What daily rituals do you share with your other half?

Another thing we do is photocopy the Times Quick crossword and the Quick Cryptic. If we meet up at lunchtime we gave a bit of a competition to see who can finish the Quick one first and then our own Cryptic at various times during the day or while watching TV or listening to music in the evening.

DH brings glass of water for my tablet and then he brings tea back to bed which we drink while reading the newspaper online.

My DH has only just retired but the one thing we have already decided is that we will not have any rituals. The thought of doing the same thing at a certain time each day does not appeal to me at all.

Tea in bed, usually alternate who makes it. Emails and Facebook on smartphones (I swore I wouldn't do this.....) Morning ablutions then coffee and then go about our various activities.

DH comes home from work about 8.30, he tells me all the problems from work . I give him his supper, he sits a chair and goes to sleep. The next day, he always says he will get home early from work. Yesterday I sang the hymn" tell me the old old story" I don't think he thought it was very funny.

We have a green tea with lemon when we wake up and both attack our Kindles in bed for any new e-mails and the news. The after DH has showered we have brekkie in the conservatory if its warm enough in there and sit and chat bout what we are doing for the day and the parlous state of the world generally. We tend then to potter off in two different directions coming together again sometimes for a bit of lunch but more often a cup of tea about 4. The more pottering and a drink before dinner, TV and bed. I go first at 10pm and he follows about 10.45 having watched cricket/football on catch up TV.

Breakfast together, watching the birds in the garden ( the birds are in the garden, not us, unless it's a Summer day)?
Only a small breakfast as we don't want much in the morning, but it's a nice little ritual.

We have 'silent' together ness over morning coffee first thing and have nattery time when he comes in from work at about 4:45 for half an hour or so. We go to bed at the same time and read for 20 mins or so. Friday night is always ' a glass of something' night and a bar of chocolate shared. Simple pleasures - just 'being' together.

Don't worry Smithy there are more of us than you realise xx

TerriBull - you're right about the red wine. One glass a day keeps the doctor away!

Coffee in bed, we don't operate on "it's your turn" whoever gets up first. Another coffee in the kitchen an hour or so later. Dinner, which is mainly cooked by me, sometimes with a glass of not daily, but should be as it's red, health benefits from one a day I gather

None.

Not a single one. The Wonderful Man leaves for work before I get up and often works away, so no one week is like another really. We usually chat at meal times and sometimes go out for a coffee together, but we have no daily pattern so developing a ritual isn't possible.

We bought single beds last year as sleeping for me has become a problem. So, not to become distant from one another, I join DH each night in his bed for a cuddle before sleep.

Two cups of tea in bed - we take it in turns to make the first and the other makes the second. And, always, a couple of drinks in the kitchen, chatting while I cook and then dinner at a properly laid table.

Tea in bed every morning, it used be turn and turn about for who got up to make it but since DH has been ill it's my turn more often but I don't mind a bit.

Ahh, feeling a little pang of envy that I don't have anyone to share such things with. Even the little so called boring things shared are a little comfort in life. Keep it up.

Coffee at 11am. Made from beans with hazelnut, bought from Dreamy Bean.

Gin o' clock

We sit at a properly laid table for breakfast. I am Janet and DH is Dr Finlay, Dr Cameron or Dr Snoddy depending on how he is feeling. Sometimes I even hum the theme tune.

We always stop what ever we are up to about 10-30am and have a welcomed cup of coffee and sit for half an hour catching up on the news on Sky.
We take turns in taking out for her second walk of the day (hubby does the 7am one always) then take the rest of the day as it comes.

We have a little ritual when we are preparing to leave the house.
Me Have you got your glasses... teeth...fly fastened...shoes not slippers....stick?
Him Have you got your glasses...phone....house keys....car keys...shopping list?

At home, if he is physically able he likes to make the morning cup of tea. He gets very upset and apologetic on days he is not able to, such that I don't make a fuss about the amount that he spills on the worktop when he pours them, and onto the floor from the mugs when he delivers them. I make the 4pm pot.

I get tea in bed every morning ith our usual silly wake-up greeting.

We are tea not coffee drinkers, but enjoy one cup of coffee every morning at about 11am. I make it because I make it better, apparently. (Think I have been conned or flattered into that!) We stop what we are doing and sit down together and watch a recorded episode of Beech Grove Gardens or Gardeners' World.

Doesn't that sound exciting!! However, we enjoy it. Simple pleasures.

We work together so schedules are the same but often share a knowing look across a room. Just nice sharing the day

Afternoon tea at 4pm or there abouts.
Always made by H and accompanied by whatever treat we have available. Scone, fruit bread, shortbread maybe