séduisant. bellissimo. chévere. beautiful.: Appreciative.

Just felt very very appreciative today. Y'know its those moments where you feel so thankful for every single thing around you & you can't help but feel super blessed.

I think that one way to keep a relationship going is :

to be more appreciative.

Till date, I'm really really thankful for Kaiwen & I appreciate every single thing he does for me, for us.

No, they're not those big-wow things you see in the movies or american dramas, neither are they like those you see on Tumblr (okay, he does some of them. Gotta give him credit for that). No, they are those simple, little gestures he does from the bottom of his heart. Things he genuinely wants to do.

Out of all the many things he does, the one thing that I'm really grateful for is: Listening.

I came across an article today about Listening vs Hearing & it got me thinking. How often do people actually listen?

Two words with somewhat similar meanings yet most of the time used incorrectly.

Listening: to give attention with the ear ; pay attention

Hearing: the act of perceiving a sound.

He doesn't sit beside me & just nod his head acting like he is listening. But he listens. He sits there patiently while I ramble & go on and on about my rants and what not. Its kinda amazing how he does it, without any form of interruption or squirming in his seat. He just sits there & listen. And once I'm done (he must be sighing in relieve), he gives me a hug, depending on the situation, and gives me the best advice or shares with me his perspective.

I always cut him off as he speaks (That's a very very very horrible habit of mine & i'm so guilty of that) but he just lets me finish or sometimes cuts me too & then continues.

I appreciate how serious he takes my words instead of brushing them off, as a girl, it means so darn much because we girls, are emotional beings & we want someone to hear us.

Alongside all those, I'm very appreciative of the little surprises he has for me, the little gifts (bought or handmade), how he places my interest first (he was so thirsty after Frisbee & bought a bottle of water but instead drinking it first, he made sure I drank it before he drank it).

He makes sure that I'm always involved in the group no matter what he does. Even if we're playing sports, he always makes sure that I'm not left out and takes the time out to teach me when he can be playing with his friends.

I guess now I'm so absorbed with love that I feel so invincible. Hahah just like Wonderwoman, hahaha. As much as I love practicums, I also look forward to the end of everyday esp on days when I'm gonna meet him.

"It's like an adventure" - a phrase we always use when we long-text each other. And indeed, it's like an adventure that we unfold together, over time. Any place, any time as long he's there, it's an adventure.

The second thing I'm grateful for is: the fact that he knows me so darn well. Apart from our telepathy in answer & n WA, he knows what to do esp when I sink into many different emotion states. When I have my needy episodes, he knows from my gaze & asks " You feeling needy? " Then he comes to me & gives me a huge hug & allows me to lie on his chest and hug him till I feel okay. And to top everything off, he gives me forehead kisses to make me feel even better.

I'm growing so attached to him, it should be a good thing right? Hehehe I'm just kidding bby, it is a good thing hehs.

Yeah I did, for the past 3 years, I was. And I'm glad that my daily prayer was answered.

I don't know if it is because he was a dream come true after so darn long & after so much bullshit we went through that I cherish him so so much, but yes, I cherish him truckloads.

He plays along when I'm my super nonsensical self, he doesn't grumble when I take tons of photos (sometimes he asks for them but 95% of the time its me), he always tries his best to fulfil things that I've been dying to do (like watching Disney movies or those girly things I like), though he goes "huhhh *shows the Must-I face he still does so (I think he secretly likes doing them hehehe).