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How did you survive Valentine's Day?

Written by: Petra Creutziger

Article Overview: Improving relationships with the "5 T"

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How did you survive Valentine's Day?

To me personally it is the birthday of my second son and since he was born, all "typical" expectations I would have had on Valentine's Day have disappeared completely.
I not only gave birth and life to an awesome boy, but also a wonderful gift to myself that could not be topped with any asset you could by for money whatsoever. (Very much to the relief of my husband, I can assure you!)

Of course not everybody is as lucky as me (and my husband) and expectations are high for every 14th of February. How do you decide on what to present?
Will a bunch of roses do? Does it have to be the sailing trip he/she mentioned for weeks now? What about some movie tickets including a baby sitter? A nice dinner? A shopping tour (retail therapy, as one of my clients witty calls it)? A night at the beach? A massage - and if so, from yourself or a professional?
Valentine's Day is a serious business where you can make a day or put yourself in danger to be perceived as being totally non-sensitive or unromantic.

How can you be sure to do the right thing? You can't, unless you know your partner's "love language".

The five languages (five "T") determine how you "express heartfelt commitment to your mate"*. They are:

* Words of Affirmation (talking)
* Quality Time (time)
* Receiving Gifts (token)
* Acts of Service (things)
* Physical Touch (touch)

When you start dating someone, you don't know what works. So you simply try everything, hoping that one thing will grab the attention of your prospective. Once you found out what was delighting him or her, once you found the other's love language, it will be repeated until it leads to the desired result.

Unfortunately once you have what you want (like becoming a couple), you get back to your natural love language, which could be totally different and that's when trouble starts.

So make sure for next Valentine's Day, next Birthday, Mother's Day, Christmas or any other anniversary you will fulfil your partner's love language. It will secure not only one day of harmony, it could be the foundation to discover each other again and the beginning of a relationship based on true appreciation.

*"The Five Love Languages" - Gary Chapman

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About the Author: Petra Creutziger
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Petra is the Managing Director and founder of anArilla, a company that is focused on Coaching and Training for Business Growth and Profitability. She is an accredited and certified Business and Life Coach and specialises in helping professionals in the well-being industry - specifically personal trainers, yoga teachers and massage therapists - to build, maintain and grow a profitable alternative/holistic/natural therapy business. As a certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) she has a powerful tool to use and share with those who are aiming for more clarity on their way to letting their excellence and full potential emerge. She is also a member of ICF, the International Coaching Federation, which is the regulating authority for coaches who are serious about the code of ethics in coaching. Petra's main focus and passion is to provide tools and strategies to survive and thrive in business just as well as in private life and increasing performances through personal and professional development. For more information and resources visit www.anarilla.com.au

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