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A Gift Guide For Your Partner, Based On Their Love Language

Julia Heming
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Stony Brook chapter.

Gifting can be hard, especially for a partner who seemingly has it all. Tapping into their love language might crack the code and make gifting for them way easier. If you and your partner haven’t taken the love language quiz yet, what are you waiting for! The five love languages include words of affirmation, physical touch, receiving gifts, quality time and acts of service. 

This is our guide to gifts for your partner based on their love language. 

For partners whose love language is physical touch.

Buy a fancy bottle of lotion and write them a coupon for a massage. Then add a coupon for a movie night and cuddle them while you watch their favorite movie. They get all of the physical touch plus you still have something to wrap and give them under the tree. 

For partners whose love language is words of affirmation.

Take a picture frame and put a photo of you two in the center. Surround the photo with messages of why you are in love with your partner, your favorite things about them and what made you fall. It will warm their hearts for sure. You can also fill a jar with slips of paper that have reasons you love them and affirmations on them, so whenever they need to hear it, they just reach it and read a slip. Words of affirmation just screams Build A Bear to me as well, get your partner a stuffie of their favorite animal with a voice box that has a sweet message from you.

For partners whose love language is quality time.

Plan a new adventure for you both, it doesn’t need to be extravagant or a full vacation, but plan something you know they want to try for just the two of you. Take them bowling, paint pottery, visit a museum or just go to the movies. Make a whole day of it and get coffee on the way and dinner on the way home. They will love that you spent the whole day with them. 

For partners whose love language is acts of service.

Take care of something that matters to them. If they love their car, get it washed and waxed then hang a new air freshener. If they love to read, make them a book advent calendar. If they love food, cook them dinner with an app and dessert. Have them sit down, enjoy an app and let you do everything, yes even the dishes. Show them that you put time into the relationship. 

For partners whose love language is receiving gifts.

This is a moment for a gift basket. Take a cute basket, or box wrapped in holiday paper, and it fill it with all of their favorite things. Put in their favorite drink, candy, lotion and face mask. Then add an activity like a movie and cookie dough or a board game. Add a holiday blanket they can cuddle under all season long. Show them that you love to spoil them with gifts and your time and thoughts. 

The key to getting the perfect gift is knowing your partner. You’re going to do great, Santa. Your partner will love whatever you leave under the tree.

Julia is a national writer for Her Campus. While she writes for all verticals, her focus is the wellness section, bringing you everything you need to know about relationships, astrology, and the best ways to get down and dirty. Julia is a grad student at Syracuse University where she studies communications. She is a graduate of Stony Brook University, where she studied journalism with a minor in women's studies. During her time at SBU, she was a VS PINK campus rep, and an active member of Her Campus @ SBU. When she isn't writing, you can find Julia reading a smutty romance novel, hitting up her local crystal shop, or thrifting with an iced oat milk latte in hand. She's a Capricorn (but you probably already knew that) and a practicing yogi.