The Five Friendship Love Languages

We continue our series about friendship. Kamini recaps the last two episodes she talked about on how to find and keep sane and nurturing friendships, especially during times of burnout and extreme stress, as well as things to look out for that will disrupt a friendship.    This week’s episode covers how you can strengthen and enhance your friendships by using Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages. The five love languages are: Quality time, physical touch, words of affirmation, gifts, and acts of service. Although Gary wrote this for romantic partnerships, Kamini explores how you can apply it to your friendships.    Quality time, this is one of the easiest ways to express the love of your friendship! It’s about scheduling time to meet and engage. You probably already do this in your current friendships. Physical touch might sound like a more romantic gesture, but it can just be as simple as a hand on somebody's shoulder. You can pat your friend on the back or give them a hug when you greet/say goodbye. Lots of ways to touch!    Words of affirmation, speaking to your friends is a great way to build connection and closeness. Leaving them a note, or just verbally sharing how much a friend means to you is one of the ways you can use words of affirmation. When it comes to gifts, our friends don’t really expect us to shower us with gifts everyday. However, buying friends a cup of coffee could be an excellent way to give a gift to a friend.    And finally, acts of service. Some people deeply value this. You can show up in this way by running an errand for them, or running to the store to pick something up. If your friend is out of time and they have ‘so much to do’, pick one of those things off of their to-do list and do it for them. Your friendship will become deeper and closer because of it.    Continue Your Growth Journey: Kaminiwood.com