Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

(Tina Meador) #1

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

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