The best gift a father can give his children is to love their mother.
I know this blog is geared towards moms. However today I would like to help some dads/husbands out with helping out mom/wife. I believe most husbands want to make their wives happy but they are not sure what to do. While some wives, such as me, does not mind spelling it out for him, others will not. Thus I wanted to give some ideas for guys to show their wives love, to help them out without the wife saying it.
Dr. Kevin Leman says “Sex Begins in the Kitchen”. In other words, it is an all day affair of showing love. It is not deciding to turn on the charm at 10 oclock at night when your wife is exhausted. So here are some ideas that will bless her socks off. (and maybe her clothes! 😉 )
Small chores you can do:
-Take out the trash without being asked (5 minutes)
– Unload the dishwasher without being asked (5 minutes)
– Clean the kitchen after dinner. Do not put this off, do it right after dinner (20 minutes tops)
– If you are the last one out of bed, make it up (5 minutes)
– While waiting on dinner, be in the kitchen with her. Ask her how you can help! (Genius!…10-15 minutes)
– Suggest that she go take a bubble bath, while you put the kids to bed. ( 20 minutes. Do it the way she would! You know what I am talking about. picking up the toys, etc.)
– Take the kids to Mcdonald’s by yourself! Leave her to do whatever she wants for 2 hours ( $15 maybe. Or do breakfast for $5. Two Hours of alone time is worth A LOT of bonus points. Plus spending time with your kids by yourself, and being a great dad, is very sexy…Am I right girls?!)
Someone once gave my husband the best advice: “If you have to write it on a calendar in your to do list so you will remember to show her you love her, then that is what you have to do.” It is not just the big days like Valentine’s and birthdays, but the small things on a consistent basis that let’s her know you love her.
Ideas to be romantic all day:
– Call her in the middle of the day, just to say “I love you”, or send her an email.(5 minutes)
– If she asks you to stop at the grocery store for milk, show up with flowers too (or in my case chocolate!).
We are talking about $5. (No extra time!)
–You plan the date night for the two of you, you arrange the childcare, and tell her to simply be ready. This requires a little planning, and a little effort, but a lot of return! (This does not have to be expensive. My husband and I have gone to get ice cream and walked around the historic downtown square together. It is simply spending time together like you used to)
– If all else fails think back to when you were dating, what were things that you did that she would get googly eyed at you over. You may not always feel like doing those things for her like you did then, but if you will do those things for her then she will reciprocate and the feelings will come!