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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