How Do You Express Love?

We all want to feel love; we want to give it and we want to get it. But, what happens if we don’t feel it?

In order to have a healthy, loving relationship we need to recognize that our partner may have a different description of love than we do. What does love mean to you? Your partner? How ...We all want to feel love; we want to give it and we want to get it. But, what happens if we don’t feel it?

In order to have a healthy, loving relationship we need to recognize that our partner may have a different description of love than we do. What does love mean to you? Your partner? How should someone express his or her love to you? How do you show someone that you love him or her?

A lot of us mistakenly believe that everyone shows love the same way. However, people’s expressions of love can vary greatly, especially with the opposite sex. As a woman, do you want a man to say, “I love you” and bring you flowers, or do you just want him to spend more time with you? As a man, do you want a woman to tell you she thinks you are wonderful, or do you just want her to have more sex with you?

People have different descriptions of what love means and how it should be expressed. To have a healthy relationship you need to know what your love needs are and what your partner’s love needs are - they could be completely different and what’s important to you could be meaningless to them.

Advice to Men and Women: Take the time to communicate to your partner what makes you feel loved: saying nice things, doing nice things, quality time, gifts, or physical touch. After you tell your partner what makes you feel loved, find out what makes your partner feel loved so you can both give and receive love. After all, we all want to feel love!