My partner tells me I look beautiful every time he sees me.

I used to ask my ex if I looked good and he would say you always look good. My current partner just spent 2 hours waiting with me at the dentist because he just loves spending time with me. My ex treated me like spending time with me was a chore. He'd even be on his phone browsing Facebook. My partner didn't take out his phone,not once. Yesterday he took me for a walk in the park. We held hands while we walked. We lay down on the grass and looked at the sky as we talked and talked and talked. There was a really sweet moment where I was talking and he just kissed me,like we were in a movie. He gets turned on (aka a boner) by us being emotionally intimate,it's the cutest sweetest thing ever😂. God bless my ex for cheating on me because that pain was worth it. It set me free to find someone who has the traits I was hoping my ex would develop. He looks at me like I'm the only thing that matters in the world. He appreciates me so much,he vocalizes it. He lets me help him,he takes my advice into consideration and he thanks me when it works. My support was wasted on my ex,he never used it to better himself. He could've gotten so far in life if he just listened to me. It may sound arrogant but it's true, I'm really good at helping people become their best selves. I've helped my family and even friends. I love seeing people shine so of course I would want my man to succeed. My partner says I make him work harder to be the best version of himself. Even emotionally. Before we met him and his dad had a bad relationship but now it's changed. He hugged his dad this week. He hadn't done that growing up. He said I gave him courage to comfront his issues because he doesn't want to pass down generational trauma. My ex literally passed to me the same trauma his father gave his mother by cheating on me.

I can't blame my ex for everything because he is who he is. I chose him and that was my error. This time I'm in a relationship that isn't built on sex. I didn't fall for my partner because he was good in the bedroom. His character traits are what pulled me in. The foundation is based on character.