JFF: How does your SO "makeup" after bad behavior?

[trillionaire]

Just for fun,

I was wondering what cute things people''s significant others do to "apologize" for their bad behavior?

My SO works 10 hour days and is often on erratic sleep schedules.

When he falls asleep on the phone, or doesn''t get a chance to call as promised, he calls me at 5:30 or 6am just to tell me how much he loves me and to wish me a great day. He hates to think that I am mad at him, so I always know why he''s doing it, but it''s still very sweet and cute.

 

[Anna0499]

I don''t see my BF that much because we are in a semi-LDR (just an hour), but when he knows he''s in the doghouse my apartment is spotless when I get home lol

 

[ash313]

Good question!

Hmmm, he gives me a verbal and quite direct apology in most cases, which I so appreciate. Like: "I''m sorry I snapped at you earlier about making dinner" or whatever.

Often, he will run to the store and buy me sour patch kids, my favorite! Sort of a peace offering.

 

[Lauren8211]

FF never does anything wrong, so why would he have to apologize?

Kidding - I''m just as stubborn as he is.

If he REALLY did something wrong, he has no problem apologizing, and is just very sweet and considerate until I forget I am mad. Which is probably the same thing I do.

 

[HeadOverHeels4James]

When ff screws up he just says something like.. "well I forgive you!" I"m like WHAT????? YOU FORGIVE MEEEEE?? HAHA It cracks me up everytime and puts a smile on my face.

 

[fieryred33143]

After six years, its not cute anymore

LOL

In the beginning, as soon as I would start crying (I cry when I'm angry), he would stop everything and offer something "Do you want some sprite? Do you want some icecream?" and it used to make me laugh.

Now..."WHAT DO YOU MEAN DO I WANT ICECREAM???"

Although he does have a great way of making me feel better or putting a smile on my face. He usually starts with apologizing, which leads me to apologize as well. Then he’ll sit on one corner of the couch and slowly creep over before doing the *yawn* hand on shoulder move…which of course cracks me up.

 

[LaraOnline]

Mine washes the dishes.
Sometimes he comes and gives me a warm kiss, or simply talks to me in a friendly tone.
Nothing too outrageous!

ETA: don't think I'd get an outright apology too often though, now that I actually think about it.

 

[HeadOverHeels4James]

Date: 7/23/2008 10:51:50 AM
Author: LaraOnline
Mine washes the dishes.

Sometimes he comes and gives me a warm kiss, or simply talks to me in a friendly tone.

Nothing too outrageous!


ETA: don't think I'd get an outright apology too often though, now that I actually think about it.

WOW I wish mine would do housework! haha

 

[jcarlylew]

style="WIDTH: 99%; HEIGHT: 77px">Date: 7/23/2008 10:51:50 AM
Author: LaraOnline
Mine washes the dishes.
Sometimes he comes and gives me a warm kiss, or simply talks to me in a friendly tone.
Nothing too outrageous!

ETA: don''t think I''d get an outright apology too often though, now that I actually think about it.

So does mine! If i come home one day and see that the dog has torn apart the place and boyf doesn''t do anything about it (um, he is home 3 hours before i get home) I just pick it up right away and he''s like "oh yeah, i was going..." and i "Well obviously not."

Next day, kitchen is spotless. He knows i hate to clean the kitchen

When he used to spend the night at a friends house on a regular basis (on weekends) he would always bring me coffee the next morning. nothing beats coffee!

 

[Booper717]

This is a cute thread! If my SO is really out of line he''s always the first to acknowledge that and apologizes and sometimes sulks, I think he does that to make me feel bad for him, and sometimes it works so well that I end up apologizeing as well! Hahaha... If it''s nothing big that ticked me off he''ll just act extremely cute until I forget I''m mad at him!


That Sneek!!

 

[sunnyd]

Cuddles and apologies. Works like a dream!

 

[trillionaire]

Aw, everyone seems to have such cute guys in their lives! Next time, I am signing up for the cleaning type!!!

SO also likes to cook when he messes up. He knows I am a sucker for a meal, so if I go to bed mad, there is a good chance there will be breakfast in the morning.

I could go for breakfast every morning... so maybe I need to pick more fights!

He also will walk my dog for me, so I don''t have to get up.

 

[Bia]

He sulks...but I don''t fall for that anymore!

Usually he''ll call me from work and leave me a long, "I''m sorry message," and then brings me something special from his job--he works in Grand Central and there are all kinds of goodies there

He''s actually pretty good at apologizing. I''m the one who needs help...

 

[TheNextMrsB]

Aww this is cute! I usually get flowers-we joke that he should really just start his own garden. (I''m not sure if that''s funny or not. Haha.) Almost everytime he''ll hug me, and he won''t let go until I hug him back. Then he''ll say something to make me laugh. It works 99% of the time, but that''s only because I think he''s adorable.

 

[trillionaire]

Oh, he does apologize too. He is very good about this, which impresses me. I don''t think I have ever heard my father apologize about anything, even when he KNOWS that he is wrong.

 

[WishfulThinking]

Aw, this is yet another sweet thread.

We each have our little things we do. We both take a very direct approach and apologize specifically to one another in person with full-attention payed to it, and make sure we both understand what happened and how to try to avoid it. It sounds so clinical when I write it here!

I promise it''s not too psychotherapy-esque, just something we do to keep communication open.

We also buy each other little treats as peace offerings. I get sweedish fish, reeses cups, or notes on the pillow when I am still sleeping. She gets pretty cards sent to her campus mailbox, her choice of where to eat [sometimes I can be stubborn about this...], or chocolates of some sort.

We hardly ever fight, but when we do we try to stop and think about why we did, what we can do better and be aware of, and make up as quickly and sweetly as possible.