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My Very Specific Love Language That Never Fails
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We all know “The Five Different Love Languages” written by Dr. Gary Chapman. If you don’t, they are Quality Time, Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Gifts, and Physical Touch. You can have a primary and secondary love language, which means they are basically tied. There may be times that you require all of the above or just a specific one.
Your love languages change throughout life and all the seasons that it presents. It’s good to be aware of your own and which ones you lean towards in how you share love for others.
While there are five main ones, I think there are millions of subcategories.
When I listed the five above, I listed them in my preferred order. Physical touch is my last, and of course, it is my husband’s first. (It’s important to note that physical touch isn’t referring to sexual intimacy.) After four years, physical touch has grown on me more. It’s how my husband usually expresses his love. Even though, it doesn’t necessarily fill my cup, I know he is saying “I love you.”
My husband and I have read the book and discussed it together. Both of us know how important they are. We have our own little love languages that are personal to our…