Think about that one time you were working from home and stressed beyond belief because of something going on in your job. Your partner came home with food from the local takeout place you love to cheer you up — do you remember how loved you felt? What about the time you both took a walk to unwind after a long week and they reached over and plucked a flower for you just 'cause?
According to TikToker Wildlin Pierrevil, the more sustainable way of showing your partner you care is through what he terms "petite romance." This cute and refreshing idea revolves around focusing on the small acts of love and doing them consistently. Grand gestures are fine for special occasions but they're also time-consuming and expensive, which makes them exhausting to maintain as a steady love language.
As Pierrevil argued, "The key is that there is no crash. There is no burnout ... I can give my partner a consistent stream of affection and intimacy without feeling like I have to take breaks in between." Trying to live up to what the movies or someone else's highlight reel on social media tell us about romance isn't healthy. You may have heard the saying, "It's the little things that count." And that's exactly what petite romance is all about.
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