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Is "good on paper" a thing for guys our age?

"words of affirmation" is my love language too. I dated someone for a long time who was autistic and couldn't really show me love that way. He instead did "acts of service". I struggled feeling truly …

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/24/2026
Bf of 14 months hasn’t said I love you

Bf of 14 months hasn’t said I love you — My bf (35M) and I (33F) met December 2024 on a dating app and became exclusive immediately after our first date. On our first few dates he asked what I was looking for and I said I was looking for som…

r/datingoverthirtypost2/12/2026
They say you shouldn’t try to change your partner, but what does that mean? (38F;37M 3yrs)

They say you shouldn’t try to change your partner, but what does that mean? (38F;37M 3yrs) — I (38F) have been with my boyfriend (37M) for three years. we have lived together about 8 months and have been talking about marriage and kids. It is something we both have always wanted, and want wit…

r/relationship_advicepost4/5/2026
28F and 28M sex drive incompatibility, feeling stuck?

28F and 28M sex drive incompatibility, feeling stuck? — This may be rambling and I’m sorry for that. Also sorry for formatting, I’m on my phone. I 28F and my boyfriend 28M, have been stuck in a rut. A month ago I told him that we are incompatible with …

r/relationship_advicepost4/6/2026
I've finally realised that my role in my relationship is to stay out of the way, life feels grey.

I've finally realised that my role in my relationship is to stay out of the way, life feels grey. — I'm with a dismissive avoidant, and it's close to 4 years now. Engaged for 2 years - he's still making his mind up on marriage. I just wanted a space to share honestly, most people don't seem to under…

r/relationshipspost4/6/2026
My (M24) Partner (M30) Needs me to Initiate Everything (I mean everything) help!

My (M24) Partner (M30) Needs me to Initiate Everything (I mean everything) help! — TLDR Summary: I realized I have slowly turned into the partner who must initiate everything for their partner and relationship. nothing gets done, we wouldn’t eat, sleep, get out of bed if i didn’t do…

r/relationship_advicepost4/7/2026
A different kind of suffering in marriage - you have tips how to solve my situation? 28F and 33M

A different kind of suffering in marriage - you have tips how to solve my situation? 28F and 33M — We just got married after a year of intense planning for a large wedding that I ultimately did not like and that was far too expensive for my taste. Of course, I did enjoy some parts of the wedding, b…

r/relationshipspost4/7/2026
Introduction, Valuable Healing and Attachment resources

Introduction, Valuable Healing and Attachment resources — # Hi, and welcome! It is a pleasure to have you with us. Please come as you are, we encourage you to share openly and vulnerably. If you do not wish to share and just browse, you are welcomed here to…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylepost12/28/2021
Post-quality time cool down? Is this a pattern for DAs?

Sounds pretty avoidant. That sucks - I’m sorry. Does she actually understand how important this is to you? If so, I might try having the conversation one more time, being clear that it’s a dealbreaker…

r/attachment_theorycomment3/22/2025
Help me to recognise my attachment style please!

This is super AA! When they start distancing, it triggers your fear of abandonment so much that you preemptively disengage from a stress fawn/freeze response. I'm also AA and also leading in a relat…

r/attachment_theorycomment9/2/2025
Does this have to do with my attachment style or is it normal?

Is he not meeting certain needs on the relationship that are important to you? I was just telling my bf that my libido, and many other women’s that I know, is tied to if needs are met in the relation…

r/attachment_theorycomment10/29/2025
Does this have to do with my attachment style or is it normal?

I literally have been having these same conversations with my bf the past month. There was a week or two where he wasn’t initiating— i told him that this made me feel not desired which was emptying my…

r/attachment_theorycomment10/29/2025
Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

I hear you. Loving someone and especially wanting to take care of them is very easy for me. I'm a problem solver and the main giving love language of mine is acts of service. I'm learning that when…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment12/23/2025
Bf of 14 months hasn’t said I love you

All posts are manually reviewed before being approved for posting. This usually takes less than an hour, though it can take longer depending on moderator availability. While you wait for your post to …

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/12/2026
Please help my friend and I decide if we're unreasonable. How much time do you spend with your partner or spouse and if you live separately or together.

