74 Simple Things You Can Do to Brighten Your Spouse’s Day

Hi Dustin!

Nice post you have here. We’ll be sure to bookmark it for some instant inspiration to cheer each other up!

Tariq – I love it when Shaheera calls me up the moment she gets up in the morning. I know then that I’m one of the first few things she thinks of after waking up. Oh, and I also love it when she gives me her handwritten love letters. 🙂

Shaheera – Seeing Tariq pick me up with a smile already brightens up my day! Oh, and also when he does random, unplanned sweet things like buying my favourite snack without asking, giving us the day off for some romantic time and giving me a back rub. 🙂

Thanks for the list!

Tariq and Shaheera

Fill up your wife’s gas tank (especially early in the morning when she doesn’t know you are doing it). That can be a major chore hauling three kids around, so she will greatly appreciate it!

My father used to leave notes for my mother and for each of us in places he knew we’d get to eventually, but probably not immediately. He was witty, so the notes were always funny. It made our day when one of us came across a note, and my mother adored hers.

So I continue the habit with my pseudo-husband! I plant them in a suitcase when he isn’t leaving town for a while, or in a box of cereal he isn’t eating a lot of at the time. Just silly little stuff, but it keeps things fun. And the forethought shows a lotta love!

My hubby often switches the radio to my favourite station when he gets out the car and knows I will be using it next – I love that! I thank him for all the little things he does – stack the dishwasher, when he drives us somewhere, when he picks up a bottle of my favourite wine – he’s an awesome husband!

This post really made me think… My husband does so many nice things all of the time without ever being asked; washes the dishes, fills up the cars, brings coffee to me while I am in the shower in the morning, gets up early with the kids every weekend, folds socks (which I hate) — the list goes on and on. He has always just naturally done nice little things that make my life easier and happy. But what was hard for me was to think of things I actually do for him. This list should get me pointed in the right direction, hopefully the next time you ask for nice things it won’t be so hard for me!

My boyfriend always weaks me up with a kiss and fresh black coffee………..

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Excellent information, glad i came across it. 🙂

I love how most of these suggestions are free and don’t make much time (5-15 minutes). It goes to show how simple, inexpensive things go a long way!

Great post. Thanks for all the great advice!

Dustin, how do I get my husband to read your posts??!

This is a great list. Thank you for sharing it.

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When hubby comes home tired and worn out. I give him a bath, rub down, and a massage. By the time I get to the massage he’s a sleep. I think he really likes it.

Wonderful Dustin. My hubby and I always find something nice to say to each other every day and never forget the hugs and kisses each day. Marriage is the most important thing one can have and it needs water every day to grow and be its best. Thanks you for the 74 simple things to do when it comes to marriage. Debbie

My husband and I have a little, red plastic heart clip (it used to say “Joy” on it, years ago) that we trade back and forth by leaving it someplace the other will find. It’s fun to try to come up with someplace new (after 20 years, this is quite a chore!) and even more fun when I find it after he’s hidden it for me.

Write SHMILY (See How Much I Love You) in random places ie: unroll the toilet paper and write it on a piece of the TP. Write it on the eggs in the egg carton in the frig.

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Something funny I do sometimes is act like one of the dogs when he comes in from work. We have three of them and they are so excited and jump all over him when he comes through the door, so I do it too. It’s a sweet gesture and funny as well.

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Excellent ideas! I think I’ll use a few today 🙂

Great list!! Keep up the great work

HAVE HIS BATHE WATER READY WHEN HE GET,S HOME ..BATHE HIM ..CHILDREN OUT OF THE HOUSE ..DINNER WITH CANDLELIGHT NICE MUSIC DANCE IN THE NUDE S M I L E

DRESS IN BIRTHDAY PAPER ON HIS BIRTHDAY ..UNDER IT YOU R NAKED AND SAY HERE IS YOUR BIRTHDAY PRESENT ME S M I L E ..OF COURSE YOU HAVE ANOTHER GIFT AS WELL LIKE TICKET,S TO HIS FAVORITE TEAM,S UPCOMING GAME

Love your post. I will surely use some of them 😉 thanks Dustin

HI 🙂 my partner knew i was having a bad week at work and so when i came home on the friday (he was at work) but as I go to walk up the stairs, there is a A4 page on every step, just simply saying I LOVE YOU! YOURE AMAZING!! it was perfect. also leaving notes on the window when your randomly parked somewhere, always a winner!! thanks for some great ideas!!

