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Navigating a Relationship That Yearns For the Quality Time Love Language

Kathleen Maiman • September 15, 2023

People speak different love languages. 



According to Dr. Gary Chapman, well-known author and experienced family counsellor, people speak and understand love in five ways. Once you identify and understand your partner’s love language, you’ll have the key to a long-lasting, happy relationship. 


Read on to learn the importance of spending quality time together and how it can be your ticket to love language paradise. 

navigating a relationship that years for the quality time love language

Understanding Love Languages

Keeping your emotional love tank full is as essential to your relationship as maintaining proper oil levels in your vehicle. 


When your partner’s emotional love tank is full, they feel more secure in the relationship, their world looks brighter, and they’ll feel empowered to reach their highest potential. 


Chapman’s five love languages include:

  • Quality time
  • Words of affirmation
  • Acts of service
  • Receiving gifts
  • Physical touch


The Importance of Knowing Your Partner’s Love Language

Understanding your partner’s love language can increase your connection, enhance appreciation, and improve intimacy and communication. Knowing their language empowers you to prevent relationship problems by managing their expectations of what it means to be loved. 


Once you understand how to
reach your partner in an emotionally deeper way, you’ll have an easier time recognizing when they make concerted efforts towards your relationship — being loved becomes more apparent, enhancing the relationship and leaving you both more fulfilled. 


Exploring the Love Language of Quality Time

Quality time reflects valuable moments of spending time with those you love, the language of togetherness. When your partner’s primary love language is quality time, they simply want you — your time, your undivided attention, your love. Being present in the moment and doing things you both enjoy communicates that you care about one another and enjoy spending time together.


A quality time love language example is quality conversation, meaningful sympathetic dialogue where you share your thoughts, feelings, experiences, and desires
in a positive, uninterrupted environment. 


Benefits of Prioritizing Quality Time in Your Relationship

Spending quality time together has many benefits for those looking to build stronger relationships, like:

  • Increased emotional connection and intimacy
  • Improved communication and understanding
  • Building trust and security in the relationship


Quality time is typically associated with travelling or long, restful periods but can be anything if you share high-quality moments together. Other quality time examples include nature walks, connecting over coffee, or enjoying a fancy dinner. If you’re looking for the best of both worlds, our
Getting the Love You Want Couples Retreat in November at the Juniper Hotel in Banff is the perfect escape for reconnecting with one another. Create lasting memories and strengthen your bond with stunning scenery, luxurious accommodations, and various activities designed to bring you closer together.


Ready to Fall in Love Again?

A lack of quality time in a relationship has serious consequences, such as loneliness, frustration, and resentment. Sound familiar?


If you and your partner have reached a crossroads in your relationship or are struggling to navigate your love language, don’t lose hope. The Love of Attraction can re-ignite the spark that brought you together in the first place. 


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