040: Home: Love Languages: Words of Affirmation

Topics

1. How to communicate
2. Actions to express
3. Things to avoid

How to communicate

• Give compliments
  • Example: You look beautiful when you…

• Encourage them

  • Example: I believe in you because…

• Show respect and admiration

  • Example: I’m so thankful to have you in my life because…

• Listen to them

  • Example: How did that make you feel?

• Ask them how their day was

  • Example: How was your day?

Actions to express love

• Send them a text
• Leave them a note
• Email
• Face-to-face compliments
• Brag about them in front of others
• Be specific and genuine
• Say “I love you” and why you love them
• Be positive

Things to avoid

• Saying negative things about them
• Don’t recognize their efforts
• Not complimenting them

5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

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This week’s image is titled ‘Fridge Words’ from Jon Fife. You can find it on flickr.

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