Favoured Fluency

[Dub]

I don't mind that one, lets see if that beats fetch. Love Language 4

Yes week four of love language polls, that means I have to find another subject to milk for polls next week. ooh maybe milk.

From making awkward eye contact with a stranger on the train or randomly platting the hair of the gentleman standing in front of you in the bank queue, we all have our little ways of telling the people in our vicinity how we love them.

Which type of love language does Tara give most significantly to Willow?

Words of Affirmation - "You don't have to be brave. I still love you. If you're worried you can be worried."
Physical Touch - Tummy rubs!
Receiving Gifts - Dolls eye crystal, *Cough*reality checks.*Cough*
Quality Time - Not one for the violence but joins the Scooby recon. They don't play charades often.
Acts of Service - She turned the light off in Family. Some say without even touching the lamp.

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Receiving gifts, although in this case I guess its more giving. Words of affirmation was a strong contender (it would be my pick if it wasn't Willow specified) and each option certainly have strong evidence points. I've gone for gifts though as its the only one that's all encompassing as Tara gives herself to Willow.
Not a possession way but emotion, devotion and commitment.
Who are you, we have the "Yours" scene. I in Team, we have the dolls eye crystal which is a family heirloom of sorts so it holds a lot of significance about who she is and where/who she comes from.
The biggest hurt she (deservedly)caused Willow was walking away at the end of Tabula Rasa. That's a significant gift to take back in an apparent break up.

If you're a drooling, wide eyed, blabbering fool, you could say Tara in herself is a gift. Happy Birthday for Sunday, Tara.
(People could say it for Willow but who knows when her birthday is. Happy Friday Willow)

When it comes to significance, i think Tara giving her entire self to Willow throughout, is on par with Willow's "You're my always", its just a different perception of which category they apparently need to fit in.

[Laragh]

I feel like Tara is constantly reaching out to touch Willow in some way. Fingers on cheeks, hands on shoulders, fingers touching, hair stroking. That's without the tummy rubs (or the dancing or belt-pulling...not to mention, y'know, kissing and implied sex!)

So I'm coming out firmly for touch (but honestly, Tara is a walking, talking love language really)

[Dub]

Even when not specified to Willow there's a strong argument for touch.
Thumb wrestle with Dawn and Anya, the touch of Xander's hand in The Body, being a weeping lap to Buffy in Dead things. They are all small things but its a way she comforts and shows she cares through touch.

But then I question if this all comes under quality time because she doesn't really get mentioned if she isn't in the room but when she is, although she's not front and centre, everyone is aware of presence.
She follows around Anya all of Hells Bells and offers small advice and tries to calm her. Could say she got the short straw or everyone knew her strengths to be there.
If not noticed when not there could any of her love language be gauged as significant as opposed to being there and being noticed, making quality time over ride everything.
There's far too much overlap to put one action in one category.

Every category has a strong evidence driven argument. As you say, walking talking love language.