Relationships Talk

It’s often the small things in life that can make your day a little brighter – your fave song on the radio, you’re friend tagging you in a teacup pig video or not having to hunt for a bobby pin. And the same goes for relationships.

Real life isn’t what’s portrayed on the set of The Bachelor (well most of the time anyway) and sometimes all you need to make you feel secure and loved is a smile from across the room or a Ferrero Rocher on your pillow.

UK Site the Superdrug Online Doctor recently did a survey of over 900 people across the US and Europe to discover which little relationship gestures best keep the spark alive – and what got the number 1 spot for both males and females was your SO laughing at your jokes.

Yep – the way to our hearts is laugher with 67.8 percent of women said they cherished this act the most, while 69.2 percent of men felt the same. Random smiles and receiving food took the second and third spots but in reverse order between the genders.

When it came to being turned on, turns out both genders are suckers for a compliment with over 31 percent of men and 36.7 percent of women remarking that their partner calling them “sexy” or “attractive” is a fast track way to the sack.

Other arousal triggers for women included their partner buying them experience, rather than physical objects, and handing them a towel when they get out of the shower (!?). For men, their partner walking around the house naked, random smiles and sex-related gifts gets the heart racing.

Here’s the full lists:

10 SMALL THINGS WOMEN AND MEN VALUE MOST IN RELATIONSHIPS

Women

1. Laughs at my jokes
2. Smiles at me often or randomly
3. Buys me food I like
4. Tell me I’m sexy or attractive
5. Makes me meals
6. Soothes me when I’m upset
7. Fixes things around the house
8. Buys me dinner or always offers to pay
9. Calls me a pet name
10. Makes social plans for us

Men

1. Laughs at my jokes
2. Buys me food I like
3. Smiles at me often or randomly
4. Makes me meals
5. Surprises me with gifts
6. Makes social plans for us
7. Gives me full attention when I’m talking
8. Remembers personal details about my life
9. Makes the bed
10. Does my laundry

10 SMALL THINGS IN A RELATIONSHIP WOMEN AND MEN FIND MOST AROUSING

Women

1. Tells me I’m sexy or attractive
2. Buys me experiences
3. Smiles at me often or randomly
4. Gives me a towel when I’m fresh out of the shower
5. Smells good all the times
6. Buys me lingerie or sex-related items
7. Buys me flowers
8. Makes me meals
9. Calls me a pet name
10. Likes spontaneous trips or adventures

Men

1. Tells me I’m sexy or attractive
2. Gives me a towel when I’m fresh out of the shower
3. Smiles at me often or randomly
4. Walks around the house naked
5. Buys me experiences
6. Buys me lingerie or sex-related items
7. Smells good all the time
8. Laughs at my jokes
9. Buys me food I like
10. Agrees to stay in with me when I don’t feel like going out

While we’re on the topic, read about how one woman found and married the love of her life at 40. Plus, these 5 proposal stories will give you goosebumps.

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