What Do You Do for Your Husband?

Updated on June 26, 2011
K.W. asks from Prosper, TX
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What do you do FOR your husband? Not what you do for the family and your husband is included but what things do you do just for him? What things do you do that make him feel loved and appreciated?

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A.W.

answers from Kalamazoo on

I help him find stuff. He is always losing things, important things and is HORRIBLE at looking for stuff. Like if it's not right in front of his face he doesn't see it :) He travels a lot for work and sometimes leave early a.m. I have gotten out of bed at 5am just to help him find something he needs for work! He really appreciates that I stop what I'm doing and help him.

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S.G.

answers from Norfolk on

When we're at home watching TV, I'll get up and refill his drink without his asking, even if I don't need a refill too.
If I notice that the coffee isn't set up for the next morning, I take care of that.
In reality, he probably does a lot more things for me that make ME feel loved and appreciated! He's a great guy.

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A.G.

answers from Houston on

Most of what i do for my husband i cant put here.

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But other than that, i keep the houses and the kids in line. He works out of town 25 days of the month, Im a s.a.h.m.....So basically i do EVERYTHING else. Everything from the sewing, the homework, the baths every night, lol, well you all know what it takes to raise two kids and care for a home.

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M.J.

answers from Dover on

-Get the coffee ready the night before going to bed
-Bake triple batches of his favorite cookies at Christmas time so he can have plenty
-Pick up a 6 pack of beer for him once in a while
-Text him a picture msg of my boobs when I know he's having a bad day

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S.J.

answers from St. Louis on

What a wonderful question!!

- Talk good about him behind his back, especially to the kids.

- Let him watch his baseball games with no (or few) kid interruptions.

- Oral sex - yes, that is JUST for him....=)

- Let him have complete control of the remote. Every. Single. Night. This one is hard sometimes!

- Tell him constantly how much I appreciate him, and how sexy I think he is!

- Send him sexy texts during the day

- Make each dinner with him in mind. Kids will eat anything. Husband has his favorites. I also try to time the dinner so it will be ready and hot when he walks in the door, even though I only get home from work about 20 minutes before him. It is a race!

- Buy sexy outfits/underwear. (Well, this is kinda for me too I guess!)

- There are no rules when he goes out with friends. I trust him, he is an adult. Go and have fun! I think he appreciates this one the most. All the other wives are griping at their husbands while they're at the bar, not me. He LOVES that! I think I am the lucky one to have a husband I trust 100%. I am also lucky to have a husband who only goes out about once per month.

- Do all of his laundry, pick up after him. (I work full time, so does he. But, he is a slob! I still love him, though=)

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L.L.

answers from Rochester on

Everything. :) I make his food, I pick his clothes up off the bathroom floor, I make sure he has a new toothbrush when he needs one and doesn't run out of soap, I buy new socks when the old ones are getting holes...boy, none of that sounds romantic, does it? But that's what it's all about...all the little things. He could really care less about gifts. :)

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K.P.

answers from New York on

- Coffee at his bedside every morning.
- Pack a lunch for him that is healthy and easy to eat on-the-road
- Force him to take time for himself to go golfing or to the shooting range with his friends. He always has a great time, but feels guilty for going.
- Curb my complaining about little things
- Watch "Ghost Hunters"- I hate that show... they never find anything, but he loves it!

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C.O.

answers from Washington DC on

I make him a lunch every day...
I make sure his coffee is ready for him when he wakes up in the AM for work.
I make sure that his clothes are put away from him (most of the time) so that when he comes home from work - he can relax....

On the weekends, I try to let him sleep. He's a night owl and gets by on 4 to 5 hours of sleep during the week - he's a big boy and adult, I know - but this has been him since I've known him!! So I try and let him sleep.

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K.M.

answers from Chicago on

I learned how to play Call of Duty Black Ops & Madden NFL video games. I am a gamer but those games are not my preference, when his best friend (partner on these games) moved out he had no one to play with anymore and the games were not as good ... now we play together. I also do not bug and bother him and give him "rules" when he goes out with his friends unlike his friend's wives, fiances and girlfriends. Basically what I do for my man to show him he is loved and appreciated is treat him with respect, value our romantic friendship and give him the trust he deserves; he appreciates that more than a clean house - good food - clean clothes because he can do those things for himself if needed.

