The Language of Gifts and Tokens of Af ection: This way of communicating love includes doing things such as bringing one’s partner flowers or a surprise gift (even if there is no special occasion),...

The Language of Gifts and Tokens of Af ection: This way of communicating love includes doing things such as bringing one’s partner flowers or a surprise gift (even if there is no special occasion), creating and posting a collage of pictures on Instagram for an anniversary, and giving one’s partner personal items to wear such as a ring or watch (Chapman, 1995). People who prefer this way of communicating love also tend to be well integrated into each other’s social networks (Egbert & Polk, 2006), perhaps because both private and public demonstrations of togetherness and affection are important to them. They want their partner, as well as other people, to know how strong their bond is.