I haven’t been writing for a while. I just got back from a trip across the country visiting my best friend. While the trip was great, there was an interesting thing that happened at the airports. My husband made me feel very special when I left and came home, but my friend’s husband was a completely different story! She didn’t tell him how unhappy it made her, but trust me, she felt less than special when he pretty much stuck out his hands for the keys instead of giving her a kiss hello.
I’ll tell you the story of what not to do first.
What NOTÂ To Do When Your Girlfriend Goes Away And Comes Back
My friend’s husband works out of town two weeks at a time, so they are used to saying goodbye and being apart for a while. But, that doesn’t mean that my friend doesn’t want to feel special and loved. In fact, when he doesn’t show her affection when he comes home, she feels as though he doesn’t really care to see her and she is just the maid that takes care of the kids and picks him up and drops him off at the airport.
When we picked him up at the airport (I happened to be there when he came home from work), I expected him to give her a kiss. Instead, he held out his hand and she placed the truck keys in it. Then he went to the truck – and guess what he did – he opened the back, grabbed onto one of the dogs and hugged him and kissed him and showered him with love.
I watched as my friend smiled at this affection, but I knew that she was thinking, “Why the hell do my dogs get more affection than me?” More importantly, she was thinking, “Does he love the dogs more than he loves me.”
My answer, from what I observed, would be a loud YES! Any man who loves his girlfriend or wife should be willing to kiss her and hug her and tell her that he loves her BEFORE he kisses and hugs his dogs.
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