Quotes About Affection

Words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service, physical touch—

emotional need for love must be met if we are to have emotional health.

It's worth going out of our way to show love. — Elsi Dodge

Boys and girls alike need physical affection, yet young boys often receive less than young girls. There are many reasons for this, but the most common is that some parents feel that physical affection will somehow feminize a boy. Of course, this is not true. The fact is that the more parents keep the emotional tank full, the healthier the child's self-esteem and sexual identity will be.

After the wedding, I don't think I changed. I continued to express love to her as I had before marriage. I told her how beautiful she was. I told her how much I loved her. I told her how proud I was to be her husband.

Inside every child is an 'emotional tank' waiting to be filled with love. When

Las peticiones dan dirección al amor, pero las demandas detienen el flujo del amor.

A child with a full love tank can respond to parental guidance without resentment.

If we wish to love each other, we need to know what the other person wants.

Si decidimos amar, expresémoslo de la manera en que las peticiones de nuestro cónyuge hagan que nuestro amor sea más eficaz en lo emocional.

I am convinced that keeping the emotional love tank full is as important to a marriage as maintaining the proper oil level is to an automobile. Running your marriage on an empty "love tank" may cost you even more than trying to drive your car without oil.

The emotional need for love must be met if we are to have emotional health. Married adults long to feel affection and love from their spouses. We feel secure when we are assured that our mate accepts us, wants us, and is committed to our well-being. During the "in-love" stage, we felt all of those emotions. It was heavenly while it lasted. Our mistake was in thinking it would last forever.

Much of the misbehavior of children is motivated by the cravings of an empty 'love tank.

Lord God, sometimes I forget how much a small gesture can mean to my spouse—even if his or her primary love language isn't gifts. Please help me to be thoughtful and to show him or her how much I care.

5   If I love them only when they please me (conditional love), and if I express my love to them only at those times, they will not feel genuinely loved.

On a scale of 0–10, how full is your love tank?

Reprosurile legate de comportament ale partenerului sunt un indiciu clar despre limbajul principal al iubirii. [...] Reprosurile sunt o modalitate ineficienta de a cere iubirea.

Physical touch can make or break a relationship. It can communicate hate or love. To the person whose primary love language is physical touch, the message will be far louder than the words "I hate you" or "I love you." A

How do we meet each other's deep, emotional need to feel loved? If we can learn that and choose to do it, then the love we share will be exciting beyond anything we ever felt when we were infatuated.

I examined the cultural patterns surrounding love and marriage and found that in every culture I studied, gift giving was a part of the love - marriage process.

The emotional need for love, however, is not simply a childhood phenomenon. That need follows us into adulthood and into marriage. The

Love will always find a way of expressing itself. — Linda Beach —

My husband tells me that he loves me, but to me, words are cheap. 'I love you. I love you.' I'm sick of words. Where are the gifts?

If we are to develop an intimate relationship, we need to know each other's desires. If we wish to love each other, we need to know what the other person wants.