DEAR ABBY: My wife is the best thing that ever happened to me. After 34 years together -- 28 of them married -- she is still the love of my life. How can I express this to her?
I have done the usual things over the years: candy, flowers, presents. I give cards, but I am not a wordsmith. I love her so much I don't know if it is even possible to express it with words or gifts, but still I try.
Do you have any suggestions on how I can convey my love to this wonderful woman who I call my wife? -- SPEECHLESS IN OHIO
DEAR SPEECHLESS: You don't have to be a wordsmith to say "I love you" when she awakens in the morning and repeat it as she goes to sleep each night. Flowers, candy and presents are demonstrations of your love, but just as meaningful can be something as simple as holding her hand when you walk together and turning up the thermostat when she's chilly -- even if you aren't.