Did you know that there are five love languages that describe how individuals express and experience love? Everyone is different but when it comes to love, each person has one primary and one secondary love language.

To discover a love language, one must observe the way they express love to others and what they expect from their significant other most often. Individuals tend to naturally give love to others in the way they prefer to receive love. Read each love language to find out which one fits you best!

1. Gifts

This love language is often mistaken for being materialistic, but it is not. These gifts don’t have to be something bought with money; rather a simple gift that simply tells the person you’ve been thinking about them is what makes them feel loved. It’s all about the effort, thought and gesture that makes the person feel deeply cared for.

2. Quality Time

For some, nothing shows more love than quality time with a loved one.

3. Words of Affirmation

For this person, hearing encouraging, motivating words and/or compliments from those they love means the world to them.

4. Acts of Service

Some prefer acts of service, which are typically the little things that you can do to help ease the burden of responsibility from someone else. It’s all about doing things for others out of the simple goodness of your heart.

5. Physical Touch

A person whose primary love language is physical touch loves to give and receive hugs and sometimes kisses. This person also loves the feeling of being physically close to those they love.

They might enjoy holding hands, making love or simply touching their loved one while communicating. This person feels loved when others express the same type of appropriate physical touch with them.