Blake Robert Templeton tells men that when a woman loses her playful side, it's because she feels unseen. The solution isn't to demand change but to overwhelmingly affirm her beauty, joy, and femininity with kind words. He cites Proverbs 16:24 on the power of sweet speech to help her bloom again.
And that's why this is so important. A woman's role, Playful Princess, is often hidden behind years of feeling unseen. So many women don't lose Playful Princess, that's this feminine, sweet flirtatiousness, because they hate fun. They actually love that role. They lose it because their beauty, their joy, their softness stopped being pursued by him. So instead of demanding she lighten up or trying to fix her, start speaking to her beauty. Start overwhelmingly affirming affirming her joy, her smile, her femininity, and the woman you crave will bloom once again. Proverbs 16:24 says, pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
