Simple Gestures Your Lover Will Appreciate This Couple Appreciation Month

Relationships are give and take. You give your lover physical affection and attention, and you expect to receive theirs in return. There are some times when you forget to show your appreciation for your partner, though.

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Physical affection is one of the many ways to show appreciation for your partner.

This upcoming National Couple Appreciation Month is the perfect time for you to be able to give back all the love and support you’ve received from your partner.

What is Couple Appreciation Month all about? It’s a month-long celebration held in April to show our gratitude towards our partners.

There are a million and one ways for you to be able to show your partner how much you appreciate them. Whether it’s making them a cup of coffee, washing their dishes, or making sure they stay hydrated, these gestures of love will go a long way.

Make this Couple’s Appreciation Month the best one yet by making your partner feel loved. Here are a few ideas to help you achieve that:

Help Take a Load Off Their Work

You don’t have to specifically do their job for them. You can find many little ways that make their job easier. Things such as preparing their lunch or leaving sticky note reminders can immensely help take a load off their duties.

They won’t have to worry about missing anything in their work. You already have them covered. Even if it’s as simple as helping them get dressed for the day, they’re sure to appreciate what you do for them.

Asking How They’re Feeling

There’s a good reason why people are easy to break down when you ask them if they’re ok. It’s a question we often ask out of politeness. But because it shows concern, people can’t help but feel touched that someone cares enough to ask them how they’re doing.

Ask your partner how they’re doing, no matter how well you know them. This is not only to check up on them but to also let them feel your support and love for them. It will reassure them to know someone will always be looking out for them.

Giving Them Small Tokens of Appreciation

Bring home your partner’s favorite snacks or food that they don’t get to eat often. Better yet, order some of their favorite takeout when you feel like it. They will especially appreciate it when you do it when they’re stressed.

After all, who doesn’t like to eat their comfort food once in a while? Don’t spoil them too much though — one too much can make them get tired of it.

Try to alternate the times that you bring home some goods for your partner. But if it makes your partner happy doing it everyday, you can make this a habit.

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One of the smallest but greatest gestures of love is when your partner surprises you with your favorite food.

Listening About Their Latest Obsession

At times, it’s hard not to feel uninterested when your partner tells you something you have no knowledge of. Even so, your partner will appreciate you lending them an ear to their latest fascinations.

Your partner wants to tell you all about it because they trust you. They feel safe sharing their interests with you. You’ll have to do your part and make an effort to connect with them as well.

If you do get lost somewhere along the way, you can always ask your partner to clear things up for you. They’ll be more than glad to explain it again.

Keeping Your Phone Away When You're Together

It’s actions as small as putting your phone away that make the biggest impact on your relationship. This lets your partner know how much attention you’re giving them.

Put away anything that can distract you from your partner. Yes — your phone included.

If you are in an intimate and personal mood, avoid any distraction at all costs. This is your moment together, enjoy it. You can always save your emails for later.

Help Them with their Chores

Is your partner swamped with responsibilities? You can offer to take a load off by helping them with their chores.

Take the ones you can manage like picking up her clothes from the dryer or carrying her grocery bags inside the house. If you live in a shared space and you’re feeling extra loving, offer to do all the chores instead.

It will make them happy to know they have a capable and caring partner.

Buy an Item Off Their Wishlist

Wouldn’t you feel great if your partner surprises you by buying the one thing that you’ve always wanted? Even if it’s not expensive, you can’t help but appreciate the effort they put into getting this specific thing you wanted.

Actions like these make your partner understand how much you love them. It goes to show how much about them you know and how much you pay attention to them.

So don’t be afraid to get them that limited edition jug they’ve always wanted. It might not be worth anything to you, but it will mean everything to them.

Take Them Out Somewhere New

Take a break from your usual everyday and take your lover somewhere new. This can help bring more thrill and spontaneity to your relationship.

It helps to bring something new into your relationship once in a while. It keeps both of you on your toes.

If there are any recently opened shops near your place, try them out. Even better if it’s a shop or restaurant with an interesting concept. This refreshing experience is sure to bring you back to the time when you first started dating.

Celebrating Your Relationship

You don’t really need an occasion to show how grateful you are to your partner. However, it does help to have a holiday dedicated to it. This can be a very useful reminder if you’re facing a bump in your relationship.

Seize the month and celebrate this upcoming Couple Appreciation Month. Pamper your partner and smother them with all the ways to show physical affection.

You have the whole year round to show how much you appreciate your partner. A month of going ham on it wouldn’t hurt.