There are two kinds of people in the world- one who embraces Valentine’s Day whole heartedly (pun not intended) and all the giant oversized teddy bears, bouquets of roses, chocolates in a heart box and candy hearts that come with it and the other who grimaces at the saturation of red and pink displays of love in all the stores. Whichever way you identify, it is hard to deny that it is an amazing thing to celebrate love.
To elevate this Valentine’s Day, sit down with your partner and take the time to figure out your love language(s). If you have no idea what that means, learn about and take the Five Love Languages quiz here: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/.

Here is a list of five Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas that may align with your loved one’s love language.

1. Words of Affirmation

If your partner feels loved and appreciated through words and compliments, write a few notes or letters about the moments that make you love him and compile them into a book of letters for him to read on Valentine’s Day and on the days he needs a reminder. You can DIY it or use this ready made version that can be found in book stores and other major retailers like Amazon.

2. Acts of Service

Another love language is known as “Acts of Service”. This may look as simple as cooking dinner or waking up early to make the morning coffee. The key is to do the act of service with your loved one’s happiness as the motivation for the act. This Valentine’s Day create a catalog of coupons of acts that he can use like doing dishes, a back massage or laundry duty.

3. Receiving Gifts

This love language may have the reputation for being synonymous with materialistic, but it goes far beyond that. Even a simple gift given thoughtfully is an expression of love. This Valentine’s Day, surprise your other half with premium handcrafted ties and socks from Spiffster Club (and with code VDAY19, save an extra 20%) available here: https://www.spiffster.club/.

4. Quality Time

Though this love language seems pretty self- explanatory, in today’s fast paced hyper-connected world, it may be difficult to do in practice. Quality time means giving your significant other your undivided attention without your phone in one hand checking emails, looking at memes and scrolling timelines. Spend Valentine’s Day by designing a date night sans distractions- a lot of meaningful conversation over a home meal that you two cooked together or take out when that recipe doesn’t turn out quite right, eye contact and maybe finish binge watching your favorite Netflix pick.

5. Physical Touch

This love language is also pretty self- explanatory and with Valentine’s Day, this expression of love can mean many different things. It doesn’t have to be showy or over the top displays of physical affection but perhaps this Valentine’s Day, you can take your expression of love up a notch by gifting your partner with a night of dancing or book a couple’s massage.
The most important thing to remember this Valentine’s Day (and every other day) is to remind your loved one that you appreciate and love him. Taking the time to learn and understand the way he feels loved and vice versa will make for a stronger relationship. And the ideas above can be combined for maximum love celebration.