✅ Great sense of humor
✅ Never stops learning, always curious and open-minded
✅ Doesn’t have rigid gender norms embedded in his brain
✅ Willing to go to therapy
✅ Guileless in such a way that my screwed up brain can actually believe him a little when he says I’m attractive
✅ Persistently communicative, even/especially through difficulties
✅ Is happy to have shared interests/activities as well as separate ones
✅ Compassionate about my OCD, goes out of his way to make me feel safer
✅ Takes illness/COVID/disabilities seriously and goes the extra mile to protect others even when he’s mocked for it
✅ Good with finances/saving/budgets, and prioritizes frequent and generous giving to others in need
✅ Makes social connections more easily than I do
✅ and ok yes he’s hot
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My husband
Physical qualities:
-tall
-dirty blonde hair
-lean
-a little facial hair
-James Potter glasses
-blue eyes
-the sweetest smile
-sense of style - he doesn’t care what anyone thinks (includes fun hats and shoes)
Other qualities:
-incredibly humble
-VERY kind & a great spouse/friend
-creative in so many ways (programming, art, styling rooms/outfits)
-outward about being happy in our marriage
-the best dad there ever was
-the kid puke handler
-pushes me to do what makes me happy
-the loving way he looks at me and our kids (my mom pointed this out when we were only 15)… she knew he loved me already back when we were babies
-the way he still makes my heart beat really fast sometimes by just seeing him walk into a room after 15 years together
-everything else
alex
Feb 27, 2025
How am I so lucky?
When we met 16 years ago as tweens, he was really cute, but dang, now he’s tall, has facial hair, a great sense of style, and is the BEST dad & husband...
Counting my blessings every day.
Jan 12, 2025
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he’s perfect
Feb 1, 2025
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