Quality time
You feel loved when you're both fully present.
For you, love is about presence. Not just being in the same room, but really being with each other. Phone away, eyes on you, and a conversation that gets to take as long as it takes.
When time runs short, or when you only get half the attention, you can feel like you've slipped down the list. Canceled plans and an “mm” from behind a screen hurt more than you'd think.
In everyday life it often shows in how you remember your best moments together, long for time that's just for the two of you, and listen with your whole self.
Show your partner this
- Put your phone away when I'm telling you something.
- Plan an evening just for the two of us, and stick to it.
- Take a walk with me and ask a question you don't know the answer to.
- Call me for a long chat when we can't be together, just to talk.
- Come along to something I love, even if it's not your thing.