Shiloh Walker is the next cupid in the Valenduckie line up. She shares with us her ideal romance.
Don’t forget to catch her latest, Beautiful Girl, released 29 Jan 08 by Samhain, and her next, Through the Veil (love the cover), releasing 3 Jun 08 from Berkley.
Talk to some women and they’ll tell you their idea of a romantic man is one who shows up with flowers for no reason at all. One who can quote poetry, or adores walks on the beach. Someone who is touch with his feelings, or arranges for a candlelit dinner.
In reality, a lot of us are happy when the DH remembers our anniversary, our birthday…Valentine’s Day.
I’m lucky. I got a guy that remembers all of those. More, he also does some things that are really romantic. Forget chocolate, roses (although, baby, if you’re reading this… *G* I love those, too). This guy has snuck into the room in the morning when he knows I’ve been having trouble sleeping and he’ll turn off the alarm clock and take care of the kids so I can sleep. He’ll bring me some sweet tea from Mickey D’s and a hash brown on his way home from dropping them off. The end of the day, if he can tell I’m stressed, he’ll pour me a glass of wine or make me a White Russian.
He’ll get his mother to come over and watch the kids so we can get out. He buys me a Garmin GPS gadget for Christmas because he knows I get lost. He picks out little fairies for the kids to give me Christmas and he almost always manages to sneak some Godiva into my stocking on Christmas.
He’s sent me roses at work even though I know he doesn’t really like buying flowers… (they die…he doesn’t like giving me something that dies).
Back when we were still dating, he was going out of town with his folks for a week and I was house-sitting for them. I show up over there and find a book from my fave fantasy author and some money tucked inside. I was a broke college student and the only time I had money was when I bummed it off of him. 😉
There have been days when I come home from the Y, the grocery store or from picking the kids up at the sitter’s and the house is clean. Mornings when I oversleep and I’m rushing around, or even just procrastinating at the PC and I’ll go to get my keys so I can warm up the car and viola… he’s already done it.
Some girls might wish for a silver-tongued devil who is in touch with his emotions to show up at the door with roses and candy. Not me. I want my dark-eyed guy with the boy-next-door-smile. I don’t need him to be in touch with his emotions… I’m in touch with them—and he’s in touch with mine.
The way I see it, that’s romance.
He sounds like a wonderful guy and a definite keeper. Valentine’s day has its charms but I want to feel loved by my hubby in the day to day.
That is incredibly sweet. The beginning of your post made me laugh – my dad is one of those forgetful people. I generally call him to remind him of my parent’s anniversary, and my mom’s birthday. (Valentines and Mother’s Day are commercialized enough that he should notice/remember). My parents have a terrific marriage – but its hit or miss for my dad to remember dates. 😛 Sometimes he still asks me when my birthday is, and I can never quite tell if he’s joking or not. Actually, 95% of the guys I know have a lot of trouble remembering those things.
Shiloh said,
oh man… *sigh* that is so romantic!
My S.O. is the sweet, taking care of me guy too… but we’ll see once we tie the knot and share house duties how it’ll shake out!
Shiloh~I totally agree with you. My hubby sounds a lot like yours. He does so many of those little things that show me how much he loves me. That means more to me than anything he could give me.
My best friend calls my husband to remind him about my birthday, which just happens to be on Valentine’s Day.
The guy’s a genius, but details often escape him.
But we’ve been married thirty years and counting, so I guess that counts for more than being detail oriented.
Oh man, am I looking forward to Through the Veil!
Thats so sweet! Mine just asked me yesterday when Valentines Day is? I told him in June. He’s such a moron sometimes! But every once in a while he does something nice for me and I return the favor!
i’m with you, shiloh – anyone can open their wallet and bring a box of chocolate home. takes minimal thought and effort. the man who goes out into arctic-feeling, dark winter mornings to warm up the car, day after day, without ever having been asked (as mine also did and does) – that is a real man.
Aww…that’s so sweet! Totally agree with you and Maya!
What a great guy you have. Definitely a keeper. 🙂
Yeah, you got one of the good ones. I have one too. Love to to kid around here, but I don’t think I could ever replace him. Hearts & Kisses Mike!!!
😉 He is a keeper.
*G* After I wrote this post the other day, I had another example of his wonderful-ness. He works third shift and a lot of the time, when I get up is when he’s getting ready or already in bed.
Today, school was canceled due to icy conditions and he’d come in, turned my alarm off and was up with the baby when I got got a little later.
Sniffle. I love that guy.
Lovely post. It’s clear that your husband loves you and appreciates all the things you do.
sounds like a keeper to me too. And am really looking forward to through the Veil. And yeah that cover rocks.