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The Sweetest Text
My husband and I are polar opposite in nearly every way. Sometimes, I wish that weren’t the case, but maybe that’s what has kept us together for over twenty years.
With the Corona Virus, due to my health issues I’ve been on complete lock down, and my husband has been living in the shed for the last month.
Needless to say, it’s been a struggle. I miss hugging him and kissing him. I miss cuddling up to him or merely sliding my hand in his.
He on the other hand is not a super affectionate type of guy. It is a rare day that he will express how he feels to me. And that’s okay. I know he loves me. He shows me that in all the things he does for me. I don’t need him to constantly tell me, but when he does? Oh my heart flutters.
Last night, as I lay in bed by myself, trying to figure out what to watch, I received a text.
At some point in time, one of us won’t wake up in the morning. You should know that you are my life…
Oh my gosh, I teared up as I read through his text. I think because he doesn’t get mushy very often, it means so very much to me when he does. As much as I know how much he loves me and treasures me, every once in a while it is so nice to hear and moves me beyond any words.
This month apart, with us living twenty feet away from each other has been…