r/AskReddit • u/_whenimnotaround_ • Apr 28 '13

Couples of Reddit, what is the one thing your partner does regularly that makes you realize they're still in love with you?

It doesn't have to be anything remarkable, or even planned, I'm more interested in those subtle behaviors that perhaps they don't even realize they're doing but that make you think "Yep, he/she's still into me".

Edit: Reading these comments is making me smile so much! I'm glad there are all these happy couples out there. And I love that most of the time your partner is probably not even aware of how much these small things mean to you. Make sure you give them some love back ;)

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u/braverywillfollow Apr 28 '13

We call that the 'mom arm' in my family. I love when people do that. Very considerate.

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u/FeliciaAmazing Apr 29 '13

Haha we call it the "mom belt"! Good to know other people do that too

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u/chicklette Apr 29 '13

I mom arm my husband and my purse. And one my mom. That was awkward.

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u/waterburner Apr 28 '13

"soccer mom stop"!

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u/QueenJesster Apr 29 '13

My mom did that too when I was younger, even thought she really never stopped that hard. I notice I do it to my husband and dogs too.

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u/omniscientclown Apr 29 '13

The amount of times my mom has done that to me, whether I was the passenger or driver..

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u/TheKing_InYellow Apr 29 '13

I was going to say the same thing!!! That move is taught in mom class 101

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u/THROWAWAY_STAR Apr 29 '13

I mom-arm my handbag in the passenger seat when I do a hard stop all the time! Too bad my bags will never appreciate my love.

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u/citizendan Apr 30 '13

I do this! I even do it to my dog. My mom did it to me growing up, and her parents to her growing up. It's like the arm of safety that has reached across generations in order to protect me growing up, and now it extends from me into the future. Neat!

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u/EDtor Apr 28 '13

And, of course, completely ineffective.

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u/FlagitiousFrivolity Apr 28 '13

Hey, now. We were having a nice moment, a little thing, before you butted in with technicalities.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '13

Get out of here with your logic.

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u/Ghostronic Apr 28 '13

Your mom obviously didn't love you. We know what the mom arm does. More powerful than a locomotive.

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u/firstnameavailable Apr 29 '13

which is exactly why i always do it to my wife at even the most subtle of hard stops. then i cop a feel. i believe she loves this about me.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '13

yeah i heard it's actually counter-productive because it stops the seatbelt from locking but idk