Summary Of The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

Touch your partner often in both sexual and non-sexual ways
Know what counts as a loving touch and devise creative touches
Master your partner’s body
Hold your partner in times

ACTS OF SERVICE

Key Takeaways:
Show love to your partner by helping them around the house
You should do those things cheerfully and lovingly (not on order)
Gender stereotype roles may not fit into the framework

RECEIVING GIFTS

Key Takeaways:
Gift your partner with yourself
Gifts do not have to be amount-based, they should be thought-based
Invest in your emotional security by giving your partner gifts (and it does not have to be linked to an occasion

Show love to your partner by spending time with them (without distractions)
It is not about the length of time but the quality of time
Learn to listen and to express yourself
Engage in activities that make you and your partner

Fill your partner with positive words
Make polite requests not demands or ultimatums
Work out conflicts with non-judgmental words

This is not just talking and responding, it involves listening to your partner. Listening to your partner

Everyone has a deep need to be loved

Divorce rates are on the increase and couples are enduring marriages instead of enjoying them. They do not get the Happily-Ever-After life they dreamed of when they said “I do”.

It is also pertinent to note that the things you did for your partner when you were dating may not be carried into marriage. This is because the love buzz was pushing you and when that evaporates, the tendencies are very high that you become the person you used to be before the love buzz.

So, from now on, do not love your partner just the way you want, love the way he or she wants to be loved. Trust me, you would be better for it.