Practical Suggestions From The Five Love Languages

By Gary Chapman

Words of Affirmation

Buy a corkboard for your house (as basic or fancy as you like). Divide it up into segments representing each person living there. Use it as a "mailbox" to pin notes with kind words to one another. When your loved ones walk by the corkboard and see a note for them posted, it will stir up warm emotions, especially in those whose love language is Words of Affirmation. 

Acts of Service

Husbands, make it a point when you are getting into the car or going inside your house with your wife to be a gentleman and hold the door for her. This small gesture will communicate love in ways you can't even imagine! 

Receiving Gifts

Next time you are away from your loved one(s) bring home a little souvenir or send one in the mail. To a Receiving Gifts person, this tells them you love them and were thinking about them while you were gone.

Quality Time

Schedule a leisurely picnic with your spouse or child. Ask them about their dreams and aspirations. If they are frustrated with school or work and want to talk about it. Listen intently but don't offer solutions unless they ask. 

Physical Touch

Next time you are near your spouse in the kitchen, at the store, watching a movie, etc... reach over and hold his/her hand. Most likely you notice a smile emerge.