Love Language
Chapman's five categories of how people prefer to give and receive affection.
Definition
Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, Physical Touch. Mismatched languages are a top source of relational dissatisfaction — feeling unloved despite a partner's efforts often means the love is being expressed in the wrong language. Most people have a primary and secondary.
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