What Are the Five Love Languages?
5 Ways to Express Love Every married person I know would like to live with a happy spouse. When we got married, we intended to make each other happy, and…
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Love Languages
An interview with The 5 Love Languages author, Dr. Gary Chapman When couples have their “date nights”, what kinds of questions can they ask each other to connect and know…
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The Dementia Experiment
Gracie and Ken were married very young, at 20 and 21. “We always had a great marriage,” says Gracie. “Always had a great intimate relationship, touching, hugging, watching TV and…
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40 Ways to Say “I Love You
Research suggests there are 20 “pleasant activities” people with dementia enjoy. We’ve combined these activities with a list from Creating Moments of Joy by Jolene Brackey, added some additional ideas,…
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Then Baby Makes Three
Some time ago, a young man sat in my office and said, “I’ve lost my wife.” “Do you mean she’s left you?” I asked. “Oh no, nothing like that. I…
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Reason for Hope
Like most wives, I love my husband very much. Through the years I frequently said “I love you” to my husband, Jeff, and did loving things. But I had no…
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Little is Big
Not long ago, the marriage of some close friends, Jessica* and Daniel*, suddenly imploded. I’ll never forget a conversation I had with Jessica one day as she grieved the loss…
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Learning to Speak Marriage Again
I have magic feel-good fingernails. I know this because my late husband, David, told me so. Every time I scratched his back, he’d say, “Someone should invent a way to…
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Date Nights and the “D” Word
1. Schedule a regular date night. This one isn’t new, but it’s very important. Never stop dating your spouse. Even if you can’t afford dinner and a movie (which we…
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Making an Intimate Difference
Making Touch Meaningful Couples need to create emotional bonding times. Keeping the flames of romance alive may not always seem as important as security or meaningful communication, but it is.…
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