Men in long-term relationships and marriages, this one's for you. Take a moment to look back at those long-ago days when you first got together with your wife or girlfriend. You were both younger, maybe you weighed less, maybe you had more hair.
"She was hot back then!" you think to yourself, with satisfaction. "She's still hot," you remind yourself, acknowledging that she might not necessarily be hot in the same way, but still. What was it like back then? "We went out more," you recall. We used to go out big! Remember that one birthday of mine? Holy sh*t, that was crazy.
We ended up walking all the way home at dawn 'cause we couldn't find a cab. And she was barefoot because she got tired of walking in heels. SO MANY Jägerbombs that night, good God.
She has memories too. Ever wonder what they're like? She remembers the same events as you do, but she probably remembers them a little differently. The main difference is probably you. You've changed, pal! You both have, sure. But there are things about the old you that she misses, and she's probably too considerate to tell you about them. She might not even think about them very often. But as we all know, the best husbands and boyfriends are mind-readers, so here's your cheat sheet.
