I liked my husband on our very first date because of how he treated my dog. You see, I am a veterinarian who now stays home, only working the occasional overnight shift at the local ER, but at the time my dog was my child and very important to me. He was respectful and asked to see my dog.  She was just hanging in the car and he asked to take her for a walk. He was kind and sweet to her, and played her favorite game: fetch. That alone had me smitten, so it did earn him the next date. 

Several months into our relationship, he swung by my work and borrowed my car. He put real rugged all-terrain tires on my small SUV. At that point I for sure knew I wanted to marry him. He showed many qualities I needed for our future family in those two acts; kind, caring, respectful, awareness, protection, a get it done attitude, and he is a man who does the man stuff. I had no clue as to how important good tires are to cars and safety!