The Spouse in Need…
“And I’ll even do the dishes in our kitchen sink…�
I genuinely liked the movie The Wedding Singer, and that song definitely topped the whole thing off.
The thing about long relationships is, until you’ve been in one, you don’t quite yet understand the ‘downs’ part of experiencing the ‘ups’ and ‘downs’. These days most people seemed to be about finding escapes and finding pleasures, so some couples don’t last long enough to experience the real ‘downs’ because they split with the little ones.
This past weekend, my husband and I went through a down period of our relationship, but it’s not what you are thinking.
I had a bad reaction to a medication I took and was quite ill this weekend. However, that didn’t mean I was too ill not to notice what good care my husband administered while I was ill. He was there holding my hair, rubbing my back, and saying soothing things while I was sick. He covered me with extra blankets and tucked in the edges so I wouldn’t get cold. He tried whatever he could to make me comfortable – even relaxing music.
I fell in love with him all over again because of his caring and devotion.
Illness may have not been the kind of ‘down’ you were expecting me to talk about, but how you care for your partner when s/he is ill can have an influence on your relationship.
Think about it: Would you be very happy with someone who ignored your needs and wants during illness? Someone who didn’t help you?
I understand not being able to deal with vomit or whatnot, but what does it really say about someone who can’t be there to help out the person they love? Or ‘love’ as the case may be…
November 7th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
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