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five love languages

Love Language Part 5 – Physical Touch

November 5, 2008 By Nathalie Himmelrich Leave a Comment

couple kissing
Photo by Natalia Sobolivska on Unsplash

We have long known that physical touch is a way of communicating emotional love. Research projects in the area of child development have made that conclusion: Babies who are held, hugged, and kissed develop a healthier emotional life than those who are left for long periods of time without physical contact.

Holding hands, kissing, embracing, and sexual intercourse are all ways of communicating emotional love to one’s spouse.

The touch of love may take many forms. Since touch receptors are located throughout the body, lovingly touching your spouse almost anywhere can be an expression of love. That does not mean that all touches are created equal.

Within every language, there are many dialects. Here below you will find just a few but in the end you need to understand your spouse’s dialect.

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Filed Under: communication, love/relationship/marriage Tagged With: five love languages, gary chapman, love language, physical touch

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