So! I've seen a lot of threads around here asking for help with dating or crushes, or other things about relationships that are hard, but I haven't seen one yet about the COOL things about those lovely people--spouses, girlfriends and boyfriends, anybody you might feel romantic with--who make our lives bright. =]

Let's dish, Mene! Why is YOUR significant other awesome? What is it about him or her that draws you in? Have they done anything super sweet for you that you'll always remember? That kind of thing!

Just to start the ball rolling, MY girlfriend is one of the most genuine, caring people I've ever met, so I'm really lucky that she loves me. She is a great listener, gives levelheaded advice and can always cheer me up just by talking with me. She's also a very creative and talented artist, and we share art and writing projects together. And I love sharing things with her, because we have so many of the same tastes in movies, TV, music, and even food! We were best friends for years, but now I'm so glad she's my girlfriend. :heart:

All right, I've done a little of my story, now you guys commence gushing!

This is going to be a big love fest isn't it :XD

I love my girlfriend because of everything she's done for me. When we met I was in a really bad place, doing all kinds of things I shouldn't be doing, and she helped me grow out of that. And last year June, we were supposed to see each other for the first time (face to face, we're in a long distance relationship) on the 25th. Well on the 23rd my friends and I were going to the beach and we got into a huge car accident. The car flipped over a guardrail and landed top down in a shallow riverbed. I was really hurt, broke all kinds of things and ruined my liver. I was flown to the hospital and had surgery the next day.

I felt so bad, because it happened two days before we were supposed to go meet. And hospital rules said I only had ten minutes long distance a day, so I could only talk to her for ten minutes and that killed me, because I really wanted her there. So, she surprised me by flying from New York to Wisconsin to stay the weekend with me in the hospital. She pulled a chair by my side and slept there, and took care of me and helped me heal. :yes:

Oh my goodness, that's such a touching story! :heart: Your girlfriend sounds amazing, that she'd do something like that for you. You're really lucky! (And I'm glad if you healed up well from the accident, too.)

My girlfriend and I are in a long-distance relationship too (we met on the internet via a mutual friend), at the moment, but I fly out and see her every few months. It's tough not being around each other all the time, but thank goodness for the internet and phones!

Sadly, we can't do the every few months thing. We're both not financially stable enough to do so :sweat: We've been together for two years (this month is our anniversary!) and we've seen each other three time, for the total from all visits for three weeks. She was here in August for two weeks, that was really nice :yes:

My husband and I aren't really all that romantic (though it would be nice), nor do we seem to share a lot of interests. He's constantly watching/reading about/playing video games, and I can't stand them. I like writing and drawing; he claims he would be interested in it, but never does either and says he's no good anyway. We can't afford to go out on dates or do anything spontaneous, so we spend most of our time just hanging around our crummy little apartment.
Still, I know we couldn't be a more perfect match. We both have our silly quirks and we both help each other out where we can. He takes care of me and I... well, I clean up after him, if that counts. He's sensitive and understanding and he puts up with all my crap--which is more than I could expect from anyone else. He's intelligent and thoughtful, even though sometimes he says things that make me do a double take and wish I had a video camera in my head so I could put all his weird nonsense on the Internet. He's big and cuddly and sweet, and he knows to get serious when things need to be done. I don't know where I'd be without him, nor do I want to think about it. He literally rescued me from a near-pointless existence and gave me a reason to stay strong in who I was and keep moving forward. He has never done anything to hurt me and I know he never would. He's everything I ever wanted and more than I could ever have hoped for.

I don't have one.

But awhile back I had one that was great. We synced up you know? We were like twins (with even the same birthday-day and year). Then he cheated on me with a friend so I'm kind of bitter about that type of stuff now. He admitted to it though. I'm glad he admitted it though. It would've been bad to give up my virginity to him and then found out he cheated on me before hand.

But, seriously, it was great while it lasted. I was so happy and less of a bitch. I was actually becoming more social and less of an internet addict.

You want me to gush? Hehe, that's a first.

I think it would be easier for me to say what I don't like about my boyfriend than what I do though.
What really drew me to him was how open he is, and how easy it was for me to talk to him. We have been long distance from the beginning, mostly chatting on MSN and sometimes over the phone. I hate, hate, hate the phone but I could talk to him for hours and hours without any sense of panic. We essentially keep no secrets, except the secrets of our friends which is a given.

His willingness to try new things, and give new ideas some thought is a big factor in keeping us together. I am/was a bit late or a bit early with the discovery of who I am sexually, and what I want as far as lifestyle goes. Explaining the desire to be a lifestyle submissive to him took almost half a year because he couldn't quite grasp that it wasn't purely sexual. But once he got a good idea of what I meant, most thanks to lovely websites, he said he was open to trying it when we were ready. So now we wait, but we've been learning and reading together. Exchanging ideas and views. Which also lead to polyamory because of our desire to have more than just each other in our lives.

Debate is something that I enjoy. It's something I can do with him and not harbor any negative feelings and vice versa. Sometimes I take the opposite side even if I agree with him, just to debate. He says he's done the same.

