From Gary Chapman’s The 5 Love Languages:
“If you are not a Words of Affirmation person and you discover that your spouse’s love language is Words of Affirmation, as I indicated in the book, you can make a list of statements that you hear from other persons or read in magazines or books. Stand in front of a mirror and read the list until you become comfortable hearing yourself say those words. Then choose one of the statements, walk in the room, and say it to your spouse.”
I know my spouse collects words of affirmation from her friends and family (or even strangers) and shares them with me. They have usually been met with a lackluster response from me. Now I know that those phrases are pure gold! I need to take special note of the words of affirmation she shares and become a student of them, learning to employ them in our marriage.