David likes to help people, goes out of his way to do so, even if he knows he wont be appreciated in the end for doing so. If someone calls him up and needs something, he doesn't hesitate to drop what he's doing and do what is needed for the other person. David does whatever is asked of him with a smile on his face, with no complaints coming from his lips, and at the end of helping the person always says, "Hey no problem! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you anytime."
He works all the time, doing whatever is asked of him, and then some. David aims to please. He usually works seven days a week doing twelve hour shifts, with a weekend off here and there. The most days he had ever worked in a row was 28. On Wednesday, the 18th day, he was told he'd have the coming weekend off. He was relieved, and looking forward to a couple of days off, but didn't show it. Friday, the 20th, his foreman told him he needed help for the weekend, and it would be manditory that he work the weekend, the was supposed to have off. David never showed a sign of disappointment, or even complained. He had worked 28 days straight, 28 days of getting up at 4:30am, with an hour drive to and from work, 28 days of getting home at 7, and then eating supper, and from the supper table to bed, but never once complained.
His wife sure knows how to pick an argument, sometimes doing so just because she misses him, but not knowing so. She gets heated pretty fast, spouting off hurtful things, walking out of the rooms he follows her into, opening the doors she's slammed in his face. But he doesnt raise his voice, not once. He tries to comfort her, tries to hug her, and constantly apologizing, even though its not his fault, and she knows that. When things simmer down, she apologizes over and over again for the hurtful things she had said, and for getting angry for no reason. David accepts them, and forgives, no questions asked. She would have held a grudge, argued for hours if he had ever said the things to her that she had said to him. But he doesnt, he's extremely forgiving, somethings too forgiving. Forgiving to the point that in his mind, it never happened. David gives the true meaning to "forgive and forget".
When he loves and cares about someone he does so with his entire heart, especially when it comes to his wife. He'd go to all ends of the earth for the love he has for his wife. It seems to good to be true the way he is to her. At least once a month, he has flowers delivered to their home, for her, "just because." Just because he loves her, just because he wants her to feel special and appreciated, and just because the smile on her face is worth it. Once, she came home from work to find a pile of snow in the shape of a perfect heart, and on it were the words "I love you" written with his finger. David is all about the love his wife and him share.
His mom sure knew what she was doing when she raised him. He's impossible to get angry, quick to forgive, and slow to put himself first, if ever at all. There's nothing he loves more than watching football on Sundays, the one thing he enjoys. Napping on and off, snacking throughout the day, and switching between the two games he wants to watch. Other than having a Sunday in his recliner watching footbal, he never asks for anything.
This is a character study but not a profile--a profile might have all this material in it, but is also going to give us some who where when what how and why. Dates, places, history, job, age, family--some of that material so that the profile is a little more public, a little less of a personal valentine.
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