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Ive always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed， but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I 1 most about visiting my boyfriends parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 2 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 3 his family as cold. When we got into the 4 to go home， his father suddenly appeared. 5， he began to wash his sons windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often 6 me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. Its a good sharp price，” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 7 or inquiry about my life， just financial instructions. This manner of his 8 me and we often quarreled. But one day， I thought about my fathers success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 9 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock， I 10 him.

When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends， Ive often felt 11. For example， I always return phone calls 12 and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called， answering my messages with short emails. I rushed to the 13： She wasnt a good friend！ My anger 14 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 15 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some windowshopping the previous month. I was 16 at her thoughtfulness， and regretful for how Id considered her to be 17. Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.

Far too often， I ignored their 18 expressions， eagerly expecting them to do things in my 19. Over the years， however， Ive learned to 20 other persons， love signs.