Love Language

I have been wondering what Troy’s love language is. I realize that as he gets older it might change, but I thought it a fun exercise to wonder at it now.

The five love languages are Quality Time, Acts of Service, Gifts, Physical Touch, and Words of Affirmation. They represent the ways that someone feels loved. If we connect to their love language, then they feel loved and happy. If we love them in a different language, then even though we’re trying, it’s falling on deaf ears.

That being said, I think Troy’s love languages are Quality Time and Physical Touch with a dash of Words of Affirmation. He definitely craves our time and attention. And ever since he was born, he’s been a cuddler. We have been trying to use positive reinforcement, rather than discipline to instill behaviors and new tasks in him, so we often clap and whoop when he does something we want. He loves this kind of attention, and he’ll generally repeat the behavior to get it again. That’s why I also threw in Words of Affirmation.

He doesn’t really care about gifts. He’d be just as content to play with a cardboard box as an expensive toy. And he couldn’t care less when we do something for him. That’s just our job as his parental slaves! It’ll definitely be interesting to see how these mature and evolve as he grows.