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What we alwasy overlook in these type of lists is that they are usually wrong — becaue the question is wrong!

Instead of asking “What can you do for your spouse” we need to ask “What could your spouse do for you”.

Let face it. Men are basically clueless on what they can do for their wives (why would they be looking for ideas if this were not true). And women — yes you too are clueless about what you can do for your husband. We can all try to come up with the perfect “what I could do for”…but the most insightful lists will only be had by asking the receiver “what do you want”.

well every day try to make the best of it ans surprise each other. My Love works on construction and i write little love notes and what he means to me and put them in hi luch box or more fun i cleat tape them and put them in his food LOL and he does dishes for me our bed laudry My Husband is just a Blessing to me in my life! Love one another and dont pay attention to bad days. God Bless!

Something I like to do sometimes, is even if we are staying inside for the evening, I put on my makeup and fix my hair. Put something cute on. When he gets home he always has a big smile and tells me how pretty I look. I know he feels special when he asks me why I got so dressed up and I tell him “Just wanted to look pretty for you”. I think women should try and look good for their husbands so they will be proud to show you off, and wont be able to take their eyes off you 🙂

I write on the bathroom mirror I love you so when he gets out and brushes his teeth he sees it and it brightens his morning.

My husband has not done one single thing on that list

All I have to do to brighten my husbands day is eagerly give him a blow job…It lets him know that I do care about his needs and desires, no matter how much I pester and nag at him! Its a win/win situation!

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We have a foam red heart that we leave for each other around the house. Last night, my husband was out of town and he left it on my pillow.

Regarding the above post… For my husband, every now and then I’ll stay up after he goes to bed. I’ll get out a sheet of paper and write a short love note stating how blessed and thankful I am for all he has done for me. I’ll tape the note to the bathroom mirror or the door leading to the garage. He is always in the best mood when he comes home from work!! Especially since he wasn’t able to hug his thanks to me because he gets up and is at work before I’m even awake. One of his buddies once said that these letters are “powerful”. I said really? My husband said, “You have no idea. The surprise and sincerity in your letters make me feel like the most accomplished man.” Score!! Because I think exactly that 🙂

When my husband has a bad day at work, I drive all around town finding a dinner that reminds him of his Washington DC home: Five Guys burgers, Utz crab chips, and Dogfish Head beer.

Bake something for my husband to take to work. He loves being the envy of all the guys at work and he gets a treat in his lunch box too!

Well, he could look at my pinterest stuff,, lol

Just act even partly interested in things that I like or enjoy and do the same for him.

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I know When I used to leave for a week or more my mom would put small sticky notes thoughout my trunk and I’ve always looked forward to doing that when my spouce travels with work.

Whenever my husband has to go out of town, I like to take his truck and do a deep cleaning. He is always so happy to come home to a nice clean vehicle!

I love all the ideas on this list!!

We tank you guys for helping us in hard timr

I like the way you think!!! Click the link for 70 Ways to Brighten HIS Day, some other different ideas along the same lines. 😉

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Two things that my boyfriend actually does for me that make my day are throwing a towel in the dryer while i’m showering so its hot when i get out, and starting my truck for me in the morning and bringing it around to the front door so it’s toasty warm and right there when i’m ready to go to work! 🙂 It’s the odd little things you would never think of that mean the most!

