I've always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others have their own ways of showing care.
What I1 most about visiting my boyfriend's parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we2 ate our meal.With so little conversation I was quick to regard his family as3When we got into the car to go home, his father suddenly appeared4he began to wash his son's windscreen.I could feel he is a 5man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about6a few years later.My father often 7 me early in the morning.“Buy Xerox.It's a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone.No pleasant8 or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his angered me and we often 9But one day, I thought about my father's success in business and realized that his10for my financial security lay behind his short morning calls.The next time he called and told me to buy a stock，I11him.
When my social style has12with that of my friends, I've often felt disappointed.For example, I always return phone calls13 and regularly contact my friends.I expect the same from them.I had one friend who 14called, answering my messages with short e-mails.I rushed to the 15. She wasn't a good friend! My anger grew as the holidays approached.But then she came to a gathering I 16 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month.I was shocked at her thoughtfulness, and17 for how I'd considered her to be uncaring.Clearly I needed to18 my expectations of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their 19expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my way .Over the years, however, I've learned to 20 other persons' love signs.
