Ever had an argument with your partner and wished they could just read your mind?
If they only knew how you were feeling, they’d stop putting up a fight. That’s sort of the idea behind the concept of love languages: they let you in on what makes your partner tick.
The idea is: we all express and feel love differently, and understanding those differences can seriously help your relationship. In fact, it’s one of the simplest ways to improve it!
The five languages are pretty straightforward, but here’s a brief description of what each of them mean:
Words of Affirmation: Expressing affection through spoken affection, praise, or appreciation.
Acts of Service: Actions, rather than words, are used to show and receive love.
Receiving Gifts: Gifting is symbolic of love and affection.
Quality Time: Expressing affection with undivided, undistracted attention.
Physical Touch: It can be sex or holding hands. With this love language, the speaker feels affection through physical touch.
Chances are, you can relate to a few of these. Maybe you relate to all of them.
But most of us have one or two that are much more important to us than the others, and it’s different for everyone.