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The Five Love Languages

The five love languages have been a popular topic on social media recently. Teens and young adults on different social channels have been educating themselves on how to strengthen healthy relationships through learning their partner’s, friends, and family member’s love languages. 

The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate is a book which was published in 1992 by Gary Chapman which explains five general ways through which people tend to express and experience love, which the author deems as “love languages”. Everyone experiences and shows love differently, and relationships grow better when you communicate and understand how the other person gives and receives love. This is not limited to romantic partners, rather it is essential for all types of relationships – for parents, friends, colleagues, children, and so forth. The five love languages are words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time, and physical touch, each representing a way in which people tend to perceive the idea of love.

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Words of Affirmation

This language uses words to support other people. For those people whose love language is words of affirmation, they appreciate words of encouragement, verbal compliments, and the verbal expression of feelings and emotions.

Acts of Service

As it is said, actions speak louder than words. For those whose love language is acts of service, they tend to give and receive love from doing things for their loved ones. Doing little things like cooking them a meal or planning a date would be appreciated.
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Acts of Service

As it is said, actions speak louder than words. For those whose love language is acts of service, they tend to give and receive love from doing things for their loved ones. Doing little things like cooking them a meal or planning a date would be appreciated.
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Receiving Gifts

This language sees gifts as a symbol of love. They demonstrate love and feel loved through presents, and they find joy in giving gifts to their love ones. They do not have to be expensive presents, rather something small and meaningful would work perfectly.
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Receiving Gifts

This language sees gifts as a symbol of love. They demonstrate love and feel loved through presents, and they find joy in giving gifts to their love ones. They do not have to be expensive presents, rather something small and meaningful would work perfectly.

Quality Time

This language is about spending time and giving attention to your loved ones. It is centered around togetherness and giving undivided attention to them when spending time together. It is not simply about spending a long period of time together, rather it is also about being intentional in terms of how you are spending the time.
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Quality Time

This language is about spending time and giving attention to your loved ones. It is centered around togetherness and giving undivided attention to them when spending time together. It is not simply about spending a long period of time together, rather it is also about being intentional in terms of how you are spending the time.
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Physical Touch

If a person’s love language is physical touch, it means they prefer physical expressions over other forms of expression such as verbal expressions and acts of service. Simple ways to show love in this language would be holding hands, hugging, and kissing.
 

These are just simplified explanations of the five love languages. It is important to understand your partner and loved ones’ love language to strengthen and improve your relationships with one another. Quizzes are available on their official website for people to understand themselves and others better. To find out what your love language is visit https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/.

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