My husband doesn’t know gifting something to a single friend of mine made me realize how much he’s forgotten how to romance me.

My husband used to buy me small gifts that just showed he knew me. He’d get me a water bottle that matched my shower gel so I could make my morning routine a theme. He bought me socks in the same color as my nail polish. He’d know when I’d been craving a certain snack and buying me a jar of it so I’d find it in the back of the pantry as a surprise. <br><br>I thought these were sweet and thoughtful gestures. <br><br>Recently he’s bought me gifts, but it’s just been the right color or the same type of thing. He didn’t notice how long my nails have gotten or when I’ve craved a certain treat. <br><br>It made me realize how much he’s changed. He’s stopped making me breakfast. He forgets where we put things. He doesn’t notice if I’m feeling down or if I came straight home from work. <br><br>I’m starting to realize he’s not the man I married. <br><br>I feel so stupid. I know he’s been stressed and I’ve been working a lot, but I don’t feel like he’s making an effort anymore. I think I’ve forgotten what he looks like when he’s being sweet.<br><br>I don’t feel like his girlfriend anymore. I don’t feel like his life partner. I don’t even feel like an afterthought. I feel completely irrelevant.