Every couple blends old habits into new routines, sometimes creating unexpectedly wholesome moments.

He grew up clinking glasses before every meal, so when she slowly started echoing the mannerism in her own way, it felt both familiar and completely heartwarming.

You’ll want to read on for this one!

My GF “clinked” my drink the other day

I grew up in a very tight-knit family where we would ALWAYS cheers/salute/clink glasses together before eating dinner together or drinking alcohol together.

To him, it became second nature, but his girlfriend grew up differently.

I never really thought much about it and even knew it wasn’t insanely common, so I was never confused or anything when it didn’t happen at a friend’s place when we ate dinner with their family.

My girlfriend, on the other hand, never did this.

So when he first did it around her, she didn’t quite know what to do.

It’s so engrained in my habits though that whenever we eat dinner, get beer, get wine, etc., I always clink her glass with mine as a little “cheers” moment.

The first couple of times I held my glass up for her to clink mine, she took my drink thinking I was silently asking her to hold it (which I always think is silly and cute).

But then, one night when he least expected it, she pleasantly surprised him.

The other night, while I was making dinner for us, she grabbed beers out of the fridge for us both.

She opened one, put it on the counter next to me while I was prepping some food, opened hers, and clinked her bottle against mine on the counter, and continued on without saying anything.

It was really sweet, for some reason I can’t describe, and made me smile! 😊

It’s minute details like this that really make life worth living!

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Small moments like these are pretty much the best part of being in a relationship.

It’s beautiful to watch couples come together in small, unexpected ways.

Subtle habits like these are often more important than we give them credit for.

It’s always surprising what partners decide to pick up and what they don’t.

It wasn’t dramatic or grand, but it was perfectly pleasant and deeply sincere.

It was a wholesome reminder that love often shows up in the most ordinary places.

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