This book was given to me for my birthday before Tyson and I got married. At first I was kind of skeptical about reading it, but now I'm grateful I did. Reading it helped me to understand what matters more to some people than to others. The book defines 5 different love languages and how people value each one differently. Below are the different languages:
1- Words of Affirmation..."Verbal compliments, or words of appreciation, are powerful communicators of love."
2- Quality Time... "giving someone your undivided attention"
3- Receiving Gifts..."A gift is something you can hold in your hand and say, 'Look, he was thinking of me, ' or 'She remembered me.'"
4- Acts of Service..."Doing things you know your spouse would like you to do."
5- Physical Touch..."Physical touch can make or break a relationship. It can communicate hate or love."
The definitions I have given above are only a short glimpse of what the book entails. If you have the chance to read it, I recommend you do so. It will help you understand more about those you care about, and how they recognize when you are showing your love to them.
Anyway...the reason I was telling you about this book, as I said I'm glad I read it because it helped Tyson and I to know in what order we valued each of these languages. They are all valued, but some have a higher value than others. For example, Tyson and I love to have more Quality Time together than to give each other Gifts. When we do give gifts they are usually more of the type that relate to Acts of Service or Words of Affirmation. Of course, Physical Touch is important to us as well...Tyson is great at making sure he gives me a kiss every morning before he leaves for work and every night before we go to bed.
