I'm flairing this as 'advice' because I know the "non-food" portion is pretty specific to just me, but please go ahead and treat it as a general discussion!


My SO is a personal trainer and a body builder. He is almost always intentionally gaining or losing weight, and only rarely does he approach his diet with any flexibility. He macro-tracks very rigidly.

As such, I don't do any cooking or preparing foods for him. I've done it in the past as I do know how to macro-track, and I've made treats he could track and eat (desserts, healthy food, etc).....but he just doesn't like it. I totally get it (I used to macro-track myself), when your diet is that limited..you just want what you want when you want it and it's best to minimize external factors. It doesn't hurt my feelings but it does make me feel like it's difficult to surprise him with nice things.

Anyway, to the crux of my question: What non-food related acts of romance or compassion do you do for your men?

I definitely don't mean typical duties you should already take care of, but actual superfluous treats -- essentially the male version of bringing home flowers (once in a period when he was being loose with his diet, I brought home a "bouquet of beer"...he loved it and I completely support anybody stealing that idea). Now that acts of food-love are off the table, it's become hyper-apparent to me exactly how many activities and gestures are oriented around calories.

I'm open to any suggestions! Bonus points if it can be enjoyed at his leisure, and not place any additional demands on his schedule (: