This Missing Love Language Is the One Trauma Survivors Need Most — Safety
So many relationship experts have embraced the idea of love languages. They became popular with Gary Chapman’s 1992 book, The 5 Love Languages, for the ways partners show love and care: acts of service, physical touch, words, gifts, quality time. Yet none of these can exist in a meaningful, enriching way without one basic element — safety . Safety is the foundation for all of the love languages. Safety is the prerequisite for everything else in a healthy relationship. This post addresses...