Growing up, would you rather your parents hug you, praise you, or do something nice for you? Physical touch is my love language so my answer is a hug….

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I didn't grow up in a very demonstrative family, we weren't a very touchy bunch. Which was fine, that was just our normal. So getting praise I guess was what I would have liked most. To be honest, I'm still not a big hugger. It kind of bugs me sometimes how people always just assume everyone wants to be hugged.

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So true! Esp during cold season!

I think that I got plenty of hugs but was sort of missing words of affirmation and acts of service. I feel like I was always having to ask for help and never having anyone really just offer it up. It's made me a very private adult who struggles to ask for help.

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I too have a hard time asking for help. Got used to figuring it out on my own I suppose but that can be a lonely feeling…

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Praise would probably be my answer. I only recently learned in the past few years about love languages and it was eye opening to see how much sense it made for myself and thinking about others! Not just with romantic partners but almost everyone in your life.

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Oh, I did like hugs. I have always been awkward when it comes to receiving verbal praise. I never know how to react and I wasn’t less socially awkward as a small child lol. I did like when my parents did fun or nice things for me or with me, I was lucky in that aspect

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I’m with ya, I too get bashful when given verbal praise.

Honestly my love language is physical touch but I didn't get hugs or praise really from either of my parents so I would have preferred praise. It would have just been really nice to have been told I was doing a good job or they were proud of me.

I feel this. For what it’s worth, you are doing great and I'm proud of you.

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