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• Words of Affirmation – Saying things like “I love you”, “I appreciate what you did”, and “I’m so happy when you’re around”.
• Acts of Service – Actions that you know your partner will appreciate, like cooking them a meal or walking the dog.
• Receiving and Giving Gifts – Tokens of love that have thoughtfulness and effort behind them.
• Quality Time – Time is valuable, and it’s best spent with your partner’s undivided attention.
• Physical Touch – Hand-holding, hugs, kisses, and all the other intimate touches that express love.

The theory is mostly a helpful way to explain the basics of communication-though ideally, you and your partner should be fluent in the love languages you both most want to receive to really thrive .

So what happens if you have a “gifts” love language, but your partner tends to express adoration through long gooey text messages, instead of through really cool birthday presents? Or what if your partner loves PDA, but the thought of kissing in public makes you want to yack? Lire la suite →