Focus on the Family with Jim Daly How to Speak the Love Language Your Spouse Needs Most (Part 2 of 2)
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Feb 13, 2026 
Dr. Leslie Parrott, a marriage and family therapist, offers practical relationship tips. Dr. Les Parrott, a clinical psychologist, highlights patterns and progress. Dr. Gary Chapman, pastor and author of The Five Love Languages, breaks down love-language dialects. They discuss moving from knowing to doing, family-of-origin obstacles, quality-time and gift-giving dialects, and nuanced acts of service.
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Pray And Practice New Expressions
- Pray and ask God to help you learn your spouse's love language when it feels unnatural.
- Practice deliberately by rehearsing specific affirming phrases until you can say them naturally to your spouse.
Love Tanks Come From Family Of Origin
- Family of origin shapes each person's "love tank" capacity and leak rate.
- Some people need more frequent fueling because their upbringing left them with smaller or leakier tanks.
Influence Through Consistent Love
- Influence your spouse positively by consistently communicating love in their language and dialect.
- Expect influence, not coercive change; steady loving actions make change more likely.
