3. Express tender gestures.
We don’t need our life with you to resemble a romance novel, but there are many small, sweet things you can do that will make her feel both desired and cherished. Tuck her hair behind her ear. Hold her face in your hands when you kiss. Scratch her back until she falls asleep.
Paint her toenails when she’s pregnant. Put your arm around her in the movie theater. It may not seem like much, but this kind of intimacy is so important, and it’s something that’s almost impossible to ask for.
4. Reassure her every now and then.
It’s human nature to invent worst case scenarios at two o’clock in the morning before a big meeting at work the next day, or to dream about your partner cheating and wake up pissed off and upset. Needing reassurance does not equal neediness.
Sometimes all it takes is one simple statement: “You’re the only woman I want.” Logically, we know that, but there are times when our rational mind is overcome by insecurity or hormones or the current cover of Maxim. I’m not saying you have to indulge that, just, you know, extend a little bit of gentleness.
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