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Love Languages



Understanding that we are loved and that the love we communicate to those closest to us is felt can be the most rewarding and deeply profound experiences in life. The idea of “love languages” was first developed by Gary Chapman, who identified five main ways that people mark the communication of love—quality time, words of encouragement, acts of service, physical touch, and gift-giving. Popular culture has since often identified more niche or humorous forms of love languages, but the core idea remains the same: oftentimes, the way that we perceive evidence of love is different from the person with whom we are in relationship. The study of love languages calls upon us to notice, communicate, and give to our partners love in a manner that is truly felt and seen.

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For Interracial Couples, Advocacy Is a Love Language

Having tough conversations about racism, police brutality and current events aren’t an option for Black and white couples — they’re essential.

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Dr. Gary Chapman’s Best Relationship Advice | Oprah’s Lifeclass | Oprah Winfrey Network

Marriage and family life expert Dr. Gary Chapman answers questions from the Oprah’s Life Class audience-in the studio and on Twitter. Watch as he reveals his personal love language. Plus, what’s the best way to communicate with someone who has multiple love languages?

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Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart

Blended families face unique challenges, and sadly, good intentions aren’t always enough. With so many complex relationships involved, all the normal rules for family life change, even how you apply something as simple as the five love languages.

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FindCenterWith one gaze into her eyes, all words fell away. And it didn’t matter at all. In this place of hearticulation, there was no need for words. This love spoke a language all its own, a grammarless lexicon of longing and union. Who needs syllables when you can hear each other’s souls?

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People Who Have a Partner with a Disability Show Love in Unique Ways

Sometimes you have to come up with unique ways to show love if your partner has a disability.

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15 Ways to Show Love to your Spouse // Mediocre Marriage

Here are 15 quick and easy ways to show love to your spouse based on The Five Love Languages.

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A Natural History of Love

The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss.

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The 11 Sex Personality Types Are Like Love Languages for Intimacy—Here’s How to Learn Yours

Read about the personality types with your partner to start the conversation free of judgment.

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Dating With a Disability

Women with disabilities often begin to date much later in life, and they struggle in a dating culture that places a premium on physical appearance.

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Multicultural Expressions of Parenting Love

Exploring lived experience of positive parenting.

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