So I recently learned that everyone has their own love language. There are 5 and it sounds like you two are the spending time together one. In order for any person to be fulfilled in any relationship …

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/12/2026
Bf of 14 months hasn’t said I love you

Okay, first I just have to get this out of the way: you were pretty wild for bringing up moving in together after less than a year of dating ESPECIALLY since he had JUST gotten his divorce finalized. …

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/12/2026
Bf of 14 months hasn’t said I love you

Did he tell his ex he loved her after 5 years in the context of their relationship falling apart? To be honest, when i was younger I would have said leave. But i've seen friends say it after 2 years a…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/12/2026
Bf of 14 months hasn’t said I love you

But she did concede that his families love language are acts of service. Planning dates, cooking for her…. It’s what he knows, and she cannot allow to completely fulfill her. Maybe he isn’t for he…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/14/2026
Bf of 14 months hasn’t said I love you

She did concede that his families love language are acts of service. Planning dates, cooking for her…. It’s what he knows, and she cannot allow to completely fulfill her. Maybe he isn’t for her, y…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/14/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

Ahhh this is so cute. I’m such a sucker for acts of service. 

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/15/2026
Question for DA's

me and my husband are BOTH dissmissive avoidant... but found comfort in eachother so it works. i think the biggest thing is to learn eachothers love language, because even DA's have a love language...…

r/attachment_theorycomment2/18/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

This is exactly what I mean.  I am also the oldest daughter and my parents were absentee. My entire life I've had to be the leader and in charge. If at work and in family, I'm the one who has to keep…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/18/2026
Is "good on paper" a thing for guys our age?

The third point of this comment outlines why I’m with a man who finds it hard to show verbal emotions. Do I find it frustrating sometimes? Yes, but I’ve had so many persons I’ve dated telling me how m…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/20/2026
Is "good on paper" a thing for guys our age?

Thanks for putting it this clearly. I thinks was a bit of a challenge in my last relationship. She once mentioned that I gave her compliments but would appreciate more. And I tried to increase it, and…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/20/2026
Is "good on paper" a thing for guys our age?

Some people just aren't very emotionally expressive. They express their love in other ways, like acts of service, physical affection, spending quality time with you, checking in on you, and so on. Tha…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/20/2026
Is "good on paper" a thing for guys our age?

Sounds like he’s an acts of service primary person and you emphasize words of affirmation 

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/20/2026
Is "good on paper" a thing for guys our age?

Hey OP! Judging from your OG post and many of your comments… I absolutely think this is a love language thing. You (like myself) are a words of affirmation (WOA) girly. And there’s nothing wrong with …

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/20/2026
Is "good on paper" a thing for guys our age?

"I'm conventionally attractive..." "I make really good money, I take care of myself (and him) and my things, I'm kind and caring and I'm a good cook - which he loves. Our sex life is great." (That d…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/22/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - February 24, 2026

I haven't given the valentine I made to my guy friend yet, but we hung out this last weekend and I was going to give it to him, but chickened out again. After he left I texted him and said "I keep for…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/24/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - February 27, 2026

My bf (3.5 months) is a bit reserved when it comes to vocally expressing his feelings. He has admitted this is hard for him due to growing up in a traditional Asian family where they don’t share much.…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/27/2026
F**CKKKKKKKKK

Police getting involved is unhealthy.  Hopefully some time apart will clear the air and give you the perspective you deserve. Go for a long drive. Even the smallest acts of service or self expression …

r/BreakUpscomment3/8/2026
My sun and rising are in Sagittarius. Why am I so shy and reluctant to express myself?

There were just eclipses, the last one in Virgo- your 10th. It was conjunct the S Node. The tail of the dragon. It eliminates and gets rid of what we don't need anymore.It's a perfect time to work on …

r/AskAstrologerscomment3/9/2026
My (29F) brother (34M) asked me if he ‘still has a sister’ because I’m not excited enough about his baby. How do I fix this?

I buy expensive and thoughtful gifts when I'm feeling nothing but want to show affection. It usually works. If I feel like I owe them affection I level up to acts of service. (I always struggle sho…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/9/2026
30F, when & how will I find my partner?

Hmm, your situation and choices are a combination of psychological and evolutionary aspects. Let's look at why you are inclined towards emotionally unavailable men: 1) So, the ruler of your marriage…

r/vedicastrologycomment3/10/2026
She snuck out with a "friend" while we were at a party

A man shows his strength through his ability to reject, to cut off emotionally, to utterly abandon, those who would treat him poorly. She even told you herself... she knows that her own choices have…

r/survivinginfidelitycomment3/14/2026
My ex wife changed after the divorce and I don’t want her back but I am angry

I do know about the love languages though that’s what she asked for. Gifts, acts of service and quality time. I will never know what Greg is offering that is different if anything. She didn’t have a b…

r/Divorcecomment3/16/2026
My (M38) wife (F34) has been very quiet since a conversation we had of why I love her. Confused about her silence.

Seems to me that 90% of what you love about her is not who she is as a person but what she does (for you). So if a completely different person was willing to perform the same acts of service, both em…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/17/2026
Does the intellectual chemistry ever get better?

