Isn’t It Romantic?

My husband is a romantic to the core. Many years ago he surprised me with a three week trip to Europe on Valentine’s day. My first trip abroad. He celebrates with me every year the anniversary of our first impromptu date. (For details on that date check out my blog from August 2018 . https://www.spinningromance.com/2018/08/

He is wonderful to celebrate occasions large and small. But the most romantic thing he does almost daily. He always holds my hand when we’re walking together through parking lots, into offices, everyday while running errands. One day we were walking into the bank branch in our area at the same time as the manager and she came up behind us and said “I just love to see…people loving on one another.” I’ve always believed she kindly thought better of adding the adjective ‘old’ in front of people.

Once while headed to the Gulf coast we stopped for lunch at a taco place and were holding hands walking toward the building. A man in a utility uniform said, “Oh, look at the lovebirds.”

When we walk across the university campus where he used to work, our handholding invokes smiles from the coeds and some nudges for their male companions to pay attention.

Here’s our first official stroll together holding hands. I was glad he was holding tight because my new shoes were slick and he was moving fast. I was afraid I might fall.

This year we celebrate the fifth decade anniversary of that first date. It’s been a whole lot of handholding since then. It still makes me tingle with happiness and makes me feel truly loved.

Here’s wishing you someone to hold your hand through this sometimes dangerous world we live in!

16 thoughts on “Isn’t It Romantic?”

  1. So sorry I haven’t responded sooner!! Don & I loved holding hands!! Also just finished your book “Polly’s List” and I Loved it!! It fact I gave it to my Nephew’s wife to read!! I look forward to reading the other books!! Thanks!! SJ

  2. Happy 50th, Kim! What a treasure and definitely romantic. I love holding hands with my dear hubby! Often, he’ll tuck my hand in the crook of his elbow while we’re out, too.

  4. Oh “Dr.’s” Ligon … your 50 years of lovin’ warms the cockles of my heart (yeah, of course I had to Google what the heck “heart cockles” were❣️) 💋

  7. Kim, the sweetness of a constant physical touch is endearing! It’s no wonder that you and your hubby are still so in love after 50 years! First, he supports you. Second, you’ve decided to stay in love, and third, you are adorable in every way! Of course he adores you🥰 Thank you for sharing your sweet story!❤️

  8. Love it! My husband makes me coffee every morning and brings it to me in bed. I am not a morning person. I think that is so loving! We hold hands a lot too and one day a woman said at the mall, you must be newlyweds and my husband said, 43 years and counting, because that happened two years ago. The woman was shocked. Congratulations to both of you!

  9. That’s awesome! Happy 50th. Mine always holds my hand too. We have a running joke when I take his hand. He asks, “You’re willing to be seen with me?” My response, “Of course, nobody knows me here.”

  11. Thanks for sharing, Kim. You and Jim are such a wonderful couple, as well as wonderful individuals. I’m now encouraged to do better in the hand-holding part of my marriage!!!

  14. Love this tribute to your husband and the love you show each other day in and day out!!💕💝❤️🥰😍💝💕💝❤️😍🥳

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