In the working/corporate world, it is not uncommon for now to be the time shit hits the fan. The people who run the show usually take their vacations and then come back to their companies to find things not as strong as they once were.

This affects a majority of the working men/women and raises stress. This is whats happening to my SO right now.

My SO isn't used to expressing his needs to the woman he's dating, he has constantly been the giver. I recognized this and in the past I created him a "care package" consisting of snacks, a nice note, and a flip book of "favors" he could rip off and "redeem".

A couple of days ago he ripped off the "nice note" favor. If I was more proactive, I would have already written him this note because it is obvious that is what he is missing. He works a very stressful job where he is not really given gratitude or acknowledgement so I need to meet him with that. Sure, I tell him these things but having it written for him to go back and look at when he needs to can be much more powerful.

The point of this post is that we need to remember that life gets hard and you have the power to make it better. It's very hard to have both a good financial standing and ideal mental health. If you are dating a man who wants to provide for you, it is very easy for him to feel defeated/undervalued in his early career stages.

You can't make his job easier but you can help him regain hope! Acts of Service can sometimes be the best way to communicate this and show affection. Not only am I going to write him his note but I am going to pick up a few of his favorite things.

So Ladies, what are things you have done when your SO was stressed? Is your SO stressed now/are you doing anything about it?

To the men, what helps you relieve stress when it is something that cannot be solved and is just the situation at hand? Any favorites your SO or past SO has done?

TLDR; Work is hard and stressful but as SO's we have the power to make things better if we choose to do so.