In almost 2 years of marriage, I feel like one of the best things for us is to recognize and remember each other’s love language.
The 5 Love Languages-
- Acts of Service
- Physical Touch
- Quality Time
- Receiving Gifts
- Words of Affirmation
The hubs and I both have 2 main love languages, one in common and one different. For both of us, quality time is a big deal. We want to be around each other, having good conversations, and doing activities we both enjoy. Unfortunately, for over a year now, hubby’s job has taken him away from Texas 2 weeks a month. So, the quality time we do get is an even bigger deal. Some of the quality time we both love are just simple pleasures like tv marathons of our favorite shows, walks around the neighborhood with our puppy, and road trips (we love traveling!) But after a while of just trying to squeeze time in when he WAS in town…it ended up ONLY being those 3 things we were doing almost all the time. Don’t get me wrong…I loved the time we could get together enjoying those, but I just started feeling like we got in a dull routine of just doing the most ordinary and easiest thing at the time. I remembered a few of my most favorite times we had had as a dating and barely married couple-
- A random afternoon trip to the lake in his boat taking pictures of the bright green lily pads, flying white egrets, and tall trees.
- An evening at my apartment before he graduated from college, I was showing him the dresses I could pick from to where to his graduation dinner. After I put on one “little black dress”, he loved it and we put some music on and danced the night away.
- At this one park in my husband‘s hometown (my favorite park I’ve ever been to) in the springtime, it’s kinda like walking in a fairytale or something. These yellow flowers (really weeds, but I pretend ;-) ) grow almost as tall as I am. Funny little road signs have been set up along this walking and biking path…tiny versions of car road signs, like a STOP sign and YEILD sign. It’s super weird and I loved walking through it and taking pictures.
I was missing these kind of quality time ADVENTURES!
- So, we have made it a priority to plan a few of these lately-In the fall which is my absolute favorite time of year, we went back to that weird, fairy-tale like park because, well, it’s my favorite time of year! We took our puppy for a walk there. The trees and ground were covered with crunchy yellow leaves. It was the most gorgeous day of the year, in my opinion. Once again, we took pictures…I take tons. Are you following me on instagram already?
- And over Christmas break, we took a random, silly date to a Good Will. We each set out to find the most ridiculous items in the store, especially clothing items to make the other try on. More pictures. :-)
I saw this quote recently- “We assume others show love the same way we do - and if they don’t, we worry it’s not there.”
It was a pin on Pinterest. So, I have no idea who the author is lol.
HOW someone knows they ARE loved is pretty important, right? So, I encourage you to make it a priority to make a big deal of your significant other’s, best friend’s, or family member’s love language however you can.
John 13:34
~Leslie~
