15 Simple Ways to Keep Your Partner Happy

by David Wygant

So you're in a relationship and your partner starts nagging. She tells you that you just don't understand her, and that she really wishes that you would just do more "little things."

It's not the big things that make her happy; it's paying attention to the little details and showing you care that is really meaningful. She doesn't necessarily need lavish gifts -- she needs to know you're thinking about her.

Here are some ideas to get you started doing these "little things" she really wants:

1. Rub her feet instead of asking her if she wants you to rub her feet. Make it look like you want to do it.

2. Make her dinner one night. Don't ask her if she wants you to make dinner. Make her dinner before she gets home.

3. Light a candle so that she arrives home to a nice environment instead of coming home to the glaring lights of the television and other things.

4. Send her a text in the middle of the day telling her "I miss your smile from this morning" or "Last night was amazing!" or "The conversation we had last night was great."

5. Send an eCard in the middle of the day... something cute to remind her how much you really care about her.

6. If she's going on a business trip, offer to drive her to the airport or pick her up to make her life that much easier.

7. Let her have control of the remote control. Don't monopolize it for a change. Just give it to her and let her actually sit there and enjoying watching one of her shows. Then you can share one of her interests by watching it with her.

8. Offer to iron one of her shirts or take her clothes to the dry cleaner.

9. Clean up the bathroom without being asked. Don't just sit there and ignore the mess around the toilet. If you know it drives her crazy to see water splashed all around the sink, dry that area after you use it.

10. If you work out together, enjoy it with her instead of rushing through your own workout and then not letting her workout at the same time.

11. Take a shower together, then wash her hair, scrub her back, and give her a spa treatment. Do this and enjoy it!

12. The next time she gives you a massage, give her a massage the next day. Offer it! Don't just say you'll give her a massage...do it!

13. Surprise her by making plans. Tell her, "We're going out tonight honey." You can even just go out for a drink or dinner somewhere. It's taking the initiative that's important.

14. Decide on and set aside one night a week as date night. Have a date like when you first started dating.

15. Call her in the middle of the day and just say hello. Don't wait for her to call you.

It can be simple to keep her satisfied. It's not necessarily about what you give her financially or what gifts you give her. That's a cop out. It's the little things. The guy who makes the biggest mistake is the one who ignores their significant other then all of a sudden give them an expensive gift to make up for it. That doesn't make up for it at all.


My thoughts on this:

Well, all that is what women complain men don't do. I've seen and heard of it so many times, so i try my best to not disappoint my previous girlfriends and take them for granted. I did, yea i did, almost all of it constantly. Mind you, i don't force myself to do it, once you get used to treating the ones you love nicely and show them that you care, it becomes a habit and you'll feel good when you know that you made them smile.

But...

Of all the relationship i been through, only one girl actually appreciates and see the difference. Maybe because she's in the entertainment line and she have friends complaining about their boyfriends not being attentive and flirty most of the time. The rest of my exes all took me for granted. What i noticed in people is that they usually want more than what they have, they're never satisfied with what they do.

LOL...

That's normal human behavior i know. And i'm not saying that the 15 ways won't make ur partner happy. From my experience, doing all those constantly just makes it boring. It's just that sometimes you have to treat ur loved ones not-so-good at times so when you do something good occasionally, they'll see the difference as something new and will be happier. Or else they'll slowly get bored of it and want something more.

Hence...

Taking you for granted. Make them know their place as ur partner. Give and take, that's the most important rule in a relationship. Then comes honesty and the rest of whatever you want. If they show early signs that they're selfish and just want to take and not give, dump them. Trust me, you'll have a hard time when you get used to giving but they don't. You'll begin to want what you gave, feeling used.

So...

Sometimes giving gifts is a good idea too, cos it's always something new. You don't go giving her the same old card everytime, or the same old chocolates or shit like that.

That's just a small part of how to's in ur relationship, but it plays a very big role too. Solve that problem and u're basically good to go.

Don't just love... be loved. You have ur right.