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Love Language
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I once read a book called The Five Love Languages. The book taught that there are five major ways that people express and receive love. Here are the five love languages in no particular order:
1. Physical Attraction
2. Acts of Service
3. Words of Affirmation
4. Giving Gifts
5. Quality Time
The way you show love, and the way you accept it may not be the same. For example, a husband may show his love to his wife by buying her a gift, but what really makes her feel loved is quality time. This means he can come home with diamonds and roses but if he doesn't take time to talk with her at the dinner table and watch a movie with her, she won't feel loved. On the other hand a woman may serve her husband by cooking or washing his clothes, but the thing that makes him feel loved the most is when she touches him in meaningful ways. That means he can come home to a nice meal and see is underwear folded on the sofa, but if she doesn't meet him at the door with a hug and a kiss, he won't feel loved.
So I've learned that it is important to speak your spouse's love language. Communitcate love in the way they receive it. If you love getting gifts but your partner loves quality time, then the way you feel about getting a new camera is the way they will feel when you take them away for the weekend. If you love sex, (which I do too) and they love being served, then the way you feel after a good... cough, you know, is how they will feel when you wash their car. Ok the two feelings don't exactly compare but you understand what I mean. Being loved the way you receive it brings a different level of satisfaction. So let your loved one know what speaks to you.
My wife knows that she can spend time with me, get me gifts, serve me, and even touch me physically, but nothing makes me feel loved like a few words of encouragement like, "Babe, you were wonderful tonight." wink.
Maybe that's why I love flickr so much. I read my comments and I get so many words of affirmation. I feel loved when people appreciate my photos and my art. I love being encouraged. It's the main way I share love. It's my Love Language.
Love Language
This photo and story are shared at www.nowpublic.com/tech-biz/love-language-22-365-read-desc...
I once read a book called The Five Love Languages. The book taught that there are five major ways that people express and receive love. Here are the five love languages in no particular order:
1. Physical Attraction
2. Acts of Service
3. Words of Affirmation
4. Giving Gifts
5. Quality Time
The way you show love, and the way you accept it may not be the same. For example, a husband may show his love to his wife by buying her a gift, but what really makes her feel loved is quality time. This means he can come home with diamonds and roses but if he doesn't take time to talk with her at the dinner table and watch a movie with her, she won't feel loved. On the other hand a woman may serve her husband by cooking or washing his clothes, but the thing that makes him feel loved the most is when she touches him in meaningful ways. That means he can come home to a nice meal and see is underwear folded on the sofa, but if she doesn't meet him at the door with a hug and a kiss, he won't feel loved.
So I've learned that it is important to speak your spouse's love language. Communitcate love in the way they receive it. If you love getting gifts but your partner loves quality time, then the way you feel about getting a new camera is the way they will feel when you take them away for the weekend. If you love sex, (which I do too) and they love being served, then the way you feel after a good... cough, you know, is how they will feel when you wash their car. Ok the two feelings don't exactly compare but you understand what I mean. Being loved the way you receive it brings a different level of satisfaction. So let your loved one know what speaks to you.
My wife knows that she can spend time with me, get me gifts, serve me, and even touch me physically, but nothing makes me feel loved like a few words of encouragement like, "Babe, you were wonderful tonight." wink.
Maybe that's why I love flickr so much. I read my comments and I get so many words of affirmation. I feel loved when people appreciate my photos and my art. I love being encouraged. It's the main way I share love. It's my Love Language.