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Isn’t it amazing that despite putting our thinking caps on and trying to come up with some new and innovative ways to demonstrate our love for our loved ones, there are always more things that we can do that we’d never even contemplated before hand. A great post with some interesting suggestions. I’ll be putting a couple into motion before sundown tonight!

What I do to show my husband he is loved and appreciated is telling him and texting him. Also cards, notes, and when I go to any store grabbing a gift just because.

While hubby was in the shower getting ready for work in the wintertime, I would sneak downstairs and start his car for him once in awhile so it would be nice and toasty and he would not have to be out there scraping his windshield.

thanks for the awesome tips. I personally like to put my girlfriend favorite food in the fridge. It never fails to put a smile on her face when she comes home from work and sees that…

I put marshmallows in her coffee while she’s in the shower.
(married at 18, going on 30 years now)

I texted my fiance yesterday at 9 a.m. saying, “I don’t know how I’m going to make it through this day; I’m so tired.” He gets off two hours earlier than me from a job where he is on his feet doing manual labor. I sit at a desk all day. When I got home – despite the fact that he must have been tired, too – the entire house was clean. BLISS!

My husband works night shifts and we talk all night, he loves it when I text him and ramble about how much I miss, love, want, need, and trust him.

I love the wifey role! Up when he gets in the shower, make his lunch (include a note on his napkin about something from our favorite memories, or a sweet something…) Text him after a couple hours, wishing him a good day, with love. Clean house, do laundry, food shop, prep food for dinner & dessert, grab his favorite beer. Slippers and comfy stuff at the end of the bed for immediate, easy access. Unlock the door when i know he’s almost home. Take his work clothes and send him to relax (beer frosty & waiting) Give him soul possession of the remote control, serve dinner, bake dessert while we eat. Clean the kitchen, serve sweets. Then, I ask what rubbins he would like. (hands, feet, back, legs, head, full body, sensual massage (i have a book on that, it’s great!), or I’ll give him a mans mani/pedi – soak, scrub, lotion, rub. All the while asking if there’s anything i can get or do for him. Before bed, I reflect on our life, something that he’s done that fills me with happiness & love, and wrap him in my arms or crawl into his lap and tell him.
My health suffered for many years until my transplant, which he was there every step of the way for – sleeping in chairs for 7+ days just so I wasn’t suffering alone. He takes care of us, and I do all of this, nearly daily. He is my King, and I, his queen.
Almost 9 years together – married 2/2007, suffered a major lack in communication, divorced 2/2010, and started dating weeks later. Back together over 3 years, & getting re-married!!!
‘The 5 languages of Love’ is the book that taught us about our “love tanks”… Now we constantly keep each others overflowing.
Marriage is not a gift. It’s an empty box. You get out of it, what you put into it. Marriage is like a weight. Sometimes it’s heavy, and you struggle to hold it, sometimes it’s light as air, and seems to surround you. A weight is something you lift & release. A burden is something you carry. Don’t let it be a burden, let it be a weight, that strengthens you & your bond to the one you love.
I wish everyone happiness like we have & then some!

We never were really nice to eachother in the beginning. It was highschool and just puppy love. But family an friends tried to keep us apart, and we fought just as hard if not harder to be together. Well, long story short we are not officially head over heals inlove 6 years later and three kids later. We still argue a bit, over petty stupid things. And he stresses way to much and get super cranky and short with me. The thing he does to make my day soo much better, is when he will take my hand after an argument and hold me and say sorry, along with a kiss on the forehead. And it’s nice you because he’s not secretive with this, he will do it in front if the kids so they can see, it’s okay to argue as long as you know when your wrong and you show the other person you love them and you are truely sorry. He’s an amazing man and I’m extremely grateful for him, he works really hard so I don’t have to, and I sometimes take that for granted. I text him through out the day, and if I’m out with the kids and see a movie he loves but got wrecked by our kids, ill pick it up for him. We love rice, he hates rice. So if I make a rice dish ill always make a small pot of potatoes just for him. Thanks for the post.

