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| http://www.5lovelanguages.com/ |
Since my husband is a Marriage and Family Therapist, he
knows a lot about relationships and the right steps to take to maintain them.
We read a lot of marriage books; attend a lot of workshops and couple retreats.
We get asked questions all the time, so I thought I would start sharing our
experiences and information with you.
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| Joe and Tosha Clemens |
Have you ever heard of the book, “The five love languages”?
It is my favorite relationship book. I think because it personally affected me
the most out of any book I have read. When Joe and I first got married, I
noticed something was bothering me about our relationship but I couldn't put a
finger on it. After reading the book, I realized that the issue was that we weren't
fulfilling each other’s love language. Let me explain a little bit more about
what this means….We all have a primary way that we want to receive love as well
as how we give love. Sometimes the way you show it and the way you give it is
the same and sometimes it is different. For me, I enjoy showing love to my husband by
physically touch, a kiss, a hug and holding hands. I like to receive love by
him giving me words of affirmation. Example, him telling me he loves me. I need
to hear the words, not assume that I should already know. Or in the beginning
of our marriage, he would show me he loved me by doing things for me, “acts of
service”. Like, washing my car or taking
out the trash. Don’t get me wrong, I love those things but those are just added
bonuses, what I really need is him to tell me how he feels verbally.
If you feel like you would like to take your relationship to
the next level and develop real intimacy then I would highly recommend reading
this book. To give you a better idea,
you will learn about these 5 languages: words
of affirmation, physical touch, gifts, quality time and acts of service.
After reading it, you will discover that we all need all of these in our
relationship but one will stick out to you more than the others, and you will
also discover the same for your spouse. Marriage can be a beautiful thing as
long as we are willing to work for it!
See below for the book and for more information see the website below:
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