We were out to dinner the other evening and the conversation turned to relationships, and more specifically how many people don't know how their partner 'needs' love expressed to them. It seems a lot of people our age are having relationship issues, breaking up etcetera, and a debate developed as to whether people 'weren't loving the other person' , or maybe, 'weren't loving their partner the way that person needed to be loved.'

Is there a difference, and should it matter? I'm pretty clear on this, but that's another story. Anyway, knock me over with a feather, my wife Sonya says ... "I know Stephen loves me because he turns my bedside light off every night!" Someone asks,"You mean as he comes to bed?" ... She replies, ... "No, he gets out of bed and comes over and does it, even though I can reach the switch."

Of course I'm feeling a bit stupid now as the guys are looking at me sideways. She continues ... "It's even better when I wake him up to do it." ... I say "Yeah but I grumble like crazy when that happens." But as Sonya points out, "I do it anyway."

The guys now are now totally dumbfounded, and probably pissed off at our putting such crazy ideas in their wives' heads. But isn't it amazing? I thought buying flowers, making her breakfast in bed, saying "I love you", even vacuuming would be the answer ... But no ... My wife knows I love her because I turn her light off ...

Amazing! PS If this isn't enough relationship advice, this blog post was inspired by one on Digg that said, "Boobs Are Not Squeeze Toys". Probably more what the guys that night were expecting to hear ... But hey, the truth is... "It's all about the light"