Husbands: Focus your energy on the word COUPLE!
Closeness – She wants you to be close.
Openness – She wants you to open up to her.
Understanding – Don’t try to fix her; just listen.
Peacemaking – She wants you to say, “I’m Sorry”.
Loyalty – She needs to know you’re committed.
Esteem – She wants you to honor and cherish her.
Wives – Focus on the word CHAIRS to remind you of what your husband needs.
Conquest – Appreciate his desire to work and achieve.
Hierarchy – Appreciate his desire to protect and provide.
Authority – Appreciate his desire to serve and lead.
Insight – Appreciate his desire to serve and to lead.
Relationship – appreciate his desire for shoulder-to-shoulder-friendship.
Sexuality – Appreciate his desire for sexual intimacy.
~ Dr. Emerson Eggerich’s
The key here is to serve the needs and desires of your spouse, not yourself.