Model Marriage
Other Ways of Communicating
(a) Giving of gifts/presents.
(b) Touching and kissing.
(c) Writing of notes/letters etc.
(d) Signs and gestures.^8
(e) Singing (indirectly conveying a message in song––this can be good or bad; always
choose the good).Notes- Eddie L. Long, I Don’t Want Delilah, I Need You(Tulsa, Oklahoma: Albury Publishing,
1998), 176. In his book, Long states that any relationship that begins to decline is usually one in
which there is little or no communication. - Eileen Kennedy, Moore and Jeanne C. Watson, Expression Emotion: Myths, Realities and
Therapeutic Strategies(New York: The Guildford Press, 1999), 258 - 72. - David Augsburger, Caring Enough To Confront (Glendale, California: G/L
Publications,1978), 3 - 35. - Stephen A. Grunlan, Marriage and the Family(Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan,
1999), 178 - 180. - See also H. Norman Wright, Communication: Key to Your Marriage, Fritz Ridenour ed.
(Glendale, California: G/L Publications, 1971), 188 - 9. - Gary and Barbara Rosberg, Improving Communication in Your Marriage(Loveland,
Colorado: Group Publishing Inc., 2000), 111 - 2, 123. - Lana Packer, Women Making a Difference in Marriage(Nashville, Tennessee: Lifeway
Press, 2003),z106 - 109; Joshua Adjabeng, Enjoying a Fruitful Marriage (Accra, Ghana: PAL
International, 1995), 46 - 48; Hans and Donna Finzel, The Ten Top Ways to Love Your Wife
(Colorado Springs, Colorado: Cook Communication Ministries, 2001), 53. - Gary Chapman, Towards a Growing Marriage(Chicago: Moody Press, 1996), 103 - 120.