So I had this idea last week to collect some thank you love quotes. It started when my girlfriend did this super sweet thing for me and I wanted to say thanks in a special way. All I could come up with was “thanks babe” which felt kinda weak, you know?
Getting the Ball Rolling
First I grabbed my notebook – the one with coffee stains all over it – and just started writing down whatever came to mind. Things like “thanks for putting up with my nonsense” and “cheers for remembering I hate mushrooms on pizza.” Messy scribbles everywhere. Then I realized my own words weren’t cutting it, so I went digging online.
I spent maybe two hours scrolling through quotes sites and social media. Bookmarked anything that made me nod like “yep, that’s exactly it!” Ended up with 30+ quotes but half were way too cheesy. Who actually says stuff like “you’re the moonlight to my twilight”? Cringe.
The Sorting Struggle
Time to organize this mess. Made three piles:
- Funny ones – like “Thanks for pretending my cooking tastes good”
- Simple & sweet – “Thanks for being my person”
- Deep ones – “Grateful for how you see the worst parts of me and stay” (that one hit hard)
Honestly got stuck here for a while. Wanted everything to sound real, not like some Hallmark card. Crossed out anything fake-poetic. Kept asking myself “would I actually say this?” and dumped maybe half the quotes.
Testing Phase
Sent five favorites to my sister first as guinea pig. Her reply: “The pizza one’s funny but the deep ones sound like you’re dying??” Good point. So I toned down the drama and added little doodles next to each quote – coffee cups, pizza slices, that sorta thing. Made them feel more like me.
Final step was writing them nice on blank cards with my terrible handwriting. Left one in her bag when she wasn’t looking. Mission accomplished when she texted “aww you dork :)” later. Felt way better than just saying “thanks.”
What I Learned
Turns out good thank you quotes need three things: truth, personality, and zero cheesiness. Also learned maybe just write your own damn words instead of googling for hours. Next time she does something awesome, I’m skipping the quotes rabbit hole and telling her straight up why I’m grateful. Though the pizza line stays – that one’s golden.
