The Languages of
Love
The Five Love Languages 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Words of Affirmation Quality Time Receiving Gifts Acts of Service Physical Touch
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Words of Affirmation Quality Time Receiving Gifts Acts of Service Physical Touch
Words of Affirmation Affirmation To ‘affirm’ something is to confirm its truth and to strengthen it.
Affirmation can be shown by Words of encouragement/praise: to inspire courage in one’s partner. • Kind words: love is basically kind. • Humble words: love makes requests, not demands. • Words of affection: “I Love You” •
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Words of Affirmation Quality Time Receiving Gifts Acts of Service Physical Touch
A Central Aspect of Quality time is Togetherness. It is not proximity … Togetherness has to do with focused attention
Dialects in the language of Quality Time Quality conversation Sympathetic dialogue where two people are sharing their experiences, thoughts, feelings and desires in a friendly, uninterrupted context
Dialects in the language of Quality Time Learning to listen Maintain eye contact Do not listen and do something else at the same time Listen for feelings Observe body language Refuse to interrupt
Quality Activities Doing things together things she likes to do and the things he likes to do One of the byproducts of Quality Activities is that they provide a memory bank from which to draw in the years ahead These are memories of love specially for the person whose primary love language is quality time
Dialects in the language of Quality Time Learning to talk Self revelation: Paying attention to your emotions
Quality Activities Doing things together things she likes to do and the things he likes to do
Quality Activities One of the byproducts of Quality Activities is that they provide a memory bank from which to draw in the years ahead
Quality Activities These are memories of love specially for the person whose primary love language is quality time
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GIFTS Visible and tangible symbols of love By its very nature, a gift is something
which is not deserved; it is given because the giver desires to share unconditional love to one’s partner Another aspect of gift giving is that it should be done with some measure of “ceremony”
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Make a list of gifts that make him/her excited Select the gift he/she enjoys Select gifts that you feel comfortable purchasing, making, or finding Don’t wait for special occasions
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Acts of Service
Doing things you know your partner would like you to do. It is a loving service. Loving service is not slavery. Loving service is an internally motivated desire to give one’s energy to others. Loving service is a gift, not a necessity. Loving service is done freely, not under coercion.
Learning the language of service requires that We
do not use such to manipulate the other. Manipulation is never an expression of love. We need to overcome stereotypes of male and female roles.
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Words of Affirmation Quality Time Receiving Gifts Acts of Service Physical Touch
Physical Touch A very powerful way of communicating emotional love It should be communicated at the appropriate time, in the appropriate place and in an appropriate manner
• Sexual intercourse is only one dialect of the language of Physical Touch • Touching is not limited to one localized area of the body • Physical touch can make or break a relationship. It can communicate hate or love.
Discovering your partner’s primary love language Ask
questions Make observations Experiment
Finally, it is important to note that: Your
partner needs to receive love from you in all five love languages.
The
primary love language will speak more deeply and will more quickly fill the emotional love tank; but, it must be complemented by speaking the other four languages as well.
Once
your partner is receiving a sufficient amount of love in his/her primary love language, then the other love languages become even more meaningful.
On
the other hand, if your partner’s primary love language is ignored, the other four are not likely to fill your partner’s emotional love tank.