What’s Your Love Language? Let’s Find Out

For all our differences, there’s one thing every human being has in common: We all long for love. The desire to love and to be loved is the driving force for most of what we do. Since loving each other is an essential part of our existence, it’s only fitting that we’ve done our best to figure out the best way of doing so.

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Experts were able to identify not one but five different love languages. This love language quiz will help you identify which love languages you speak, and it may give you a hint at how to better support your loved ones when they need it.

What’s a Love Language, Anyway?

A love language is the way in which a person prefers to give or receive love and support. Some people prefer to give and receive love in the same way, while others like to receive it in one way and give it in another.

There’s no right or wrong way to show love, of course. It’s all a matter of preference. The concept was invented by Gary Chapman in the 1990s. While he isn’t a psychologist, his book became a bestseller, and hundreds of thousands of readers are adamant that love languages are real, relatable and incredibly helpful to understand.

Knowing Your Love Language Helps in So Many Ways

Have you ever had a relationship in which you and your partner keep trying to do nice things for each other, but every attempt seems to be a swing and a miss? That may be because you’re showing love in a way that doesn’t resonate with their natural love language. 

Understanding your own love language and that of those you care about the most can help you to understand each other better and offer support in ways that actually hit home. 

There Are Five Love Languages. Which One Do You Speak?

Giving someone flowers won’t cheer them up much if what they’re really craving is a pep talk or a hug. There are five different love languages, including the following: 

Since it’s possible to prefer to give and receive love in different ways, we’ll go over what each love language looks like from both sides.

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The words of affirmation love language is all about verbal communication. Think pet names, compliments and saying “I love you” out loud whenever you have the chance. 

People with this love language are also the ones who find insults or arguments the most hurtful. 

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