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T.C.

answers from Dallas on

I try to keep the house cleaner than is important to me (not that I'm a slob, just that he feels most relaxed when it's really clean). So, I put a lot of effort into doing a quick clean with the kids before he comes home so that the house is nice and clean for him.

I support and praise him for his accomplishments and let him know how much what he's doing means to our family (Im a SAHM with four kids, prego with #5, and he works full-time and is in his master's degree full time). He takes his responsibilities very seriously & I appreciate it.

I make an effort to have dinner made, knowing he likes it. I've been a loser at it lately with the new pregnancy and so many little ones. I'm really struggling with it, but typically that is a goal I have because it makes him feel loved. And, often, I will put his plate together for him because I've learned it something he really likes. I don't know why...but he does. So I do it. And I'll get his drink together for him too.

Then, of course, our private bonding time together...and the reason we keep having more babies...hehe.

He really enjoys watching a movie/tv show with me at night, so we do that.

I'm sure there is more, but that is what comes to mind.

He's a really sweet guy. He does the same for me. He very frequently thanks me for all the hard work I do with our family and for trying to keep up with the kids & homeschooling. When he sees I'm struggling with things, he steps up and helps a lot (like helping with the kitchen and laundry and quick cleaning if I didn't have energy to do it...helps with the baby at night, etc). So, it's definitely not just me doing everything for him. He does a ton for me and for the kids.

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J.S.

answers from Dallas on

I make his lunch almost everyday

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S.C.

answers from Fort Wayne on

According to him nothing ;)

I try to do things like cook his favorite meals, get him something special at the grocery store, make sure I ask about his day and then actually listen when he talks about people I don't know.

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R.D.

answers from Richmond on

I leave him love notes in his lunch EVERY day. Sometimes the note will say 'look in your glovebox' and I'll leave a little happy something. If I know he's going to work early and I won't see him in the morning, I write a note in lipstick on the bathroom mirror. When he gets home, I give him 30 minutes of unwind time. He's spoiled :)

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L.L.

answers from Topeka on

~ make fresh iced tea for him daily
~kiss him by for work
~wash his clothes not only that but making sure all his greasy oil stains plus food stains come out
~put all his clothes away including his shoes
~make his dinner plates
~hand over the remotes once he sits down for the night
~He never has to go grocery shopping I handle all that plus all his clothing itmes,all he does is worry about the "man store"
~I'll mow the yard about 3x's in the summer I hate doing it but when he hasn't had time to i'll do it
~I'll go fishing with him on hot summer days for hrs
~Everything I do is for him or the thoughts are for him if he appreciates it or not
~There is lots more but some are TMI...

M.D.

answers from Washington DC on

Most everything he asks for. I do most of the house work and cooking, even though we both work and I'm in school. My kids will ask why I make daddy's dinner plate and i do it just because. Whatever he needs to make him happy, I try to do. I also premake his breakfasts for the week. He leaves the house at 430 and it saves a stop somewhere since I make him a sausage biscuit and fruit, plus a can of coke for breakfast. I pack his lunches too!

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M.R.

answers from Chicago on

Surprise Starbucks! He loves that more than anything.

A.R.

answers from St. Louis on

I tell him I love you and I am still in love with him.
I say thank you to him every time he helps me with any chore at home, and I let him know how glad he made me.
I make his lunch and put a sweet note with a sweet treat.
Every night before bedtime I put his pajamas handy on the pillow, and every morning I put his underwear close to the shower.
I always try to have something he likes for breakfast, or lunch or dinner.
I call him at work twice a day (if he is not too busy) just to say hi and that I love him.
When he travels, I help him to prepare his things, and get everything ready for his trip.
I try to be nice every day when he gets home (smile and dress pretty)

F.H.

answers from Phoenix on

all he asks of me is to take damn good care of our kids, which I do. he says everything else I do is just "icing" on the cake"! but I have some um...very good talents in the bedroom...that make him feel very "loved and appreciated"!!! :o)

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M.C.

answers from Washington DC on

Hmm.
Well I don't make his lunch... i don't even make mine.

He has a VERY specific morning routine, so I try to keep the things he needs for that in stock.

He wears a uniform to work and I don't iron, so I try to pull the uniform items out of the dryer ASAP and fold or hang them up for less wrinkles.

