it's around -10 and my husband was going to walk to work so he wouldn't have to wake me up

he said i looked too cozy to wake up and drag out into the cold. i'm :loveya: because that's the kind of sweet guy he is, but i'm also a bit :eyes: because that's the kind of ridiculous guy he can be.

i woke up when he kissed me goodbye and, after telling him it was sweet to offer to walk, i told him that i was not going to let him walk to work in this cold.

his work is only a couple of miles away and he usually walks or bikes, but i'd much rather get up early than have him walk in the ass-biting cold.

gods know i would have had him out of bed without batting an eye

Of the rest of us look REALLY bad.

we're still newlyweds, i'm sure it'll be different next winter ;)

He still has set the bar really high.

his selflessness amazes me

Does he by any chance have a brother...?


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It sounds like a functional relationship.

Hold on to it. They're rare.

how are your wedding plans coming along? :hi:

we'll get to it, eventually.

I'd like it to be this year, but I'm betting it'll be next year.

so her spot is nice and warm when she gets in.

We've been married almost 20 years.

mikey_the_rat

:spank:

and i'm sure your wife really appreciates it :)

and no risk of setting the bed on fire....or have I spoken too soon? ;)
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and we've broken a few in our 20+ years together. ;)

mikey_the_rat

it's the little things that make a relationship strong. :)

just kidding...
or am I?

I woke up at 4am freezing, couldn't find the sheets.

This afternoon he has the nerve to tell me he figured out where they disappeared to and it wasn't his fault - that they had just worked their way to his side of the bed and he was sleeping on top of them. WTF, if you are sleeping on top of all the sheets, how is that NOT your fault? It's not like someone broke into our house, gently lifted him up and slid all our bedding under him.

Very good that mostly he walks it or bicycles. But also very good for his health.
dc

I hope he has the proper warm foot-wear for the less antarctic mornings.