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I can fix him his favorite dish – fried potatoes and onions

I always love when he picks out a dress for me to wear we go on dates! It keeps me from being indecisive and it lets me know he thinks my dresses look nice on me. I like to let him know when he’s wearing a color that really compliments his eyes/hair too : ) Makes his day to let him know I’m paying attention.

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Hide a sexy note in his work pants. That way he finds it while at work 🙂

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Although these are not new things but you have explained in a good manner that it can make someone relax as well you are doing good workand i have a suggestion for you that u should share experiences of people if they share with u that how their life changed after using these ideas because human being learn more from experiences. God bless u and keep it up 🙂

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Sooo I’m one of the extremely few genuinely sweet-hearted romantic men and everytime I google a topic like this I get inspired with originality and am always grateful I made the search even though I never use a direct example. Thanks

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I had found an old pack of post its and wrote something sweet on every one. Then I hid them around the house- Places he’d find them during his daily routine, or places he’d come across them in the far future.

Examples-
On Mirrors
On the computer monitor
On the laptop he uses for business (And put it back in the briefcase, of course)
On the potrack/ above the stove for when he’s cooking
Near the light switches because he usually shuts them off before I do.
Near the dish drying rack
In the bathroom vanity
In his closet- Shoes, pockets, and the closet itself
On the Cat Carrier
In drawers
and anywhere else I thought he might come across them 😉

I did some of these things in the past for my husband. Unfortunately, he didn’t seem to appreciate what I did (he never mentioned about it, never thanked me, and didn’t even smile when he read my notes or found out what I did.) I wrote him post-its notes saying that I love him, posted them on our mirror, his bag, his wallet, his computer screen. One time, I also spent hours making a personalized card saying that I love him and miss him whenever he is away.

Whenever I buy him things that he likes or loves, he gives me that look and says that I didn’t have to, and that it was too expensive, etc.

I feel hurt that every time I do something for him, he never seems to care – to the point that I ran out of ideas that will really make brighten his day. I have this terrible feeling that maybe I bore him or he’s not really into the “giving” type of love expression.

Although my husband and I express our love through touch (physically and sensually), I feel like I also need to give something out of the ordinary just to make him feel more loved and special.

My husband, however, showers me with appreciation. He tells me he loves me all the time, he sends me food on my office table (we work at the same office) when I am very stressed out and busy, he tends to hug me and kiss me, and holds my hand in public. I do not doubt that he loves me.

But I just don’t understand why he doesn’t seem to appreciate what I do for him. Am I doing something wrong here?

Any advice will be appreciated.

Have a warm bath drawn for her when she gets home from work.

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I’ve been married 19 years to the most amazing man in any universe. I never feel up to snuff in the love department. I still get butterflies when he comes in from work. I hope he knows he’s my whole world. I am affectionate. He can always guess what I need. I have to ask 🙁 do you like a hug (etc). I’m a relationship idiot. Why does this person love me? Anyhoo, I cant find anything that shows how much he means to me. I cant sing, write, dance, bake, or paint. Even if I had these talents, no object could express my feelings. I may search endlessly for a means to display my unconditional love. I’m an atheist. The closest I come to believing in divinity is being embraced by my husband after he’s worked his hard ass job. He exhausted, but spends four hours bonding with me (& kids). Ill never match his level of caring. I fear he will wake up one day and walk away. He is VERY faithful (his friends n fam say & no wavering in 20yrs). Still I wonder wtf is this sexy man doing with my dumpy ass….seriously if jack nicholson was a woman, that’d be me. Hub is like if Hugh Jackman and Colin Odonoghue had a baby. Sigh sorry to ramble ! Well I like the warming his car trick. Hopefully more suggestions will find me.

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Amazing list, thank you for making it available for download. I’ve done something I normally never do, which is to share across my social media profiles. The pre-toothpaste tip had me in fits of laughter for reasons unknown. Anyway keep up the great work.