I was having lunch at a friend’s place back in Kuala Lumpur a few weeks ago and she commented on the number of calls I received from Mr Z during that few hours I was with her. She said, “you all berdua ni macam boyfriend girlfriend lah”.
Mr Z calls me up a few times in a day. It has always been a habit of Mr Z to call me every morning when he arrives at the office. It has been a habit of his from the beginning of our marriage up till this very moment. Sometimes in between morning meetings, he will call. He will then call me again to inform that he’s going out for lunch and then again after he’s finished lunch and is back at the office. His last call of the day would be to tell me what time he would be wrapping up work so that I can pick him up from the MRT station.
Sometimes during the day, he’ll just text me to say that he loves me and misses me. (Yes People!!! I know you readers are rolling your eyes upwards and getting ready to throw up! But it is the truth. I swear.)
So when my friend J said that her hubby will only call her when there’s anything important or to let her know when he’s returning home so that she can prepare hot dinner for him, I began asking a few of my other friends whether their husbands call them up from work, or send them text messages. To my surprise, all of them answered no.
Even back in the days when I was still gainfully employed, I would try to call/sms Mr Z whenever time permits just to say hi and to let him know that I’m thinking of him.
So when my friends tell me that they don’t call/text their respective spouses and vice versa, I find it hard to believe. How can that be? Are they so focused on their jobs/daily lives that they don’t even have time to call/text and say hello? Don’t they miss each other when they’re not together?
Why is that, during the courting years, couples can’t seem to get enough of each other? The constant calls, the constant texting. Why can’t it be like that forever?
Even after all these years, Mr. Z & I have lots to talk about.
(and fight about too. hehe...)
Mr Z and I do not have a perfect marriage. We do fight like cats and dogs but we try our best to make our marriage work.
Though we'll be married for 10 years this coming October, I still find myself missing him when he’s not around. Even when he’s right next to me and all he does is fiddle with his iPhone (a habit of his that I absolutely hate but had to get used to nevertheless), his presence makes me happy.
I know though he’s busy with meetings and conference calls all day long, him making the effort to call me/text me (when he’s running short of time) means the world to me.
I Love You Mr Z. (And I pray that we'll never run out of things to say to each other)
