Dave Matthews’ song, Lover Lay Down, has a line in it when he longingly sings, “together share this smile.” I love that line. It epitomizes why I value quality time.
Smiling is great. Smiling together with someone else is even better. I highly value creating shared memories with people, which is the love language of quality time.
Thus, I’m finding myself, in my last two weeks before my big move, scrambling to spend time with all my dear friends. And I think part of the reason I’m struggling so much with leaving is because it will be hard to have quality time together when I’m so far away.
If you are not familiar with Gary Chapman’s Five Love Languages, you need to check them out. They may not be the answer to everything about relationships, but they sure do set a solid philosophical foundation. There’s a quick and easy online quiz you can take to find out your primary Love language (https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language).
J.I.L.L. 