44 Things Happy Couples Do

1. they talk without needing to be right or wrong
2. they make love (you know, when they can)
3. they laugh
4. they care (especially with the little wins)
5. they try
6. they go on dates
7. they want the best for each other
8. they are the best of teammates
9. they break bread together
10. they listen
11. they say, “tell me more…”
12. they listen again
13. they do their own thing
14. they communicate their needs
15. they love unconditionally despite how much is in their cup
16. they don’t shame, stonewall, defend, or use rage to get what they want
17. they turn towards, not away
18. they say, “I love you”
19. they hug
20. they kiss
21. they touch
22. they affirm
23. they give without expecting
24. they clean
25. they make beds for each other
26. they do dishes and clean floors and play gin rummy
27. they go on walks
28. they work out
29. they watch “their” show
30. they party hard once a month
31. they dance while they cook
32. they get coke zero at the grocery store
33. they smile for no reason
34. they laugh for no reason
35. they enjoy spaces of silence
36. they try not to judge how they were judged
37. they try to get triggered by what used to trigger them
38. they continue learning each other
39. they buy cool gifts that the other person would love
40. they do art night
41. they sit together
42. they talk together
43. they play together
44. they laugh again, and again, and again

This is love for me now. This is what being a happy couple entails at the moment. And I’m grateful for all of it.

Mr. Mullet

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This post was previously published on medium.com.

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