Hubby packed his shirt, towels, ipod and gloves in his bag. He was getting ready to go to the gym.

As he took off his shirt to change into his gym clothes, he pinched the flesh on his belly and said, “I’m fat.”

“No you’re not, you’re just a bit chubby.”

He threw in his fat burner caps in the bag (he quit on diet pills after I did) and zipped it close. “I’ve been taking this fat burners and I’m still fat.” He sounded almost frustrated. “Do you still love me even if I’m fat?”

“Of course, I love you.”

I reminded him how much chubbier he was when we first met and how much I loved every bit of him then. His fitness level has gone several notches up ever since because he’s been very active at the gym. And I must say he’s much healthier now than he was five years ago.

I guess hubbies just have this random bouts of vanity every now and then, especially when they become fathers.

He put on that familiar expression, one that was half-smile, half-unbelieving.

“Mahal, I love you. And no matter how chubby or how thin you get, you will always be a sexy man to me.”

He leaned over me and gave me a kiss. And this time, his expression showed he knew that I meant every word I said.

Sometimes, a few assuring words is enough to show your love and to boost another’s self-esteem.

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