“But I love himYes I love him …”Is you is or is you ain’t my baby – Louis Jordan, 1944
Confession: I’m experiencing a man drought. A mini one, to be sure, but the absence of my man, the one who makes my heart go “pitty-pat”, is being felt. Blue Eyes is in Melbourne for work and won’t be back until late tonight. (Yes. He got to go to Melbourne. And I’m in Perth. With four kids, three chooks, two dogs and a cat.) And while I’m coping well with all the practical things (this is not about being helpless), I miss him being here. Simple as that.
Am I pathetic or romantic? He’s only been away 2.5 days. (Is that all? Yes, I hear you. I hear the “tsk tsk” noises and sounds of squeaky violins from the romantically-challenged. I know, I know … build a bridge and all that.) But, the thing is, this man is my Prince Charming, Knight in Shining Armour, The One … for lovers of classics, he’s my Mr Darcy, my Mr Rochester (No, not the retching sound). For those who are squirming, it’s simple: my heart belongs to him and … I love him. I miss him. And while it’s not technically a man drought when you have a man but he’s away for a few days, I feel his absence as sorely as the garden misses the rain.
Romantic readers, here’s some of what I miss:
- the sleepy 5.30am kiss when he leaves for work (Blue Eyes: “Bye sweetie.” Me: “Bye. Dwive suffly. Luvoo.”);
- the smile on his face (sometimes tired, sometimes “He-llo wifey”, but always a smile) when I get home;
- our at-home coffee date every afternoon in which good times, bad times, rants, memories and plans are shared (sometimes all on the same date);
- our morning coffee on the weekend (technically, I’ll get one tomorrow, but it’s been almost a week since the last one);
- his beautiful blue eyes;
- cuddles;
- after-dinner walks;
- him.
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Can you clone him pls???
Man drought commiserations. However I would welcome my other half having a weekend away with the boys – so I could hit the books in peace and quiet(!)
some poeple just want it all huh?
Hello, I'm a new liker of Each Day a Gift. I look forward to reading your review of This Man Drought Is Going To EndCheers 🙂
Love a good read. New liker.
@Jenn, my scientific skills leave much to be desired, so I don't think my cloning efforts would work out the way you want!
Hi, I'm a new liker too and thank you for the opportunity to win!!
Hope your mini-man drought ends soon! Know exactly how you feel:)
A sweet post! Hope you enjoy your morning coffee with your man tomorrow 🙂
May the drought end soon..God Bless Mother Nature,she's a single woman too.It's Raining Men!HALLELUJAH!!
Oooh, have been wanting to read Man Drought for a while now! Hope your drought eases up soon. Happy Australia Day Monique.
Fabulous book! Glad your own Man Drought is only temporary!
Glad your man's back for the weekend :)Happy Australia Day!
What a lovely post. My man sometimes goes away for work too and I hate it!! Love the title of Rachael's new book.Have a great Australia Day!!
So you would be utterly hopeless if he went away for a week. lol Happy Australia Day. 😀
@Annie, probably. I've experienced long-term absences before (first marriage) and you learn to deal with it – I raised my boys mostly on my own before Blue Eyes came along. I know the single mother life well. So, I know I can deal with it; I'm not helpless. But Blue Eyes is my second chance, you know? I think it's good that I miss him 🙂
I think its beautiful that you miss him. That kind of love doesn't come around too often. 😉
I'm a pushover for blue eyes.A temporary man drought then.FB: Mary Prestonmarypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Thanks so much for the giveaway!!jessicamariesutton(at)msn(dot)com
Gorgeous post, Monique! Got a slightly different spin… when I met my husband, I was the one jetting off all around the world for work, and gorgeous man that he is, he never once complained about my regular (shortish) absences. Now that we've switched roles I know how much harder it is to be the one left at home. I'd love to read Rachael's "Man Drought" (loved her debut "Jilted"!).
Hope you had a great Australia Day and I understand you man drought. The rain drought is over here in QLD and we have lots of rain now. tracy t
Lovely blog! I'm very keen to read Mandrought too.
Man drought …one day too many, next not enough. Thanks for letting me enter your comp, all the best, Joe Jeney
No chance of a drought now… wishing you sweet romance in 2013.
Thank you all for entering the comp – the winner, chosen via random.org, was Pokarlla Kiara.