In close relationships, the mind tends to track what is missing.
What they forgot.
What they did not say.
The way they disappointed you last week.
Over time, that becomes the main story.
You stop seeing the hundreds of small repairs and offerings
that also live in the field between you.
Gratitude in love is not pretending everything is perfect.
It is letting the evidence of care actually register.
The text they sent to check on you.
The ride they gave when you were tired.
The fact that your life is now woven with theirs in a hundred practical ways.
When you name those things out loud,
the atmosphere between you shifts.
The same relationship feels different.
You start to experience yourselves as allies, not opponents.
Love, here, is choosing to notice what is already working,
not only what hurts.