‘I just Called To Say I Love You’, performed by Stevie Wonder in 1984 for the movie ‘The Woman In Red’, is still a sentimental favourite today!
The song was also written and produced by Wonder, and the soundtrack of the movie included songs by Dionne Warwick too.
Sitting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1984, the song won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award as well.
Although the song was savaged by Stevie Wonder’s critics, its simplicity and sentimentality were obviously a hit with the public.
Communication is the key to building successful relationships, whether that communication is face to face, by telephone or letter! I should add text message and email to that too, or run the risk of really showing my age!
When my wife and I were first engaged, we lived in separate cities, and so our communication was either written, or by telephone.
Although we met halfway some weekends, we were desperately saving money at the time, so these occasions were the exception rather than the rule.
I can honestly tell you that neither of us thought much of the situation back then, but looking back I’m sure that it did us more good than harm.
Being in that situation forced us to communicate more effectively, and I think, much more deeply than if we had been together.
What we succeeded in doing was building an effective friendship, as well as a great partnership. This has worked out well over the years since, and we have grown closer as a result.
I may be an old romantic, but in my opinion, doing things out of the blue such as buying flowers or chocolates, or calling up in the middle of the day to say I love you, can help build a stronger relationship.
In a world of uncertainty, being able to be secure in a relationship is a blessing, but this doesn’t just happen. It involves building a strong foundation of commitment, forgiveness and communication.
As I said before, communication has been a real key for us, and has helped us over some bumpy patches a number of times.
Building a relationship doesn’t have to be expensive, and things like having flowers delivered occasionally may seem extravagant, but it is a simple way of keeping the fires burning…
