It might seem that the third love language is the easiest, and yes it can be for those of us who easily treat ourselves to items we wish for. Receiving Gifts is love language #3. Most likely if you are the kind of person who really enjoys being given a gift, and it doesn’t mean the gift has to be expensive, this is your love language. Someone who truly feels love when given gifts will cherish it no matter the cost. It is the thought that counts to someone who feels love from being given gifts.
So if you suspect you feel most love when you receive gifts, giving yourself gifts should be a breeze. Well, it can actually be as hard for some as any other love language. Again, we often put ourselves last and rarely sacrifice at the needs of our family and friends, especially when it comes to finances. Well, good thing there are so many ways to be thrifty these days (garage sales, thrift stores, coupon books galore, clearance racks.) If receiving gifts is your primary love language take a good look at your family budget and know that you should just plan for any small amount to be able to get a gift for yourself, even if it’s something from the dollar store. Some people call it an allowance, fun money or mad money, but the point is it should be just for your indulgence.
Giving gifts to yourself lets your internal self know that you are important enough and do deserve love from yourself. Taking the time to really think about what gift you want for yourself can be a part of the process as well. Make and keep a running list of all the things you might see that are of interest to you. If you know they are out there, when the time comes for giving yourself love you will know exactly what to get yourself. And, alternatively, you could just keep it sporadic and include an indulgent trip to the mall, by yourself and you will be giving more than just a physical gift to yourself, you will be giving the gift of self. We all need some time to ourselves and this is another application of receiving gifts.