How to Show Your Man You Love Him

Years ago when we were dating and young newlyweds, it was very easy to show my man love. Ironing his shirts, helping with the yard work, making sure the house was tidy and preparing his favorite foods. But also, telling him how much I appreciated him and complimenting him, especially in front of others was a very important way to show him love. My love for my man has not diminished over the years, but grown stronger and more solid. But as those years went by and kids and other responsibilities have been added to life, it is so easy to forget to show him how much I love him. For him, acts of service and words of affirmation are important to communicate my love for him. Being a bit more intentional in showing him how much I love him, is one goal I am working on to further insure a strong and healthy marriage.
So, how do you show your spouse love? Well, discovering their love language is a great place to start. According to the book The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, they are:

1) Acts of Service
2) Words of affirmation
3) Physical Touch
4) Quality Time
5) Gifts

We all have all of these, but usually have one primary love language.

Once you discover your man's love language, speak it to him. If it's quality time, make special time each day for your man. Even fifteen minutes will make a difference.Words? Then write your man a love letter, leave romantic notes for him. You get the idea.

And, here are 4 more tips to make your marriage even better...

Successful couples stay close no matter what happens - and that’s no accident. It takes planning and effort…… That’s why I have these 4 steps for making sure your marriage gets better instead of worse, courtesy of Glee Magazine:


#1 PRIORITIZE - First: Make your marriage the priority. Between kids and work, it’s easy to get so busy that you put your marriage on hold - but it should be the center of everything you do. Spending time with your spouse is the most important job you have to do each day.

#2 FRESH - Try new things as a couple. Remember when you were getting to know each other and everything was new? Get that feeling back! You don’t have to take up sky-diving. Try cooking a meal you’ve never cooked before. As long as it’s new, and you’re doing it together, you’ll be giving your marriage what it needs to thrive.

#3 HOLD ON - Hang onto something from your single life. Something just for you. Reading. Sewing. Scrapbooking. Going out to dinner once a month with your girlfriends. Being an individual is not mutually exclusive from being a couple.

#4 ASK - Ask your spouse for advice! If you find yourself with problems you don’t feel you can share with your partner - you’re in trouble. Being able to talk things out is the foundation of a great marriage. And this is especially true for men. According to marriage expert John Gottmann, the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT predictor of marital success is a husband’s willingness to listen to his wife.