love languages. speaking different languages makes good communication difficult
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Love Languages
Speaking differentlanguages makes good communication difficult
Love Languages
How was love expressedin your family?
If we want to communicate effectively with our spouses, we may have to learn their Love Language..
When the emotional tank is low, feelings of love go away
When I feel loved by my spouse, I feel secure and my sense of self-worth is fed. If she/loves me, I must have significance.
FiveLove
Languages
Words of Affirmation1
“I can live for two months on a good compliment.”
- Mark Twain
Verbal compliments are far greater motivators than nagging words
Encouragement requires empathy and seeing the world from your spouse’s perspective. We must first learn what is important to our spouse.
Quality TimeQuality Time2
Emphasis is not on what you’re doing but on why
Togetherness is focused attention, not proximity
Doesn’t matter what you do
Creating memories
Receiving Gifts3
Gifts are visible symbols of love that have emotional value.
You can learn to be a proficient gift giver
Doesn’t have to be expensive or often.It has nothing to do with monetary value and everything to do with love!
There’s presents and then there’s presence…
The Gift of Self
The gift of self
Acts of Service4
Doing things you know your spouse would like you to do
Requires thought, planning, time,
effort, energy… and a positive spirit.
Need to learn their dialect so we can do the right things!
Physical Touch5
Some people emotionally yearn for their spouses to reach out and
touch them physically
Which love languagedoes your spouse speak?
When an action doesn’t come naturally to you, it is a greater expression of love
True Love
Just do it, whether you
understand it, like it, or want to.
Love is a choice
If I know their primary love
language and choose to speak it, her/his deepest emotional
need will be met and she/he will feel secure
in my love.
Each partner holds the key to changing the emotional climate of the marriage.