The stones traditionally chosen for opening to affection, including your own — with what each one actually is.
The full reference: birthstones and gemstone reference.
Its pink colour made it the modern stone of love and self-compassion, from the crystal-healing books of the 1980s onward.
The pink stone veined with black is read as love that has survived hurt, which is why it is chosen for healing after a breakup.
Linked with Venus and fidelity since antiquity, and the May birthstone of loyalty.
Traditionally a lovers' gift in India and a stone of tenderness and intuition.
Associated with passion and commitment, partly from its deep red and partly from its use in old keepsake jewellery.
A rose quartz is often placed in the bedroom or carried as a reminder to treat yourself kindly, and stones are commonly given as gifts at the start of a relationship or on anniversaries. In feng shui-inspired practice a pair of stones is set in the south-west corner of a room.
Relationships improve through attention, honest conversation and time together; research on couples points to responsiveness and kindness in everyday moments. A meaningful gift or keepsake can reinforce that attention — the stone matters because of what it reminds you to do.
Emerald and garnet in real jewellery are expensive; imitations are common, so buy from a jeweller who will certify the stone. Tumbled rose quartz is inexpensive and safe to handle.
No crystal treats a medical or psychological condition, and nothing on this page should replace advice from someone qualified to give it. What a stone can do is act as a physical reminder — an object in your pocket attached to an intention you set deliberately. That is not nothing, and it is also not magic.