Introduction

Considering marital satisfaction can accurately be assessed, it is therefore of value to consider the contributing factors that lead to it. It has been hypothesized that there are five love languages. In addition, individuals have a primary mode of love expression limited to those five (Chapman. 1992). When spouses communicate in their partners primary love language and it is responded to, then marital satisfaction increases. We have decided to test this hypothesis by asking couples themselves if they have a primary love language and if it is being communicated. Our guess is that if this is truly happening, then there will be higher levels of marital satisfaction compared to when love languages are not being communicated in the right way. Couples will be answer a battery of questions designed to assess their preferred means of giving and receiving love. We will ask questions which have been designed by Chapman as well as our own which will not conform to Chapman’s rigid schema. Despite widespread popularity and acceptance, it is important to scientifically assess the validity of the theory. Regardless of the findings, we believe conclusive evidence will be able to help couples communicate more effectively and strengthen marital bonds. Findings in this study will be inherently limited in scope in regards to marital satisfaction. While we believe that love expression is a large factor in overall marital satisfaction, there are many other major contributing factors.