I have always loved holidays! My husband on the other hand is not a fan. When we first started dating, I often went to my parent's house for the holidays and he'd go to his. Valentine's Day was a little different. He put in the effort to make me dinner and get some flowers at first. Now (7 years later), he doesn't even want to celebrate that! He would say that he expresses his love through little things all year, so I shouldn't need a holiday for it. An example he would give is like this: On the way home, he might grab a smoothie and bring me one. I really appreciate the little things, but I also enjoy heartfelt gifts. I don't expect anything over the top, but a card and some flowers would be nice. One Christmas that we spent just the two of us, I mentioned that we could just do stockings of small goodies for one another. I made him one, but he didn't find the time and didn't think much of it. Every holiday, I find myself disappointed and with the holiday blues. Currently, we are both feeling underappreciated. He feels like I don't appreciate his daily efforts and I feel like he doesn't find the effort to make holidays special for me. Any tips on how to address this?
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