These Are the Little Things Women Notice About Their S.O. When in Love
You might love that your partner is intelligent, ambitious, compassionate, or all of the above (you lucky girl!), but when you're truly in love, the little quirky habits and gestures really stand out most. You may not have noticed the way your partner curls up when watching a scary movie or how they perk up, showing dimples and all, when they dig into a pizza pie, after a couple of dates. However, as time passes and the connection grows deeper, you fall hard for each other, and those cute, silly, embarrassing, sexy, and totally unique traits become apparent, and yes, lovable. Here, real women share the little things their partners do that make their hearts flutter.
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"I never really noticed how intense his dimples were when we were in the early stages of dating, but once we got closer and I fell in love, I noticed his dimples pop when he giggles about something that's really cute and funny. Not so much when something is hysterical, but more so when it's like an inside joke and when it's something that I am doing towards him that he finds endearing and adorable." — RL
The Way He Touches My Hair
"Whenever we have a deep talk or are having gentler sex, he lightly brushes my hair back behind my ears and keeps direct eye contact with me. It's really sensual and sweet, and it makes me feel like he's looking into my soul and is falling in love (or maybe is in love?) with me." — JA
He Says "If You Want" Although He Really Really Wants To
"Whenever we discuss making plans for something he always, like, perks up and is like, 'Yeah that seems awesome!' and then he gets more serious in his face, but with a puppy-dog-eye sort of look, and says, 'If you want, though.' Every single time. It's hilarious." — BM
She Does Her Happy Dance
"Whenever she gets really excited about something she starts to do this happy dance. Basically, she looks like an IDIOT, but a cute idiot of course, and she shakes her hips and starts swaying her arms back and forth in fast crazy motions. She looks insane, but it's adorable." — DN
He Says "Hey" When He Sees You Staring at Him
"Whenever my guy catches you staring at him without saying anything, he doesn't know what to do so he says, 'Hey,' and smiles as if he's waiting for me to say something that's on my mind. It's pretty cute." — SE
She Licks Her Finger After Eating Something Delicious
"Whenever my girlfriend takes a bite of something new that's really, really good, she goes, 'Mmm so good,' or something like that and licks her fingers. Then she sticks to napkins! But that first bite really does it." — AR
He Says "Boom" Whenever He's Right
"Whenever my boyfriend is right about something or proves someone wrong, he yells 'Boom!!!' It's immature but also really funny and cute, so I like it." — DS
He Hates His Food Touching
"I didn't notice it at first and maybe when we didn't know each other that well he wanted to not seem uptight about his eating habits (especially if we shared meals), but now that we've been together and have fallen in love he gets really peeved when his foods touch one another on the plate." — RF
He Acts All Weird When He Needs to Poop
"We don't live together, and I've noticed that he gets really antsy when he needs to poop, especially if it's at my apartment. He acts all freaked out and like jumps up and won't make eye contact and then goes to the bathroom and turns the faucet on to let it run or he says he needs to go home and kisses me and says bye. SUPER weird. But also sorta sweet that he's embarrassed." — SB
He Rocks Out to Songs He Really Likes
"He's big into music, but when a particular song comes on he'll totally rock out and turn it up SO loud, and he just looks really happy. He'll slap my knees playfully or turn and look at me to sing with him or something because he's so into it. I love it." — DW
He Rubs His Temples When He Did Something Wrong
"When he knows he effed up, he rubs his temples. He's not one to immediately apologize until I mention I'm annoyed, and then he does and can talk about it well, but it's his first reaction to rub them like he's trying to figure out what to do and feels bad." — RG
He Has Four Different Laughs
"He has four different laughs that I didn't realize until I paid more attention to his reactions over the years. He has a giggle where it's because he finds something cute and silly; he has chuckle when he is being immature and is laughing at something inappropriate and stupid; he laughs and snorts a little when something is ridiculously funny; and he has this deep, manly laugh when he is around his guy friends from college." — EC
