There are many ways to say ‘I love you”. Elizabeth Mandel says that love is not just a feeling it’s an expression and expressing that love keeps the feeling alive.
Elizabeth is a therapist who specialises in working with couples. She refers to Gary Chapman’s book ‘The 5 love languages’ to categorise the different ways that love can be expressed. These include; words of Affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, acts of service and physical touch. We learn these languages from our parents as we grow up and then continue these patterns with our own partners. They however, may have learnt a different way to express their love so sometimes our intentions are not in sync with the way in which our behavior is received or interpreted. Take a read and see what you think!
