Editing Quality time (section)

{{short description|Periods proactively spent with one's loved ones}}
{{Other uses}}
[[File:Family playing a board game.jpg|thumb|271x271px|A family plays a game of [[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]. Social play through [[Board game|board games]] are an examples of quality time.]]
'''Quality time''' is a [[sociology]] expression referring to a [[Proactivity|proactive]] interaction between individuals,<ref name="QuaLTime.NWcov">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |title=The Myth of Quality Time  |author=Laura Shapiro |author-link=Laura Shapiro |date=May 12, 1997 |pages=62–68}}</ref> set aside for paying undivided attention, usually to express love or accomplish a shared goal.

Sometimes abbreviated '''QT''', it is an informal reference to time spent with close family, [[significant other|partners]], or [[friend]]s that is in some way important, special, productive or profitable to one or everyone involved. Having conversations,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-14 |title=What Is Quality Time Love Language? 12 Tips From Dating Experts |url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/relationships/a37013593/quality-time-love-language/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214050904/https://www.womenshealthmag.com/relationships/a37013593/quality-time-love-language/ |archive-date=14 February 2024 }}</ref> solving [[Jigsaw puzzle|jigsaw puzzles]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-09-06 |title=20 ways to connect with your teen |url=https://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/20-ways-to-connect-with-your-teen/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Today's Parent |language=en}}</ref> collaborating on projects, and conversing during [[Road trip|road trips]] can be examples of quality time.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Rachel Bowie |date=2024-01-26 |title=Car Time Is the New Quality Time—Here's What a Road Trip Taught Me About Mom Friendship |url=https://www.purewow.com/family/cars-and-conversation-rule |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=PureWow |language=en}}</ref> It may also refer to the effective use of time in educational settings,<ref name=":1" /> or time spent alone performing a favorite activity (i.e., [[self-care]]).

In [[The Five Love Languages|his 1992 book]], Baptist pastor and Relationship counselor [[Gary Chapman (author)|Gary Chapman]] suggests that quality time is one of five "[[The Five Love Languages#Summary|Love Languages]]" which are used (more or less, preferentially, by a given individual) to express love and gratitude for another.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Alisha Haridasani |last2=Mazón |first2=Luis |date=2022-08-27 |title=The Sixth Love Language Does Not Exist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/27/well/family/love-languages-author.html |access-date=2025-01-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>