In a recent Vice story about how the love-languages theory got so popular, for example, the author used zodiac terminology to talk about her love language, identifying herself as “an ‘acts of service,’ with a ‘words of affirmation’ rising.” Today, people often trot out their self-identified love languages as shorthand to indicate how they behave in relationships, in the same casual and convenient way they might refer to their astrological sign or Myers-Briggs type (or Enneagram type, or Hogwarts house).
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Advice-seekers frequently write in with dilemmas that are variations on a small handful of themes: “My partner and I don’t share the same love language,” “I’m failing to ‘speak’ my partner’s love language,” and “My partner is failing to speak mine.” Over the years, the idea has gotten high-profile exposure from celebrities like the “Millionaire Matchmaker” Patti Stanger and been discussed on TV shows like The Real Housewives of Orange County. Almost all of them would also identify or explain the person’s own love language.Įlsewhere on the internet, such as on Reddit’s popular relationship-advice forum, r/relationships, the concept of love languages is equally ubiquitous, though taken a little more seriously. Other tweets would be earnest and self-appraising: Hanging out on the couch with him this weekend made me so happy-guess my love language is quality time. Weed, music, avocado tzatziki-all have been cited as at least one person’s self-described love language. Listening to Dave Ramsey’s podcast together is my love language. Downtempo experimental bass is my love language. Some would be jokes: Brunch is my love language. Enumerated in the book and now well known to millions, the five love languages are quality time, physical touch, acts of service, giving and receiving gifts, and words of affirmation.Ĭlearly, the theory resonated: If you were to search for the phrase love language on Twitter, perhaps late on a Wednesday morning, you’d likely find more than 50 tweets from the past hour containing the phrase. The author, Gary Chapman, based his theory that everyone has a primary love language (that is, a category of behaviors that they most immediately associate with affection) on his own observations as a counselor. "Peaches" proves once again that Justin only has eyes for his wife.The idea that there are five distinct “love languages” may be as familiar to some people today as the idea that there are seven continents, four seasons, or three Stooges-which is a pretty spectacular showing, all told, for a concept that was introduced in a 1992 book by a Southern Baptist pastor that was aimed mostly at married Christian couples. According to People, they own homes in both California, and Ontario, Canada. Plus, Justin and Hailey share a home "up to the North" in Justin's home country of Canada. They both have lived in Los Angeles due to their jobs, which would explain the California reference.
Justin lived in Georgia as he was building his career. I took my chick up to the North," he explains. The chorus of the song also seems to offer some commentary on their life together. And I'll be right here with you 'til the end,” he continues. Never let you go," he sings (via Genius). The first verse has Justin gushing over Hailey. So, it's not too surprising that "Peaches" is constructed with more loved-up lyrics.