The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
by: Gary Chapman
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Unhappiness in marriage often has a simple root cause: we speak different love languages, believes Dr. Gary Chapman. While working as a marriage counselor for more than 30 years, he identified five love languages: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch. In a friendly, often humorous style, he unpacks each one. Some husbands or wives may crave focused attention; another needs regular praise. Gifts are highly important to one spouse, while another sees fixing a leaky faucet, ironing a shirt, or cooking a meal as filling their "love tank." Some partners might find physical touch makes them feel valued: holding hands, giving back rubs, and sexual contact. Chapman illustrates each love language with real-life examples from his counseling practice.
How do you discover your spouses and your own love language? Chapmans short questionnaires are one of several ways to find out. Throughout the book, he also includes application questions that can be answered more extensively in the beautifully detailed companion leather journal (an exclusive Amazon.com set). