What’s your love language? What’s your spouse’s? To kick off season two of The WinShape Marriage Podcast, Marlee Arnold talks to the author of The New York Times Best Seller, “The 5 Love Languages,” Dr. Gary Chapman. Not only do they break down The 5 Love Languages, but they talk about how to utilize them to enhance your marriage. Even if you are a love language fanatic, or you know nothing about them at all, you’ll definitely learn something in this episode that will help you be a better spouse this week.
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(1:57) What first inspired Dr. Chapman to step into the marriage and family space and eventually write, “The 5 Love Languages”
(8:09) Acts of service
(8:53) Receiving gifts
(11:14) Quality time
(13:14) Words of affirmation
(14:40) Physical touch
(17:10) What does it mean to love your spouse well based on their love language
(22:23) Are you only supposed to love your spouse via their primary love language?
(24:45) Is there any correlation to the love languages you received or didn’t receive growing up that contributes to your love language?
(26:27) How Dr. Chapman responds to criticism of The 5 Love Languages…“My spouse doesn’t love me well…they never…”
(30:20) How The 5 Love Languages influenced other work by Dr. Chapman
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