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Is anyone else familiar with Gary Chapman's 5 Love Languages? I'd be interested to know others' preferences for both giving and receiving love. You can find the quick quiz here: [5lovelanguages.com]

joalanna 5 Jan 27
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Love this book, highly recommend! Understanding that we all have different ways we give and receive love, then being able to APPLY that to our relationships, is invaluable.

If you understand that, for example, your partner's lowest LL is "Gifts," and you give them a present and they don't react that excited, you can understand why. If you know their top LL is "Words of Affirmation," writing them a poem or a song will speak the most to them.

Knowing your LLs as well as your partner's is a game changer.

Did you take the quiz? What are your results.

@BeeHappy I took similar tests many years ago. Mine are:

1 & 2 tie) Acts of Service / Physical Touch
3) Quality Time
4) Words of Affirmation
5) Gifts

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I just took the test...gifts, time, and touch were my top 3.

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Thought this was a nonsense until I did it years ago. For receiving its Physical Touch and for giving its Acts of Service. I’m amazed at how accurately this reflects in my relationships.

Marz Level 7 Jan 29, 2019
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Oopss.. forgot to share my results. I'm not too fond of recieving gifts to show me one loves me.

While I do appreciate it, I value quality time best. Even if we're sitting in the same room doing different things.

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I think this is pretty accurate for me.

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This test leaves out the one thing that’s more important to me than anything else (unless it is included in one of the groups; I haven’t read the book) CONVERSATION.

skado Level 9 Jan 27, 2019

I think Quality time is where that falls.

@BeeHappy
Sounds right.

When you delve a little deeper into Chapman's work, conversation is a part of the Quality Time language. There's conversation, and then, there's conversation. Quality time includes sharing ideas and thoughts, rather than the small talk of general conversation. 😉

@joalanna
Ok, my misunderstanding skewed my score then because sharing thoughts and ideas would be number one for me, by a wide margin, over everything else.

@skado Me, too. I want mental/emotional connection over all else.

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I'm not all that touchy-feely in general, but I very much enjoy a close embrace from my girl.

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Acts of service. Words are good, but given how easy they are for some to generate and how easily misunderstood they can be, Ill take actions every time.

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I think Chapman is a damned charlatan.
He preys on the insecurities and fears of people.

Meh. Your mileage may vary. I find these 5 languages helpful. Makes it easier to give someone what s/he needs.

@joalanna Whatever works for you. I think the guy is completely full of shit.

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I prefer in this order:

  1. Quality time (even if it's just being in the same room reading a book quietly)

  2. Acts of service (cooking, cleaning, going grocery shopping together)

  3. Physical touch (making love, holding hands, kissing, spooning)

  4. Words of affirmation (besides the usual 'I love you', getting encouragement for an upcoming promotion or a compliment)

  5. Gifts (Nothing fancy! I'll accept: tacos; chocolates; flowers; dog toys, food, snacks for my pups)

@Stevil Yeah, I definitely appreciate gifts that come from the heart, at spontaneous times. Not so big, though, on occasion gift-giving rituals. Doesn't bring me the joy that's intended.

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Here are my preferences to receive:

  1. Quality time
  2. Acts of service
  3. Words of affirmation
  4. Physical touch
  5. Gifts

My preferences (most natural) for giving love :

  1. Quality time
    2/3/4) Words of affirmation/Acts of service/Physical touch--tied
  2. Gifts
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