Sally and Breck reflect that a lot of the qualities, communication tools, and aspects of relationships apply to both romantic and platonic relationships. So we decide to apply the 5 Love Languages to female friendships, which became the 4 love languages!
We bring on guest Mackenzie Dunn to dig into love languages and friendship. She shares that search around the word “loneliness” spiked to an all-time high at the start of the pandemic, with the volume of queries like “how to deal with loneliness” and “how to make friends as an adult” increasing as much as 200%. These stats remain heightened—even now—and prove that no one is alone in their loneliness.
She loves the love languages because they apply to all relationships – and are a great way to get to know the people around you better. It allows you to get to know yourself and the people you love on a deep level. You'll have to give the podcast a listen to learn whether she had her boyfriend (now fiancé) take the love languages quiz.
We swap stories about our love languages, Mackenzie as #friendgoals, what is possible when you enter into the safe space of friendship and end with a lot of discussion about friendships in the post-COVID era.
She leaves us with a poignant and timely question that we can ALL use with our friends today to go deeper and develop a more meaningful friendship.
Continue to Bask:
Explore your love language, and encourage your friends, partners, family to take a quiz too!
Mackenzie Dunn is a writer, editor, and SEO strategist who focuses on the latest search trends and data to create meaningful, informative content that shows up in your search engine. She’s passionate about helping people find the information they need—whether that’s a guide on how to make friends as an adult or what to say to someone who is feeling lonely.
As a millennial who knows the struggle of finding and meeting people post-college, she values true blue friendships and connections that withstand the test of time. In her free time, you can usually find her on the phone with a friend or family member (maintaining long-distance friendships is kind of her thing), or editing content for Editorialist.com, where she currently works. Read her article on helping a lonely friend on HelloGiggles or Follow her on Instagram.
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