• Canopyflyer@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    54m here, married for 19 years.

    My wife has a very demanding career, so really needs her hobbies to let go of the stress. What I do is listen when she’s talking about what has her interests. Then if there is anything I can do to facilitate it, it will suddenly materialize. This is not always something expensive or even something material.

    Just before COVID the entire family got into playing D&D. Being an artist my wife went bonkers on painting miniatures. So I made sure she had all the paints and brushes she needed. Plus, the dining room, which is actually our “hobby” room, got a lighting upgrade

    How bonkers did she get? This bonkers and there are many many more:

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    My partner just kinda gnaws on my upper arm. Straight up asked her to stop early days of us dating and she said something along the lines of “but that’s how I show I love you” and just kept at it.

    10 plus years later it’s a wonder my arms haven’t callused over. Love that weirdo

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      LOL, yeah I was pretty surprised when I first started dating my wife and she reared her head back like that old cat video and then clamped her teeth down around my forearm. Now I like it.

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    I once put an entire watermelon under the wipers on my friends car like a parking ticket when I knew they had a rough day at work. They like watermelon.

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    you warn them you are aware but aren’t complicit to their addictions(hobbies). then you tell them just this time~

    you join them anyways.

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    Gave my brother my mullvad account so he can use a VPN and his PC and taught him how to pirate. Which browser, which sites to trust… Even walked him through a manjaro install over the phone. I often clean his PC for him when ever I’m over.

    Built my ex a cute itx PC in turquoise. Dinky little thing.

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    3 days ago

    Put “never gonna give you up” playing on background every time they leave their PC unlocked

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    Listen to your SO’s friends and [close] family.

    Your SO talks to them about what they really want.

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    I loved it when my ex would act like a child to put something stupid into context.