How to Change Your Love Style

Love… The way people behave in relationships as adults often comes from what they were taught during their childhood. Dr. Milan and Kay Yerkovich describe the five love styles in their book How We Love. These love styles negatively impact the person’s relationships depriving them of being themselves and growing as a person and a couple. But, not all is lost as there are ways to change or manage the impulses that these love styles create for the better.

Keep watching to know how to change your love style, and have a better relationship.

Disclaimer: This video is for information and intrinsic purposes only. It does not in any way replace professional treatment or diagnoses.

What does your love style say about your childhood? Watch this to find out: https://youtu.be/MrHCIDYZgsQ

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