I can be quite a ditz, and am defiantly not a morning person. He is rather tactless, and misinterprets things that really don't have room to be misinterpreted (I have no idea how he does it). Somehow, even our faults make me want to be with him. We make up for each others short comings fairly well.

He brings me out of my shell. He's an extrovert - he needs people in his life. I'm much more of an introvert and would be happy never setting foot out my front door again. He shows me the joys of life with others, and I try to show him the joys of doing things for yourself - without the need for others. He succeeds more than I do. I still enjoy my solitude, but couldn't imagine my life without him and his quirks. Ah, and the scrunchy happy/smile face he has. It's too cute. Makes me want hot chocolate with tiny marshmallows. (:

My boyfriend is just awesome. He's always there for me no matter when or for what reason. He makes me be true to myself. He always tells me I'm beautiful no matter what I look like.
I may be the more confident between the two of us, but he's the more honest.

I have no idea what I'd do without him...

October 21st is our 19 month anni.

This is such a good idea for a thread. So many people talk about all the negative things going on, that I don't think they realize the good things that they have. So dishing about the good things, forces you to think about them... and in turn makes you happy!

My story...

My two and a half year anniversary is in 3 days! We are highschool sweethearts. We met Junior year, he is the quiet type... and I'm the bubbly type. We play off each other so well. We get along in almost every way. We love to do the same things in our free time, we enjoy the same music and we have the same ideals. From the moment we met everyone thought we were rushing into things, but I don't think we were at all. Honestly, our relationship is more than chemicals... we have a connection that I have never been able to obtain with anyone before. And the best part is, our faults... we ease each others insecurities and always work to make things better. Our lives are lived for each other because well, neither of us really have much else.

He has saved me from horrible people and painful addictions. We are growing up together, and we plan on growing old together...

We are hoping to get married December 21, 2012. (It's kind of a joke, but we figured how awesome would it be to be getting married while people are shouting in the streets, "THE END IS HERE!")

I just started dating my girlfriend so I'm not in the whole "I'm in love" stage. She's pretty, smart, funny, and she puts up with my crazy way of thinking and my unconventional life style. XD So far she seems pretty awesome as far as personality goes but I've only know her for about two weeks. No gushy love fest going on here. XD

I believe I'm really, really lucky to have my current boyfriend. :) He always manages to put a smile on my face and he comforts me through hard times. We've been together for two years, now, and one year of that has been long distance. I haven't seen him and I won't be able to see him until summer of '11, when I'm 18. It's been really hard on both of us, but although we're not together physically, he's always "here" for me. I remember people saying that it'd never work out, but here we are, still madly in love and excited to see each other, again. I don't know of many other guys that would have the patience to wait so long; I believe he's one of a kind. :)

Since I've moved to Colorado (he's in Florida), things have been extremely hard: no friends, new school, transition from high school to college...He's always there for me. He always cheers me up with jokes and silly pictures and he listens to me rant about anything and everything. He's just an amazing boyfriend...I couldn't have asked for anyone else. :)

Ee, I was so glad to come back to Mene this morning and find a lot of happy stories. I'm so glad for those who've posted so far, that they've found kind, accepting, understanding people to spend their time with. :heart:

Yay, a love-fest! 8D
My boyfriend is beautiful in every way possible. He does so much for me, and he doesn't mind that I'm childish and need a lot of care. :3 We do everything together, and we have so many plans, and almost every day is my favourite day ever when I'm with him. I am soooooo in love ><
Sometimes, I come home after just being with him at school and I open up msn to find a whole bunch of offline messages about how much he loves me and sometimes a whole speech about my supposed wonderfullness xD It's so adorable and sweet!
He's just the sweetest person in the world. And he looks like a koala/patrick stump, with fluffy blonde hair and huge blue eyes and awwww :33

The love of my life wakes me up every morning, gives me a reason to smile, to laugh, to breathe, to carry on. The power to defend my ideals and morals, the encouragement to continue my art and lifestyle through the hardest days and most difficult trails. Loves me unconditionally, would never hurt me, listens as well as talks. Just amazing.

It's difficult to put into words how much he means to me... he's so generous, loving and hopelessly romantic, but I think it's really all the little things he does that really sweeps me off my feet and into his arms.

To name but a few:

-He's always there at the station to meet me when I get off the train.
-He holds my hand when I fall asleep.
-He takes the fall when I need to fart in public.
-Sometimes he leaves for work, gets half way down the street, then runs back because he realises he forgot to kiss me one last time before he left.
-He's fun to whisper to at boring weddings.
-He lets me put my cold feet on him to warm them up when we're in bed at night, even though they're icy cold.
-He tells me I'm beautiful, and really means it, even when I look like crap.
-He always offers to give me a piggy-back home when I've worn my silly high-heels for a night out.
-Sometimes when we're holding hands he rubs the palm of my hand with his thumb, and it's like a secret signal nobody else can see or hear, telling me he loves me.
-He always pulls faces at me in the bathroom mirror when we're brushing our teeth together before bed.
-He'll kiss me right after I've thrown up.
-When I've had a bad dream, he lets me wake him up and tell him about it, no matter how tired he is, and tells me it'll be okay until I stop feeling scared and cuddles me until I fall back to sleep.

All relasionships ive been in ended with cheating