Emily
 
Have you ever had to communicate with someone from a foreign country and realized that speaking two different languages can be frustrating? Sometimes relationship issues can feel the same way. It is very possible for two well-meaning people who truly love each other to feel unfulfilled in their relationship because they have not yet learned each other’s love language. Dr. Gary Chapman, a happily married man of 45 years and a marriage counselor for 35, has written a book called The Five Love Languages. This book addresses relationship issues by highlighting the five primary ways people receive love. When you learn your partner’s love language, many relationship issues will be resolved or better yet, avoided.
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What are the Five Love Languages?
 
Words of Affirmation – You feel loved when you are praised for your accomplishments; you enjoy getting complements, and love encouragement when you are down.
 
Acts of Service – You feel loved when you wake up to a fresh pot of coffee, or find that the trash has already been taken out and the house tidied without you having to ask for it to be done.
 
Receiving Gifts – You feel loved when you are taken out to dinner, given a new dress, or find your favorite cereal in the cupboard.
 
Physical Touch – You feel loved when your partner slips their hand in yours while you are walking into a store or you're given a message before bed because it was a stressful day, and you'd rather sit on the same side of the booth at a restaurant because you just like to be close.
 
Quality Time – You feel love when your partner turns their cell phone off and gives you their full attention, when they say no to yet another group activity and spend the evening with you, or when they decide to make your favorite activity their priority.
 
 
Knowing the way both you and your partner receive love can bring new life and understanding to your relationship. If you have been trying to show your partner you love them by giving them gifts when what they really need are words of affirmation, then it's as if you are speaking French to someone who only speaks German. My hope is for this article to be your translator in resolving your relationship issues. So toss the tissues and bring an end to your relationship issues!
 

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