How do you show love?
Has anyone ever asked you about your love language, and you weren’t sure how to respond? If so, you are not alone. Many people express care in different ways, and understanding those differences can deepen relationships, strengthen connections, and help us feel more seen and appreciated overall.
Please let us help explain what the five love languages are:
- Acts of Service: Would be helpful deeds, like doing something helpful for others. This might mean small tasks like doing the dishes, laundry, going grocery shopping, or washing the car.
- Receiving Gifts: Thoughtful tokens such as your favorite perfume, the piece of cheesecake you have been wanting to buy, a nice pair of earrings, or even a chair are some items that would be very nice to have.
- Words of Affirmation: Are verbal praise, such as, “You look beautiful today!” “I appreciate you so much!” “I am so lucky I have you in my life!” “You are so smart!”
- Physical Touch: This is affectionate contact, such as hugs or holding hands. It can also be a comforting squeeze of the shoulder or just snuggling under a warm blanket.
- Quality Time: This would be undivided attention to a loved one. This would be something such as dinner without phones or a day at the park with your kids without gadgets.
We decided to ask some people around New Braunfels what their favorite way to show love was. Here are some of the beautiful, thoughtful, and heartfelt answers we heard:
Kaylee
Kaylee shared that her favorite way to show love is through "quality time for myself and the people I love. Spending time with them." She also shared that quality time is one of the "best relationship-building" things to do.
Brandy
Deviating from the quality time love language, Brandy describes herself as a hugger. "I'm a true Southerner, we're huggers." Before diving in for the hug, Brandy reads your energy. If you're open to it, she's going to show she cares with a hug.
Joel
"It's not the grand gestures, but the countless small moments that accumulate over time." Joel goes on to share that it's doing the little things to help make the day just a little bit easier for everyone. "Some days, you pick up a sock, and even that simple act is seen and appreciated. There are so many little things."
Ariana
Having three brothers means sharing time. Ariana likes to "slow down and just enjoy each other," whether that's through sitting down and watching a movie together or just being present in the moment. One-on-one time, she goes on to say, means a lot.
TK
Blending quality time and acts of service, TK talks about how he enjoys cooking with his partner. Not only is it quality time, but one person isn't left to do a task alone. "It makes everything easier, smoother. She'll do most of the cooking, and I'll do all the cutting, chopping, peeling, and dicing. Then we both clean up.
Amy
Staying in tune with her partner's needs, Amy describes the way she shows love as "a rotating love language." Quality time might mean doing something together or simply doing stuff in the same room. If someone does something, even as small as making a cup of coffee in the morning, she is sure to acknowledge that act of love.