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Have you ever done something amazing, unthinkable, or just plain stupid just to show someone that you care?

Asked by pikipupiba (1629points) December 16th, 2009

I’m not talking about ‘wooing’ that new girlfriend, something you did involuntarily, or something that was done with the intention of getting something in return.

I’m talking about a time where you KNEW exactly what you had to do. And even though it was really hard, sucked, or almost got you killed, you still did it, never even thinking otherwise.

I was hanging out with my girlfriend the other night. She is the first girl that has ever been truly on the same wavelength as me when it comes to sexual things. We hadn’t been dating long and hadn’t done much yet. We were both feeling pretty frisky and we were truly alone for the first time.

Things were just about to get really good when I got a text from my best friend. I looked over at my phone and thought, “Ok, I’ll answer one more before I out my phone on silent.” As it turns out, he and his girlfriend had just broken up. I knew that he loved her (she was the first girl he had ever loved) and I had no idea what happened. It was completely unexpected. I looked at my girlfriend and said, “I’ve got to go, Shane needs me.”

I put on my coat and shoes and started running. He was across campus from me. Within the first 20 feet, my shin splints started hurting. Within 10 seconds my hands were frozen. Within 1 minute my asthma started acting up. At around the midway point, my legs felt like I wasn’t gonna be able to lift them for the next stride.

The only thought that entered my mind during the journey was, “DAMN IT JOSH!!! THIS IS SHANE!!! YOU HAVE TO RUN FASTER!!!” So I did. Yea my legs hurt and yea I couldn’t breath, but when I showed up at his door a mere 5 minutes after receiving that text, I knew that he knew I would do anything for him.

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YCLYHO's avatar

yep loads! i remember one cold night, years ago, my partner suddenly had an urge for a vodka and as we lived out in ‘the sticks’ there wasnt a watering hole anywhere locally, no shops or anything. it was late at night, i just grabbed my car keys and coat, and drove about 3 miles to the nearest pub, and managed to get what he wanted and balance it (very carefully) on the car seat and surprised him with his much wanted drink! lols he hadnt even known i’d left the house awww!!

belakyre's avatar

@pikipupiba…if only there were more people in the world like you. This just made me feel so ashamed, I have never gotten the chance to do anything of that magnitude to anyone…

FutureMemory's avatar

Awesome story!

pikipupiba's avatar

@belakyre Don’t feel bad, it seems to me that all one can really do is wait for opportunities to arise, then seize them. That is the hard part, though: MAKE SURE YOU SEIZE THEM!! Don’t just let them pass you by. :)

Cruiser's avatar

Hard to top that story but more than once I took hours of company time to make special drawings for the girl of my dreams and even one time I had to explain WTF I was doing to the boss. That was amazing that he believed me! ;)

belakyre's avatar

Actually, come to think of it…I do have one! Now you see, being 14 has its advantages, as I can go on school service trips (love service, there’s nothing like it). I remember this year, when I signed up for this CAS trip to Cambodia, we were to help out at this local school. I remember being frightened of the little kids (Do not ask me why, even I don’t even know why I was afraid of people two times smaller than me!) but then when I saw their faces brighten when they saw me look into the room, I shrugged off all fear. I mean, some of the kids didn’t even have clothes on (this was quickly remedied by the team clothing them with the clothes we got for donations) and they were shameless about it. These kids were innocents, and after the week I will stay, I will never see them. Seeing this, I loved them, nurtured them, taught them, laughed with them, painted their walls, drew with them, played with them…never expecting anything back (partly because they really don’t have much to give, okay, that was harsh).
When the team left them, I felt terrible, to say goodbye when I just said hello.

ccrow's avatar

If your GF didn’t dump you after that, she sounds like a keeper!

janbb's avatar

Someone did something great for me along those lines. I was in college in England and told my boyfriend who lived about 90 miles away that I was very lonely. He borrowed a freind’s motorbike and rode 90 miles in a rainstorm that night to surprise me. He is now my husband of almost 36 years.

UScitizen's avatar

Hell yes. I got married. This meets all three parts of your question.

janbb's avatar

Edit: “friend’s”

NaturalMineralWater's avatar

Bros before hoes my man.. bros .. before… hoes… just kidding…. lol

I think it should tell your girlfriend a lot about your character that you would do something like that. You’re a good friend and that probably means you’re a good man too.

nebule's avatar

I bought an umbrella off a stranger in the middle of the street once (for £10) when it was pouring down with rain…I was stood at a taxi rank and the queue was getting longer…. 2 minutes after that a taxi turned up and I gave the umbrella to the next guy in line…I just knew I had to… does that count? I never knew what happened to the umbrella…hmmmm

HighShaman's avatar

I sure as heck did ! My nephew felt like no one was on his side , cared about him , loved him etc… so ..I co-signed for a $13,000 truck so he could go back ‘n forth to work , get a new job in some kind of wiring he had trained in etc… BUT; the job fell thru… he skipped out , and my FICO dropped from 786 to 425…

pikipupiba's avatar

Wow, it’s great to hear all of these stories of true caring. It’s nice to see that other Flutherites are good people. I hope to hear more great stories!

Pazza's avatar

Got down on one knee.
Well, she thought it was amazing, amazing that I also had enough money to buy a ring aswell!....

Shemarq's avatar

A few years ago, my husband & I got into a HUGE fight. It was totally my fault and I was out of line. Our TV conked out that night to top it off so the next morning (after not talking all the night before and him sleeping on the couch) he just said, I’m going to get a new TV. I asked if I could come too and he said sure, but not too happy about it. We rode there in total silence. When we got there, he was looking at the smaller TV’s (even though he had talked about getting a big screen for years). I walked over to the big screens, saw one on clearance and pretty much told the salesperson that was the one I wanted. Needless to say, fight was over after that! ((note: he loves to tell the story about how he got the TV and I alway recant with it being the one time I was at fault). LOL!!!

avengerscion's avatar

A few years ago, I had a life altering event. Not my boyfriend, mother, best friend, or anyone else could comfort me. They felt awkward due to the situation, and one person told me simply to brush it off as I could do nothing to change the situation. At my breaking point, I called the ex in tears. He rushed over and gave me exactly the support I needed – an understanding hug while letting my tears flow and reassuring me that ‘everything will be ok.” Even though we broke up on bad terms, he was the only person there for me when I was at my lowest.

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