Gifts from spouse

[jazmic]

I think it would be best to try and communicate your feelings to him in a graceful way. Use a lot of "I" sentences to express yourself. Sometimes, as much as we wish they'd just get what we need, it's a lot easier in the long run for both of you to spell it out simply. I went through a phase like that with my husband who can be very stingy with compliments. We had a very candid talk which was painful at the time, but now I'm so glad we went through that. All the best!

[gcj]

Reggio, I loved the gestures that you described for how he shows his love, but now I see all the ways my husband does, too. Upkeep on cars to keep us safe, he does a lot with the kids and tries to give me a break whenever he can....the little things that say much more than a gift sometimes. He also is good for bringing me home chocolate....too much sometimes. I'll say I have a craving for Dairy Milk or Reese pb cups (luckily all my faves are gluten free), but instead of coming home with 1, he gets me a 4-pack. And since I have no self control and he knows that, he must be trying to make me fat!

We do gifts for eachother, though, but he has pretty specific lists so he can't go wrong, and he's a surprisingly good women's clothing shopper (I wonder if I should worry about that!?) and since I hate shopping, I love when he does that!