{"id":149982,"date":"2020-02-07T02:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=149982"},"modified":"2020-02-14T14:35:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T22:35:52","slug":"plan-date-based-on-love-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/plan-date-based-on-love-language\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day Based on Your Partner\u2019s Love Language"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Valentine\u2019s Day around the corner, plenty of people will be getting their partners flowers, cards and chocolates. But there are many other ways to make your Valentine feel special, and that doesn\u2019t always mean getting gifts.<\/p>\n

One way to figure out what will make your partner the happiest is to look at their \u201clove language.\u201d Love language is a concept created by couples\u2019 therapist Dr. Gary Chapman<\/a> to describe how people express their love and feel loved, explains Katrin Sperling, a linguist at the language-learning app Babbel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Just as people need to speak the same language to communicate, partners can better convey their feelings by speaking each other\u2019s love languages, says Sperling. Here\u2019s how to do that on Valentine\u2019s Day, depending on what your partner\u2019s love language is (and if you\u2019re not sure, you can both take the quiz here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Words of affirmation<\/strong>
\n\u201cPeople whose primary love language is words of affirmation value praise, sincere compliments, honest vocal appreciation and spoken declarations of love,\u201d says Sperling. If this sounds like your partner, a beautiful handwritten card or poem will make a meaningful Valentine\u2019s gift. You could even create a CD or a playlist of songs that remind you of your partner and your relationship.<\/p>\n

Quality time<\/strong>
\n\u201cSpeakers of this love language value exclusive, present and attentive time together \u2014 think intense conversations, one-to-one activities and screen-free bonding,\u201d says Sperling. A partner who values quality time will appreciate it if you make hem a romantic dinner, plan a day full of surprises or (if you want to go the extra mile) set up a scavenger hunt they can undergo alongside you to find little things you\u2019ve left them throughout their home.<\/p>\n

Gifts<\/strong>
\nPeople who speak the love language of gifts aren\u2019t materialistic \u2014 they\u2019re more interested in the thought you put into the gift, says Sperling. \u201cThese speakers are seeking signs of your creativity, the element of surprise and your intuition about their unspoken wishes or desires. They want to feel like you instinctively know them.\u201d These kinds of people will appreciate something handmade, like a piece of jewelry or work of art that has significance for you, or an object that symbolizes a memory you\u2019ve shared.<\/p>\n

Acts of service<\/strong>
\nSpeakers of this language love when their partners go above and beyond to take care of chores for them or otherwise make their lives easier, says Sperling. For Valentine\u2019s Day, go beyond the chores to do something sweet, like setting up a romantic bath for your partner, cooking them their favorite meal or even taking them on a little trip.<\/p>\n

Physical touch<\/strong>
\n\u201cFor people with this love language, physical closeness is vital,\u201d says Sperling. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just about sex, though. Hugs, snuggles, kisses, holding hands, an arm around the waist or shoulders or even the light touch of forearms or feet when sitting together are all considered declarations \u2014 and proof \u2014 of love.\u201d To express your affection for a partner with this love language on Valentine\u2019s Day, give them a massage, or plan a sexy night that includes a new toy or another fun, sensual gift.<\/p>\n

xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"With Valentine\u2019s Day around the corner, plenty of people will be getting their partners flowers, ...","author":1564113,"featured_media":149984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[260,270],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07115117\/valentines1.png","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/07115117\/valentines1-386x200.png","formated_date":"February 7, 2020","category_name":"Sex & Relationships","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113835\/health-2.svg","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#f71616","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149982"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1564113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}