What Is Your Spouse's Love Language?

Photo (c)Mark Faulkner 2010

Do you know what your spouse's love language is?

What's a "love language?"   

I recommend that you check out the book, "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman. His website is located at:  http://www.5lovelanguages.com/

In his book, Chapman identifies the five Love Languages as,

1. Words of affirmation

2. Quality time

3. Receiving gifts

4. Acts of service

5. Physical touch 

According to Chapman, a "Love Language" is "a primary way of expressing and interpreting love."

Some wives may feel most loved if they were to receive a gift of a dozen red roses from their husband.

But my wife, for instance, is not overly moved by receiving roses.  But being the recipient of words of affirmation, acts of service and spending quality time make her feel most loved.

I try to tell my wife every day specifically why I appreciate her and all that she does.  These words of affirmation make her feel very loved.  Acts of service such as making her breakfast, or making the yard look nice bless her socks off.  And spending quality time... date night is one of her favorite parts of the week.  For us, after being together for over 27 years, watching a romantic movie together at home is a huge blessing for her.

For me, being the recipient of physical touch, words of affirmation and spending quality time with my wife makes me feel the most loved.

We're all different.

We all want to love our spouses more, and be loved by them.  If you really want to bless your wife or husband, learn their love language by checking out this amazing resource by Gary Chapman.

It has been an amazing experience for us getting to know each other more deeply by exploring and learning each other's love languages.  Even after 27 years of being together--this has brought us closer than ever and we know how to love each other more in ways that each of us respond to.

Try it, they'll like it!

—God is Love and Love Never Fails.