Saturday, September 20, 2014

I got a good one

Derek was talking about his new ipod and what features it had when he mentioned that he had a picture of me on his ipod. I asked to see which one and he showed me. It's a photo I took of myself from my friend's 30th birthday last weekend.


It dawned on me that most of the men I dated in the past would never do something like that. Keeping a photo of me around is something so simple but it really put a smile on my face. I don't need grand gestures or expensive gifts, I just need to know that he cares. I'm lucky though because Derek is also a very thoughtful gift giver.

I wish I realized I deserved better when I was in my early 20s. I dated guys that did the bare minimum to keep our so called relationship together. I often felt like I was the only one putting effort into the relationship. I was smart enough to not stay in these relationships but some of these guys I should never have dated in the first place. 

That's what your 20s are all about though, you make mistakes and learn and tell your 30 year old self to not judge to harshly.

4 comments:

  1. Dawh, so sweet. My dad keeps a picture of my mom when she was young in his wallet.

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    1. Aw! I love that :) Your parents are so sweet.

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  2. Hmmm I have no idea if my husband has a photo of me on his phone. I hope he does lol that's so sweet of Derek to have one of you! The little things definitely mean more to me than big extravagant gifts!

    Jessica
    the.pyreflies.org

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  3. Good for you! (and him). Okay, I deem you educated enough to boldly go into your 30s!
    My husband does have a photo of me on his phone. Me, I've got Tank Girl. Hmm....

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