Touch Me and Tell Me How Great I Am…The Five Love Languages According to John

03.12.2024 - By That Sounds Fun Network Play

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John and I are kicking off our series on relationships with someone who has been instrumental in saving ours!

Dr. Gary Chapman is joining us to discuss how his work as a counselor led him to write one of the bestselling books of all time: The Five Love Languages.

The love languages we speak—Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch—are equal in value but different in emotional impact for each of us. The Five Love Languages is a transformative tool for strengthening all your relationships by learning the “language” in which your loved ones give and receive love.

Honestly, learning one another’s love languages has been one of the best things we’ve done for our relationship, which has been on the brink at times.

You won’t be surprised to learn that John’s are physical touch and words of affirmation—or, according to him, “Touch Me And Tell Me How Great I Am.” Also, is SEX a love language? Dr. Chapman has a great response to this question that so many of us have (especially our men!).

Dr. Chapman, John, and I discuss how to figure out your loved one’s primary love language, what to do with that knowledge, and why all expressions of love start with our attitude, not emotion.

Let’s dig in and get ready to Talk About It!

Listen in to learn more :

(00:41 - 01:31) Meaningful Conversations on Parenting and Relationships

(04:26 - 05:29) Ups and Downs With Spicy John

(13:42 - 14:37) Understanding Love Languages for Stronger Relationships

(19:25 - 21:01) How our Love Languages Help Us Grow

(25:43 - 26:14) Partnering for Relationship Success

Summary

In this episode, we diving into the relationship benefits found in The Five Love Languages, how to know what our partner's primary love language is, why using your partner’s primary love language in a negative way can hurt them and harm the relationship, what it means to have an attitude of love, and how we can maintain that attitude of love even when we don’t feel like it!

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