What are the 5 love languages?

After repeatedly seeing this and taking note of the most common ways his clients would show or hope to receive love, he coined the five love languages—acts of service, physical touch, receiving gifts, words of affirmation, and quality time—and wrote a best-selling book from the notes he took during his counseling sessions.

“One of our deepest emotional needs as humans is the need to feel significant love from the people in our lives,” Chapman tells Fortune.

“But if we don’t get a specific amount of love in our language, it won’t feel like love.” 

This feeling can change though. In romantic relationships, Chapman says it might start by regularly asking your partner, “On a scale of zero to 10, how full is your love tank?” If they say anything less than 10, follow the question up by asking them what the most important thing is that you can do to help them feel loved. 

This can be said for romantic relationships, but also relationships between coworkers, friends, and other loved ones, like parents and children.

“In any close relationship, it’s important to know what really communicates that you care,” he says.

Before being a counselor, Chapman studied cultural anthropology. Much like spoken languages have different dialects, he says the five love languages do as well. 

The best way to communicate to your partner that you love them is typically a combination of more than one of the love languages. Here are the five and different ways they can be presented to show your loved ones you care. 

1. Acts of…