Monday, December 1, 2008

The Experiment

I read The Five Love Languages in about three days. It was really a common sense look at why KB and I don't see eye to eye. The things I am looking for a symbol of love are not on his radar, and vice versa. It really is that simple. So many of the things said in our big fights were indicators but nothing made it as plain as Gary Chapman.

The most important lesson learned was that the emotionally high of being "in love" only lasts for so long. After that it is about making a choice to do the things that express love in your partner's eyes. Not in your own. Me buying KB all the gifts in the world is not going to show him I love him in the way that making him breakfast would.

In light of this ah ha moment, I have conjured a plan. Twice a day for the next 24 days, I am going to speak to KB in his primary and secondary love languages. If all goes well, he in turn, will be so overcome with love that he will buy me a wonderfully splendid Christmas gift (which would technically be him speaking to me in my primary love language). And the holidays will indeed be happy!

Stay tuned!

2 comments:

Ms. S said...

I know I am official on man-hater status right now... but when can I borrow this book?!

Like you said before, it may help with all kinds of relationships and there are many relationships I would like to see improved.

Please blog about your expereince of your experiment.

And LOL at KB showering your with gifts... ROFL!

RunningMom said...

Yes, yes, yes! Please blog about how it goes!