to him. I remember hearing somebody talk on marriage years ago and saying that it should be natural for a husband to call his wife "Sweetheart." So, we need to act worthy of it. The peace in our relationship often falls on us as women, with our response to our men.
8. If you are home, always greet him with a kiss! And don't let him walk out the door without one either!
9. Read the book "Love and Respect" by Emerson Eggerichs! Best book on marriage you could get your hands on! (Better yet, if you can watch the videos they are amazing!) Check out their website at http://loveandrespect.com/
10. 1 Corinthians 7:3
There are many, many more....but speaking of husbands, Caleb is ready to finish a movie we had started...so off to snuggle! (Yet another one...snuggling is super important!) :)
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