Valentine’s Day might be over, but that doesn’t mean we should stop appreciating our boyfriends (or sort-of-not-really-friend boys – I’m not judging) for all the things they do for us. Big, romantic gestures are great, but in the end, it’s the tiny things they do for us every day that matter.
1. Opening doors for you, even though he knows you’re more than capable of doing it yourself
2. Not being afraid to actually let you open doors for him
3. Dealing with a mouthful of hair whenever you want to be the little spoon (and let’s be real, that’s every night)
4. Pretending like he didn’t notice when you sprawled all over the bed last night and took up at least 98% of the mattress, despite being half his size
5. Calling you on your bullsh*t
6. But knowing when to pick his battles
7. Listening to you rant about that know-it-all in your 12 to 2 class and pretending like he hates her too
8. Giving you his jacket even though he’s freezing and you really should’ve known not to wear a tank top in 55 degree weather
9. Reassuring you that you’re not fat… for the fifth time today
10. Knowing that the phrase “Are you hungry? Do you want to go to Pluto’s?” really means, “I’m hungry, so let’s go to Pluto’s”
11. Letting you hook the auxiliary cord to your phone in his car, every single time.
12. Putting up with your embarrassing #MCM posts, and making you his #WCW when you (not so subtly) hint that he should
13. Understanding that expecting you to shave your legs every day is just absurd
14. Telling you that girl in his group project isn’t ten times hotter than you, even though she’s totally ten times hotter than you
15. Letting you freak out over him not texting back within two minutes, even though sometimes it takes you two hours
16. Ordering curly fries, knowing fully well you’ll eat all but three of them
17. Letting you pick the movie
18. Being the one to actually pick the movie, after ten minutes have passed and you realize you’re too indecisive for such an monumental decision
19. Waiting to watch the next episode on Netflix until you’re with him
20. Keeping his phone unlocked, with the screen up, even though you’re “totally not the jealous type”
21. Listening to you complain about how guys can be such jerks sometimes, even though he is, ya know, a guy
22. Taking a picture of you and your friends for the eighth time, because the first seven just weren’t Insta-worthy
23. Ordering your second choice dish when going out to dinner, knowing you’re going to want to eat off his plate anyway
24. Carrying you over puddles when you decided it would be a good idea to wear flip flops in the pouring rain
25. Being a boyfriend most of the time, but being just a friend when that’s what you need him to be
26. Dealing with your long, stray hairs that show up literally everywhere, because you shed more than any dog ever could
27. Holding your hand, even though you’re practically the snow queen and have ice cubes for fingers
28. Not giving you flack for wearing workout clothes for the third day in a row, when he knows you haven’t worked out in over a week
29. Being the one to get up and turn off the light when you’re both already under the covers… If that isn’t true love, I don’t know what is