As our next love language spotlight, it is time to explore the quality time love language. A love language is what leads someone to feel loved and connected. It is important to recognize the love language of your significant other, especially if you do not share the same one. This ensures that you are on the same page between effort given and received. To get on the same page, keep reading to learn what the quality time love language is and examples of how to show it.
What is a Quality Time Love Language?
Quality time does not always go hand-in-hand with spending time together. You may be alone in the same room, but that doesn’t mean it is quality time. That only means you are physically in the same room! For example, if you are watching sports while your partner scrolls through Instagram, this is not strong quality time.
A quality time love language craves 1:1 time together where you are each other’s main focus. It doesn’t matter whether you are flirting, joking, or diving into deep conversations. It can even be a shared experience like showing each other your favorite TikToks. The main point is to share your time together. For someone with a quality time love language, this helps them to feel connected and important to you. Without quality time, they may start to feel distant.
10 Examples of How to Show It
If you suspect that your partner has a quality time love language, here are some ideas of how you can show you love them. On the other hand, if your love language is quality time, you can ask your partner for these things. While we like to think our partners know us best, they aren’t mind-readers. Sometimes, they need to be told what we want.
- Plan a date for just you two (see here for holiday date ideas or here for summer date ideas)
- Call them on their drive home
- Watch a TV series together
- Learn a skill from them
- Say “no thanks” when you are invited to something while spending time together
- Do a workout together
- Ask and actively listen to how their day was
- Create something together
- Put your phone/distractions away
- Talk and dream about your future