Go That Extra Step in Trying to
Please Them
What? You have to be the first to say you are sorry, encourage
and support them, give them freedom, be supportive, be nice,
and now I am saying go that extra step in trying to please
them as well. Heck, anyone would think you were doing this
out of love. You’d think this was for someone you adored and
worshipped and respected and had great affection for—some-
one you really cared about. Precisely. That is exactly what it’s
about. This is about going an extra step to please the person
who means the most to you in all the world, the person you
love and cherish and care about, the person who is the most
important human being in your life. This is about your love,
your companion, your treasure, your soul mate, your lover,
and friend. So what’s your problem? Why wouldn’t you want
to do this? Why wouldn’t you be doing it already?
So if we want to, what is it we are supposed to be doing? Easy:
thinking ahead. Planning birthdays that are more than just a
present, a card, some flowers, and a couple of drinks at the
bar—and that’s if they’re lucky this year. It’s thinking about
what they would like, what they might want, for birthdays,
special treats, days off, long weekends, and anniversaries. It’s
thinking of extravagances, luxuries, indulgences. It’s going out
of your way to find out what they would really, really like and
then giving it to them. And I’m not talking money here. This
is about surprising them, finding little things to delight them
and show that you have thought of them. Arranging things in
advance to let them know how special they are and how much
you care and how important they are.