25 ways to show someone that they are loved

1. Listen to what they are saying.
2. Empathize with what they are feeling.
3. Tell them things about you that make you feel vulnerable.
4. Be curious about them.
5. Accept them as they are.
6. Include them when you are hanging out with you friends.
7. Ask to join them when they are hanging out with their friends.
8. Be willing to hear “no”.
9. If people diss them, you stand up for them,
10. Be there for them
11. Hug
12. Find things to laugh at together
13. Be generous with your time
14. If they say something that upsets you, assume you misunderstood them
15. Reach out to them on fb, in texts, emails, ecards and in person
16. Praise in public, criticize in private]
17. Don’t criticize
18. Be grateful, and speak your gratitude
19. Cheer them on, be “for” them
20. Invite them to do fun things with you
21.  Tell the truth
22. Be compassionate
23. Choose to be nice
24. Give each other cool nicknames
25. If it seems like there is something wrong, ask – if they deny something being wrong, it means they DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT – so just be there.

• Additionally, 25 ways to show your lover s/he is loved

1. Give them something of yours to wear
2. Hold him/her
3. Kiss him/her, slowly
4. Share all secrets with him/her
5. Smile with him/her
6. Express appreciation…often
7. Hold hands
8. Say the way you feel about her/him
9. Pose for pictures together
10. Never lie or cheat
11. Don’t threaten to leave or ask her/him to leave
12. Lay down under the stars, holding each other
13. Look into each other’s eyes when you make love
14. Leave loving notes and messages for each other in unexpected places
15. When you must be apart, call or text a sweet message every day
16. Give gifts for no occasion
17. Flirt with each other
18. Ask each other’s advice, and value the advice given
19. Be accepting of each other’s family
20. Choose being in love over being right
21. Say “I love you” when you meet and when you part
22. Argue who loves who more
23. Kiss him/her, unexpectedly
24. Tell him/her that s/he is beautiful
25. Let him/her help you