I think unfortunately it speaks to a deeper issue. You mentioned that your previous relationship was quite rocky, and so this guy’s calm demeanour feels like a relief by comparison I’m guessing? That’…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/18/2026
27F, single and no relationship yet

7th house lord in 10th house saturn The partner may be older, mature, serious, and deeply involved in their career, likely in a position of authority or a legal/service-oriented profession. They are…

r/vedicastrologycomment3/22/2026
I’m scared I’m the kind of mom people talk about here, even though I’m trying so hard not to be…

Can only speak from my experience. I wish my mom took better care of herself so she was more within her window of tolerance and wouldn’t take all the stress out on us. She was so proud of how she gave…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/24/2026
My (28f) BF (29m) cried when I made him lunch before he left for work

he already told you: "he was really grateful to have me in his life." life is hard, it's nice when you have someone who does nice stuff for you also, his love language might have "acts of service" b…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/28/2026
My (28f) BF (29m) cried when I made him lunch before he left for work

This is very easy. most men these days don’t get appreciated or thought of, and we get used to have to do everything ourselves. So the fact that you took it upon yourself to make him a lunch, maybe t…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/28/2026
I can't tell if it's maturity, cynicism, or apathy

I know youre not offering, Im just saying look at your behavior and see where you might be making the idea in their mind start to look feasible.. Acts of service is one of my primary ways of showing…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/31/2026
I can't tell if it's maturity, cynicism, or apathy

Right, I don't have a problem with helping out, just like I want to BE helped out. If he's busy and the dog is whining, I'll take the dog out. If the trash is full I'll take it out. That's part of bei…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/31/2026
Will I be madly in love with my husband? 31F

You'll be obsessed with relationship. He'll be more mature and practical. Might express love though acts of service and care, if not vocal about feelings. Very stable marriage and would improve with t…

r/vedicastrologycomment3/31/2026
Have I 22F have destroyed my boyfriend 24M and I's sex life?

Lots of good advice here, I'll add two things: 1) Sex and intimacy are connected (as you say). Sex by itself is less important than sex as a symbol of intimacy. There are other ways of showing intima…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/31/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - April 01, 2026

I told someone on a third date that I really appreciate verbal affection and it makes me happy. He said that he really was more of an acts of service guy but he would love to be better at the verbal a…

r/datingoverthirtycomment4/2/2026
You can in fact break up with someone you still love.

This exact thing happened to me about 4 1/2 weeks ago in a 2-year relationship. As a recipient of this, it does bring me some comfort that she still loved and cared about me. I do feel some resentment…

r/BreakUpscomment4/5/2026
Chinese Parents

You should talk to them and try to understand why that is. My parents didn't grow up with these skills as love languages, but they made sure I was taken care of. Acts of service and gifting are their …

r/AsianAmericancomment4/5/2026
Am I deactivating?

The way you describe it sounds more like a stable response, and we wouldn't be here in the first place :P. E.g. you go on a few dates with someone, slowly get to know them, and realise you're just n…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/5/2026
Update after 1st date and loose communication styles...?

The asking if you dreamed of him after your 1st date gave me the heebeegeebees.. like what? Even if he thought it, dont text it, dont say it. He is clearly looking for sex. Cooking food is not a lov…

r/datingoverfortycomment4/8/2026
How do I (30f) deal with repeated gift disappointment from my boyfriend (35m)

I've been with my husband for 20+ years. I've always loved jewellery. My husband would buy me fancy jewellery early in our relationship. He just... had boring taste. He'd spent good money on them, bu…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/8/2026
How does the north node relate to the psyche in my chart?

i also have my north node in 12th, and i dont think the 12th house is primarily about the psyche, at least not as much as the 8th house. 12th can relate to mental illness and introspection, but typica…

r/AskAstrologerscomment4/10/2026
I feel kinda sad…(F28 & M28)

This is a great reply. This is an opportunity to discuss eachother’s love languages. There is nothing wrong with gifts being part of your love language and making you feel acknowledges. It happens t…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/11/2026
My boyfriend who I was initially friends with lacks any romantic initiative [24F] [27M]

I agree with this to the extend of one part where, many people just don't know how to do that without failing at it. Romantic gestures and acts of service are definitely learned with trial/error. Tho…

r/relationshipscomment4/11/2026
What can I do if my Girlfriend (31f), resents me (29m) for how I treated her before we were officially together?

Everything you wrote in the last paragraph is useless. A list of acts of service won't do away with the methodology that you had adopted, where you greenlit the abusive treatment of an entire gender j…

r/relationshipscomment4/12/2026
It’s my 9 year anniversary today, and

Stop trying to win her back through acts of service. you need clarity. you cannot fix someone's emotional withdrawal with more effort, kindness or responsibility. in this stage, effort often doesn't h…

r/relationshipscomment4/12/2026