Five Ways to Show Your Partner You Appreciate Them
One of the most important aspects of a relationship is making sure your partner feels loved and appreciated. A relationship is a partnership and something that needs to be nurtured and worked on. Anyone in a relationship knows that relationships aren’t always easy – people disagree, argue, and maybe don’t pay enough attention to their partner. This can be a surefire way to make your relationship feel dull and lacking. Couples therapy is a great place to start, because your couples therapist will likely encourage you and your partner to take a love language questionnaire. Recognizing your partner’s love language and expressing your love and appreciation to them in a way that makes them feel those things can make the relationship feel fresh and full of life and love again! Encourage your partner (and yourself) to figure out which love language you both respond to the best, and then try some of these different ways to express your love and appreciation to your partner! But it’s important to note that if your relationship is not in a very healthy place – while trying some of these ways to make your partner feel appreciated can’t hurt, couples counseling or marriage therapy may be a better place to start!
Tip #1 From Miami Couples Therapist: Words of Affirmation or Physical Touch…
If your partner’s love language is “words of affirmation” this means that they feel loved, supported, and appreciated through words and listening. Your partner communicates through encouragement, empathy, and verbal expression. In this case, simply telling your partner that you love them and appreciate them is going to go a long way! If you want step things up slightly, you could send your partner a cute test message, or leave them a note on refrigerator to find after a long day at work! This will make your partners day and remind them that you care for them.
If your partner’s love language is “physical touch”, this means that they feel loved and appreciated through non-verbal body language. If this is your partner, then they appreciate small physical gestures of care – such as, holding hands, hugging, and kissing. These can be small gestures of intimacy. Something your partner might enjoy is snuggling up on the coach after a long day and watching a movie while cuddling! If you or your partner are struggling with finding ways to express appreciation or struggling to identify each other’s love languages, couples counseling may be a great tool for you!
Tip #2 form Marriage Therapist : Receiving Gifts and Quality Time…
The love language of “receiving gifts” is often misinterpreted as having to make a gigantic gesture or spend a ton of money on a gift. This is simply not the case! Individuals whose love language is “receiving gifts” like to know that throughout the day, their partner is actively thinking about them. This may mean that, if you stop for gas on your way home from work, maybe go into the convenience store and pick up your partner’s favorite candy, just because you were thinking of them and wanted to make them smile!
“Quality time” is expressed through uninterrupted conversation or one-on-one time. If your partner’s love language is “quality time” they want to have special moments with just you, and they need that in order to feel appreciated and loved. A few ways you can show your partner you appreciate them is to put your phone away while you two are enjoying dinner together or plan a fun weekend getaway at a small bed and breakfast where the two of you can spend time together and make fun memories. It is important to express love to your partner in their love language – and if you find this difficult, couples therapy may be a great way to break the ice and open up the lines of communication again!
Tip #3 from Marriage Counselor: Acts of Service…
The final love language is “acts of service”, and if this is your partner’s love language, what they are looking for is help in everyday activities that they normally would do themselves. What this means is, if you are seeing your partner gathering the trash to take out, offer to help them. Or if they are cooking dinner, see if they would like some company or help! Something special that you can do for your partner if “acts of service” is their love language, is prepare a breakfast in bed for them. Get up early, make some of their favorite breakfast foods and serve it to them in bed – this can be a great way to show your loved one that they are appreciated and cared for! These are all really great suggestions for you to try with your partner to let them know you love them. However, it is important to remember that sometimes couples counseling is the best place to start so that you and your partner can work on mending or communicating better in addition trying some of these gestures of appreciation.
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