The Five Love Languages Singles Edition

5. Refuse to interrupt.

Physician Albert Schweitzer said, "We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness."'

3. listen for feelings.

"No, but you can say something like, `Mark, I've been

The word encourage means "to inspire courage."

The purpose of love is to enhance the well-being of another, not to satisfy your own desires. Therefore, learning to speak another person's primary love language is the most effective way of loving others.

Love is not itself an emotion but rather an attitude with appropriate behavior. Love is the attitude that says, "I choose to look out for your interest. How may I help you?" Then love responds with meaningful, positive behavior.

If I invest thirty minutes in such a conversation with you, I have given you thirty minutes of my life.

I always thought I was helping people by offering my advice freely. Now I understand that advice is seen as an effort to control unless it is desired by the other person.