The 5 Love Languages

Ask your spouse for a list of five activities that he would enjoy doing with you—don’t assume you know.

You will seek understanding and reconciliation, and not to prove your own perception as the only logical way to interpret what has happened.

I have observed two basic personality types. The first I call the “Dead Sea.” In the little nation of Israel, the Sea of Galilee flows south by way of the Jordan River into the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea goes nowhere. It receives but it does not give. This personality type receives many experiences, emotions, and thoughts throughout the day. They have

Don’t listen to your spouse and do something else at the same time.

Thank your mate for something they do routinely and wouldn’t expect to be complimented

ultimately, comfort is not the issue. We are talking about love, and love is something you do for someone else, not something you do for yourself.

encouraging words.

you have more money than time, hire someone to do the acts of service that neither of you wants to do, such as the yard work or a once-a-month deep cleaning of your home.

People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need.