Socking It To You In The Sweetest Way
Boyfriend/Girlfriend, California, Home, Inspirational, Love/Romance, San Diego, USA | Romantic | June 13, 2022
My boyfriend and are closing in on our one-year anniversary. He is very good with his hands and keeps himself happy by always having some project to occupy them. Knowing this, I go out of my way to buy the most complicated modeling kit I can find. It’s of a famous clock tower and has hundreds of tiny, intricate pieces, so I know it will take him a long time to complete.
Our anniversary rolls around and I give him his gift. He is delighted by it. He then presents me with his gift: a pair of socks with a couple of cartoon characters on them. While they are from my favorite cartoon and the gesture is sweet, when comparing them to the modeling kit, I’m unable to keep from looking disappointed. He only seems amused by my reaction.
As I awkwardly thank him for the gift, he asks me:
Boyfriend: “Do you want to know a secret?”
I say, “Sure,” not expecting much.
Boyfriend: “Well, you know how you always have trouble finding clothes that fit?”
I had emergency surgery after an accident that left my torso with an unusual shape.
Boyfriend: “I decided to learn how to knit, sew, and crochet, so now I can make you anything you want. I made those socks in a day.”
Now, I was looking at the socks in amazement. They looked professionally made. He had taught himself how to make professional-looking clothes in less than a year! I think I might have started crying if I wasn’t so blown away.
Last month, my now-husband and I celebrated three years of marriage. For our anniversary, he taught himself metalworking so he could make me authentic items for when we go to the Renaissance Faire.
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