the things that bespeak one's affection

more on the A train.

Someone once told me that all that he wished for from a partner in his future was affection :) (i wish you! i wish you!). I've remembered it because it seemed to me then to be a simple thing that he wished for.

Guess who wrote this passage (a prize for the one who guesses first). I like the between the hyphens :)
"Tangible touchstones of affection like that have a way of insulating the love that is already beautifully shared, in the same way that it can soften the pain that such a love can entail. It diffuses into more manageable bits the differences that are a reality in any relationship. If not for the little things – the things that bespeak one’s affection – we would never be as close a couple as we are."

As the girlfriend who had a yellow umbrella, did also describe: because love can be as simple as when you get to meet a special person--one who is kind and decent and loving and honest and generous with affection.

Wala lang to. Hehehe.