We all love differently. When you love someone, you generally love them with the kind of love you want to be loved with. Falling in love is easy, but knowing how your significant other wants to be loved can make staying in love a lot less difficult.
It's hard for us to verbalize how we want to be loved, because we don't really know. My friend told me about this test online you can take called "The Five Love Languages." This concept came from Gary D. Chapman, the author of the book on this subject. This test works not only for people in a relationship or marriages, but also, if you're single. Yes, there are more than five languages of love but here are the biggest categories people have broken them down into.
1. Words of Affirmation
Words of affirmation isn't just hearing "I love you," it's hearing the reasons behind why someone loves you. Being given compliments and assurance means the world to you if this is how you want to be loved.
2. Acts of Service
For these people, actions do speak louder than words. 'I love yous' don't mean much to them, you have to prove it through what you do.
3. Receiving Gifts
Receiving gifts is not a selfish type of love. This love takes the consideration and meaning behind the gifts given to them from their lover and how they praise the gift and feel loved from it.
4. Quality Time
This is all about spending time with your significant other or loved one. Spending time requires undivided attention. Flaking on them it hurts their feelings more than ever.
5. Personal Touch
Personal touch isn't all about intimate touching, but more about physicality in general. This type of love is more about their significant other being around them and being there for them.
I highly suggest that everyone, married, single, or dating, take this test. Not only will it better your knowledge on what type of love you need the most, but it will also better your relationship.
