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My wife told me the other day that she feels alone and unnoticed in our marriage. I had no idea that she felt this way and was pretty surprised. I’ve worked hard to provide for her and our family, and to be involved with them. Why would she say something like that? And how can I show her that I care for her?
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People have different ways of feeling and communicating love. It sounds like her way of feeling love is by hearing you appreciate her(words of affirmation)! And your way of showing love is by working hard (services). Because you’re communicating in the way YOU like to be loved and not the was she communicates love, it is not perceived by her as love. I highly recommend reading “The five love languages” by Gary Chapman, it has helped my husband and I to understand this concept!
That is a helpful book. Thanks for the recommendation Bethany. How do you help your husband to recognize the way he misses communicating his love for you?