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		<title>101 Ways to Say &#8220;I Love You&#8221; Without Saying It</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often, we can remember to say &#8220;I Love You&#8221; and show it when we are young and first &#8220;fall in love&#8221; with each other, but when it gets to the point that you&#8217;ve been together for years, what you do and say that are not those three words mean more than saying them. That&#8217;s not [...]]]></description>
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Often, we can remember to say &#8220;I Love You&#8221; and show it when we are young and first &#8220;fall in love&#8221; with each other, but when it gets to the point that you&#8217;ve been together for years, what you do and say that are not those three words mean more than saying them. That&#8217;s not to say that you shouldn&#8217;t tell your spouse you love them, but let me suggest (for the man and the woman) some ways that you can say I love you without saying it.</p>
<p><strong>Husbands</strong></p>
<p><em>Connect Physically</em></p>
<ol>
<li>Hold her hand</li>
<li>Giver her a back/neck massage</li>
<li>Play with her hair</li>
<li>Massage her feet</li>
<li>Open her door</li>
<li>Give her a hug</li>
<li>Offer your arm</li>
<li>Cuddle next to her while sitting down</li>
<li>Put your arm around her neck</li>
<li>Offer your shoulder for her head</li>
</ol>
<p><em>Around the House</em></p>
<ol>
<li>Make the bed, before she gets to it</li>
<li>Cook her a meal</li>
<li>Vacuum the house</li>
<li>Play her a song&#8211; a favorite of hers</li>
<li>Do that project she&#8217;s been asking you about</li>
<li>Do a project that you know needs to be done without her asking</li>
<li>Change the infant&#8217;s diaper</li>
<li>Go to sleep with her at night</li>
<li>Let her sleep in while you watch the kids</li>
<li>Buy her some flowers for display</li>
</ol>
<p><em>Ideas</em></p>
<ol>
<li>Leave notes around the house telling her how much you love her</li>
<li>Write a message on the mirror with soap while she&#8217;s in the shower</li>
<li>Call them from work just to talk (not during her nap</li>
<li>Send her an e-mail card (but not too often)</li>
<li>Write her a snail-mail letter and have it delivered to the house when you&#8217;re not there</li>
<li>Call the grandparents to watch the kids for the night and surprise her by taking her out.</li>
<li>Take the children out and let her have the day off</li>
<li>Let her have a ladies night out</li>
<li>Writer her a poem</li>
<li>Help your kids to write her a banner or note</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Wives</strong></p>
<p>The problem I have here is that I know that wives are so often showing their love that it would take something out of the ordinary to be different, and yet I will list some things (and they&#8217;re probably dual purpose <img src='http://www.minthegap.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=':wink:' class='wp-smiley' />  ).</p>
<p><em>Connect Physically</em></p>
<ol>
<li>Prepare his meals</li>
<li>Run his house</li>
<li>Help raise his kids</li>
<li>Greet him at the door with a kiss</li>
<li>Hold his hand</li>
<li>Cuddle with him</li>
<li>Give him a massage</li>
<li>Lay your head on his lap the next time you&#8217;re watching television</li>
<li>Walk over and sit on his lap</li>
<li>Give him a back rub</li>
</ol>
<p><em>Ideas</em></p>
<ol>
<li>Give him some time to work on a project that he has been working on</li>
<li>Talk to him about what interests him</li>
<li>Sneak a note in with his lunch</li>
<li>Call him and tell him that you are thinking about him</li>
<li>Tell him that you appreciate what he does for the family</li>
<li>Write a letter or something and leave it where he can find it.</li>
<li>Get his favorite candy or treat just for him</li>
<li>Talk good about him to your friends</li>
<li>Talk good about him in front of him</li>
<li>Encourage his dreams</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Siblings</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Obedience is the best way to show love</li>
<li>Stand behind your parents decisions, even if you don&#8217;t agree</li>
<li>Create something to give to them to display on the fridge</li>
<li>Ask to help do something around the house that you don&#8217;t usually do</li>
<li>Let your parents sleep in one day</li>
<li>Share your favorite toy with your sibling</li>
<li>Invite your brother/sister to come with you when going over to someone&#8217;s house</li>
<li>Make something special for dad to take to work</li>
<li>Spend some time helping a younger sibling learn something they are having trouble with</li>
<li>Clean up your room without being asked.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Friends</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Stand up for your friend when he is alone</li>
<li>Be truthful to a friend, even if it hurts</li>
<li>Always make time to talk to a friend</li>
<li>Always listen completely to what a friend has to say</li>
<li>Be a part of the group that encourages your friend to follow his dream</li>
<li>Remember his/her birthday</li>
<li>Be there to help a friend move</li>
<li>Be understanding when family must come first</li>
<li>Talk positively about your friend when he is not around</li>
<li>Be on the look out for things that may help your friend</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Things you can say to that special someone</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>I adore you</li>
<li>I appreciate you</li>
<li>There&#8217;s no one else I could ever want to be with</li>
<li>My life is not the same without you</li>
<li>I care about you</li>
<li>Please be there for me</li>
<li>I trust you</li>
<li>I will never leave you</li>
<li>I will always be there for you</li>
<li>You complete me</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Things you can say to your friend</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Thank you</li>
<li>I couldn&#8217;t have done it without you</li>
<li>I owe you more than you could possibly know</li>
<li>Whatever you need done, I&#8217;ll do it</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t worry, I&#8217;ll be there (and make it)</li>
<li>I promise&#8230;</li>
<li>I&#8217;ll be praying for you</li>
<li>I&#8217;ll be there right away</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t worry, I don&#8217;t have to go</li>
<li>Drive Safely</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Love Poems</strong></p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.lovepoemsandquotes.com/LovePoem109.html">Love Spell</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lovepoemsandquotes.com/LovePoem110.html">Cinderella</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lovepoemsandquotes.com/LovePoem01.html">A Special World</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lovepoemsandquotes.com/LovePoem03.html">If I could&#8230;</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lovepoemsandquotes.com/LovePoem05.html">It&#8217;s You</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lovepoemsandquotes.com/LovePoem06.html">A Stranger Once</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lovepoemsandquotes.com/LovePoem07.html">The Jewel</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lovepoemsandquotes.com/LovePoem08.html">Never Have I Fallen</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lovepoemsandquotes.com/LovePoem09.html">Your Name</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lovepoemsandquotes.com/LovePoem16.html">Love</a></li>
</ol>
<p>And 101 &#8211; Play the Randy Travis song &#8220;I&#8217;m Going to Love You Forever.&#8221;</p>
<p><img class="headerimage" src="http://www.minthegap.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/love-grown-up-banner.jpg" alt="Love Grown Up" /></p>
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