The Primary love Needs of Women and Men
Herearethedifferentkindsoflovelistedsidebyside:
Womenneedtoreceive Menneedtoreceive
1 .Caring 1 .Trust
2 .Understanding 2 .Acceptance
3 .Respect 3 .Appreciation
4 .Devotion 4 .Admiration
5 .Validation 5 .Approval
6 .Reassurance 6 .Encouragement
Understanding Your Primary Needs
Certainlyeverymanandwomanultimatelyneedsalltwelvekindsoflove.Toacknowledgethesixkindsof
loveprimarilyneededbywomendoesnotimplythatmendonotneedthesekindsoflove.Menalsoneed
caring,understanding,respect,devotion,validation,andreassurance.Whatismeantby"primaryneed"is
thatfulfillingaprimaryneedisrequiredbeforeoneisablefullytoreceiveandappreciatetheotherkindsof
love.
Amanbecomesfully receptivetoand appreciativeofthesixkindsofloveprimarilyneededbywomen
(caring,understanding, respect,devotion, validation,andreassurance) whenhisownprimaryneedsare
first fulfilled. Likewise a woman needs trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and
encouragement.Butbeforeshecantrulyvalueandappreciatethesekindsoflove,herprimaryneedsfirst
mustbefulfilled.
Understanding the primary kinds oflove that your partner needs is a powerful secret for improving
relationshipsonEarth.RememberingthatmenarefromMarswillhelpyourememberandacceptthatmen
havedifferentprimaryloveneeds.
It'seasyforawomantogivewhatsheneedsandforgetthatherfavoriteMartianmayneedsomething
else.Likewisementendtofocusontheirneeds,losingtrackofthefactthatthekindoflovetheyneedis
notalwaysappropriatefororsupportiveoftheirfavoriteVenusian.
Themostpowerfulandpracticalaspectofthisnewunderstandingofloveisthatthesedifferentkindsof
loveare reciprocal. For example, when aMartianexpresses his caring and understanding, a Venusian
automaticallybeginstoreciprocateandreturntohimthetrustandacceptancethatheprimarilyneeds.The