The 5 Love Languages

 

    Love is Loyal Open-hearted Valuable Earnest.  It is unfortunate that people live their lives and don't fully understand such a powerful 4 letter word.  The breakdown with comprehending this word starts with not knowing your 5 Love Languages a book written by Gary Chapman.  Knowing your Love Language is essential for building healthy relationships.

    There are 5 components in Love Language.  Take a moment before reading on to think about what your Love Language components are.  Do you even know what the words Love Language mean? Either way, keep reading.  To have a healthy meaningful and minimally stress-free relationship you must understand the art of loving someone else and operating in a moment of meeting someone else's Love Language as they meet yours.  For this to be done one must reflect on what components of Love Language bring them the most joy and share this information with their significant other.

5 Components of Love Language

Words of Affirmation are the communicative language that demonstrates your love, appreciation, and respect for another person.  This verbal appreciation is positive and uplifting.

Physical Touch is the act of expressing love through sexual and non-sexual means.  This person craves skin-to-skin and hands-on intimacy in relationships.

Quality time is uninterrupted, focussed, moments spent with your significant other.  During this time you are demonstrating compassion and sympathy to your partners' needs by dedicating yourself intentionally. 

Acts of Service is seemly an easy method of demonstrating your love but it is often overlooked, however, it is impactful.  To demonstrate this love is to make note of small things that make your partner happy.  These small things help to ease the burden of responsibility.

Receiving Gifts demonstrates one's ability to give tangible things to others be it small, large, or surprise gifts.  Those gifts are thoughtful, intentional, and show love to their partner.

    To know your and your partners Love Language is to seek balance in your relationship.  Understanding that no two people are the same allows you to embrace the differences each person brings to the relationship.  It is essential for people that are in committed relationships to know how to give and receive love.

Now change your relationship from "That's Not My Best" to a long-lasting meaningful relationship by clicking the link and taking the free Love Language assessment.  You and your partner should share results.