{"id":8373,"date":"2017-01-19T04:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauradoyle1.wpengine.com\/?p=8373"},"modified":"2023-12-20T22:34:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T06:34:47","slug":"husband-forgot-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/husband-forgot-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"My Husband Forgot Our Anniversary and It Was The Best Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sheila, Retired Laura Doyle Certified Relationship Coach <\/em><\/p>\n

Our anniversary starts like any other day. As far as I know, we do not have anything special planned.<\/p>\n

On this morning, I ask myself, \u201cHow do I feel? What do I want?\u201d<\/p>\n

I feel full of happy reserves and a yummy lightness in my heart. I have been honoring what makes me happy with lots of delicious self-care and saying no to stressors.<\/p>\n

What do I want? I want to celebrate our thirty-two-year anniversary.<\/p>\n

I snuggle up to my hubby like an enamored schoolgirl and say, \u201cHappy Anniversary, Baby. I am so happy you are my husband.\u201d<\/p>\n

He responds, \u201cYou better be. Wow, with all that\u2019s going on, I forgot about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

How do I feel now?<\/p>\n

Hurt! Disappointed! Angry!<\/p>\n

How could he forget our anniversary after 32 years of marriage?<\/p>\n

But rather than say that, I decide to use a certain gesture.<\/p>\n

No, not that gesture!<\/p>\n

Instead of showing how mad I am that he forgot, I use a gesture that saves our anniversary.<\/p>

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