I do a load of laundry midweek if I realize that he's out of jeans or socks.

I tend to do ALL of the grocery shopping. I will pick up a few of his favorite drinks when they are on sale.

He has some daily medications so I always keep an eye on when those need to be purchased.

J.L.

answers from Los Angeles on

I pre-treat and wash his greasy dirty uniforms (he's a mechanic).
I cook a home made dinner 95% of the time and time it to be warm when he gets home.
I make his lunch every night.
I help him trim his goatee so it's even and not lopsided, lol.
Surprise him at work with Coffee
I sex text him ;) including pics
I do things he was unable to get around to do, including running to auto parts stores, his buddies houses to pick up something, etc.
I bake things for him to take to work and share with his friends (a lot of them don't have wives that bake treats, and it's a good pick me up).
No complaints in the XXX department. ;)
I make sure I tell him how much I love him and appreciate all of his hard work.
I do all the grocery shopping, running errands for the house, paying of the bills.
I let him sleep in on his days off.
There's more, but I will stop here before this gets too long, lol.

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S.O.

answers from Oklahoma City on

I wake up every morning, at 5:30, and make his coffee (we have a French press so it's not automatic). I prepare his breakfast and his lunch to take with him for work.
I bring him ice water when he mows the lawn.
Wish him luck when he has a meeting.

Just little things, but they add up :)

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S.D.

answers from Fort Walton Beach on

Get up every morning @ 4 to make his breakfast and lunch (he's in a really tough school). If I'm out by myself (very rare) I try to pick up something small that I think he might like. I never ever ever talk down about him to or around our kids. I'll be reading the other responses... I can always use more ideas!

G.T.

answers from Modesto on

My mom always told me to do things for my husband that would make him miss me if I was gone, so I do.... and he does :)
He's a morning bath soaker to start his day. I always bring him a cup of juice while he soaks and the coffee is making. I bring him his coffee and his breakfast and set it on the edge of the tub when it's ready.
I make all of his meals for him, but he surprises me now and then and does the cooking on occasion when he knows I've had a bad day or when I've mentioned that I'm clueless as to what to make for dinner tonight...(so I use that every couple of weeks). I never nag at him if I've had to ask him to do something twice, like to take out the trash, I just pretend like it's the first time I asked again... even if its the third time.
I never withold sex unless I'm incapable.
I treat him like a king in front of our families and never argue with him in public. I let him have the remote when he wants it except for when American Idol is on.
I'm always easy to get along with for the most part.
He tells me quite often how lucky he is to have me, and that's the payoff.

J.P.

answers from Sacramento on

I make his lunch for him every day, I send him a text when I get to work and tell him that I Love Him, I do it EVERY DAY - wether I am pissed at him or not! LOL ~ there are other things that I do as well, but those are the two things that I do without fail.....

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J.B.

answers from Rochester on

I make his lunch for him everyday. I have actually been doing this for years before we even had kids. Sometimes, I put something special in it- like candy or whatnot- beyond the normal snadwich, chips, etc. And once in a while, I will put a note in it too. Cheesy I know, but it is fun. I also make time to spend with him in the evenings. Instead of spending all my time after the kids go to bed cleaning, exercising, making lunches, etc. We will sit down, talk, watch TV and I will rub his shoulders or feet. and of course- intamacy- even when I don't feel up to it.

K.I.

answers from Los Angeles on

I make his lunch and his coffee in the morning.

I keep in mind his incredible picky eating habits!

I play XBOX with him b/c he loves it.

I make sure the kids know how incredible their father is. 'Daddy can do that', etc, etc.

I lay out his clothes for him.

I give unsolicited BJ's...his favorite!

I text or call him at work just to tell him I love him and I miss him and am thankful for him.

I make sure he has a Barnes&Noble book card all the time, my husband is a SERIOUS reader and LOVES going to the bookstore.

I am faithful and 110% committed and don't ever give him reason to think otherwise!

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A.F.

answers from Fargo on

I spend time with him, that's what he loves the most! He's a quality time kind of guy!
I also take care of some things for our businesses that stress him out.
My husband likes things super clean and I am super disorganized. I try my hardest to keep things clean. I hardly ever succeed, but he sees and appreciates my efforts, and then he pitches in to help. What a guy! :)

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