Enjoy the audio summary of our teaching and here are your answers:
Ways the women feel loved:
- affirmation–positive comments, gratitude
- phone calls during the day
- listen (turn-off TV, electronics) and listen without solving the problem
- maintain peace if ‘mom’ is feeling upset
- no selective hearing
- pray together
- affection (non-sexual)–hand holding, kissing, etc.
- committment to purity (ex. victoria secret commercial, movies-selective etc.)
- empathy
- relifef with kids & house chores
- balanced parenting (teamwork)
- listening and following through (ex. listening to a book that was mentioned and then buying it for us)
- date night (planning it from start to finish–including setting up a babysitter)
- respecting in-laws and boundaries with in-laws
- family and couple time as a priority
Ways men feel respected:
- affirm us without asking (“you are my hero.”)
- give us grace, forgive and forget–don’t bring up the past and don’t use the past against us
- support our passions/hobbies & learn to enjoy our activities
- understand our stress
- speak with softer tones in your voice and without nagging
- speak highly of us with your friends
- trust our decisions
- allign and stand behind us when we are parenting our kids
- give us down time…respect our space
- (am I forgetting anything?) the men did mention that the top 3 ways that they feel respect is: #1 SEX. #2 SEX. #3 SEX.
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