This morning, right before dropping off the kids and heading to work, my wife looked at me and said, “I love you more than you know and I am proud of you”
We say “I love you” all the time — before leaving, when we get home, before bed. It’s part of our rhythm. But I have never heard her say that.
It landed deep. Like… real deep. Not just butterflies, more like this overwhelming warmth that made my eyes sting a bit. I haven’t told her how much it meant. Honestly, I’m not great at talking about how I feel, and I don’t know if I’ll bring it up. But it stuck with me.
To the good guys out there grinding it out for your families — I hope someone tells you, “I love you more than you know,” and “I’m proud of you.” Because you deserve to hear it.
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You sound just like me. My wife will say things like this to me too occasionally. Like “we appreciate you”. Tell her how it made you feel. It’s important. We are men, but we are not made of stone. Someone’s kind words can fuel our strength. Let them know that, and you accept their love.
Sometimes we forget to tell the men in our lives how deeply we admire them. To the dads who never stop, the brothers who always show up, the boyfriends who try even when they don’t say it, the grandfathers who taught us everything with silent love…
Thank you for your effort, your daily fight, your quiet strength. We don’t always say it—but we see you, we feel you, and yes: we’re proud of you. We love you more than you know.
Dammit, being single without kids gets me again.
If it were me who said those words it would mean the world to know how much it meant to you
If only I could hear this from my wife…
I started doing something a few years ago that I refer to as “see something, say something” (like the airports lol). If I see something that I really admire about someone or I notice something I’m really appreciative of them for, I try to immediately tell them so I don’t even have time to consider feeling embarrassed about sharing my feelings. People are CRAVING recognition. We all are and, to OP’s point, we rarely hear it from anyone. I don’t want to leave this world with anyone I care about NOT knowing how grateful I was for them.
The dream
I think I’d break down and cry if my wife said that to me
brb, gonna make sure i remind my boyfriend how much i love and appreciate him when i see him after work
There’s not enough conversation about this. We all talking about treating women like queens, but forget that we should make a good man feel like a king.
You should tell her.
On a similar note, whenever my wife does something impressive or she finishes something she has been working towards I always tell her how proud I am of her.
I know how much it means to me when someone I love says that to me and I want to make sure my SO knows how much I love and care about them.
I don’t get as much as I give, but my wife had a rough abusive childhood so she doesn’t always know the best way to express herself so I understand things won’t always be verbally expressed. I’m happy you got to hear that OP. That is such a powerful compliment to get
You should tell her how her words made you feel. Personally, I’ve made a point to say things like this when I’m in a relationship. Everyone likes to know that their efforts aren’t being unnoticed or taken for granted. So I’ll tell my partner I appreciate them and I’m proud of them. It’s sexy as hell when we see our partner handling their business, so maybe that’s what she was feeling when she said those words to you. Tell her how it made you feel, and ya’ll can both enjoy each other later 😉
I am happy for you bro. This reminds me of a book named the Will to Change. Great book for us men to rediscover our emotions.