There is a good book called The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. Have you read it?
It’s about how to express heartfelt commitment to your mate.
Here they are –
Words of Affirmation
Acts of Service
Receiving Gifts
Quality Time
Physical Touch
He says that love can be expressed and received in all five languages. However, if you don’t speak a persons love language, that person will not feel loved, even though you may be speaking the other four. If we wish to love each other, we need to know what the other person wants.
All of us blossom when we feel loved, and wither when we do not feel loved.
So, what is YOUR love language? Which of the five makes you feel loved the most?
And just as important to know – what is your mate’s love language? (If you have to ask, do so!)
Are you speaking it?
My first month of single hood…………, I havent discoverd my new language yet….lool
Once that is figured out, then we have to get the definition of what that language actual means to our mate, complicated🤔. My idea of physical touch isnt the same as my wife’s ☺️.
Brap , Brap!!
Not a day goes by that my husband and I do not verbally express our love for each other. It’s fun to catch him off guard, when least expected, and say “I love you today!”
Well now! All of the above are important. So how can a person pick just one. Don’t ask me to pick just one when it all is so important.
My love language is also dirtbikes!
Well, motorcycles of any kind… 😊
My wife expresses her love for me when she recognizes that I NEED to ride… She even bought me a dual sport bike last fall that a friend of mine was selling so I’d have more opportunities to ride 😁
In turn, I know that her primary language is Acts of Service (read the book decades ago) so, when I’m not riding – or before I ride – I make her honey-do list a priority.
Works out pretty well – married 38 years with 22 years of a submarine sailor career thrown in the mix 👍
Thanks, Larry! 🙂
Receiving Gifts is mine, not sure why. But it has to be thoughtful and something I’d actually use. I despise clutter. And I give love by Acts of service. Time is more valuable than money for me. So for me to give my time, is more of a value than giving someone money (although I also love giving gifts as you know lol). Brittney’s is quality time. Curious though, you never told us what yours were?…
Hell yeah!