The importance of showing affection

As you now know, physical touch is one of the 5 love languages. Sex is a way for us to connect with our partner physically and emotionally, but it’s the little and more frequent gestures that tend to better demonstrate our love. Physical affection is a beautiful way to non-verbally communicate how much you appreciate and care about another person, and it biologically creates a sense of safety, and security, and love within us.

If your concern is being around other people, know that physical affection is a healthy example to set for your children, and is also an important part of your relationship with them.

It’s also easy to become distracted by what other people might think of if you’re making out in public or sitting on your partner’s lap, but it also feels kind of amazing to get back in touch with that high school version of yourself that didn’t care and was simply overpowered by your desire to touch and show affection for the other person.

DO YOU MAKE AN EFFORT TO SHOW PHYSICAL AFFECTION?

This can be as simple as holding hands in public, cuddling before falling asleep, giving your partner a long hug and a kiss on the forehead, laying your head on their lap, or running your fingers through their hair.

In case you’ve run out of ideas or are bored of the norm, here’s a list of ideas for you.

According to the Normal Bar study, couples that are physically affectionate are far more likely to have good sex lives. In the study, only 6% of non-cuddlers had a good sex life.

So not only does physical affection help you to feel closer to your partner emotionally, it can improve your sex life, too.

Find out what the top two preferred love languages are for each Myers-Briggs personality type.