A Love Language Minute

Good communication in marriage requires that you affirm the validity of your wife's thoughts and feelings. That will encourage her to open up and express herself to you.

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Parenting is a service-oriented vocation. The day you decided to have a child, you enrolled for full-time service. Show love to your child by serving them in a way that's best for them.

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You're in love with your boyfriend, but your friends say you're not a good match for each other. Should you listen to your heart or to your friends? Dr. Gary Chapman says "listen to your friends"!

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Your boyfriend's love language is physical touch. How can you make him feel loved while you're dating and still save intimacy for marriage? Don't equate physical touch with sexual intercourse. There are many affirming ways to touch that don't lead to sexual intercourse.

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The non-communicating spouse isn't always the husband. Wives often shut down and don't communicate when they are angry or hurt. The best way to process these feelings is to talk about it.

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People are inclined to act like our parents when they get older. But it doesn't mean it has to be that way. If you don't want to become like your parents, you need to do something about it now.

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Patterns of behavior learned in childhood are often hard to break when you become an adult. Learn to break these patterns when you read Dr. Gary Chapman's book Desperate Marriages.

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What do you do when you've fallen out of love with your spouse? The objective is to learn how to stimulate love after you've come down off of the emotional high of feeling in love. And that only happens when you learn to speak your spouse's love language.

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Your love tank is empty from years of not receiving love. What do you do? Love stimulates love. Speak love to others in their love language. Because they feel loved, they're inclined to express love to you.

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Have you ever gotten the silent treatment from your spouse? How did you respond? The answer lies in you understanding why your spouse has gone silent.

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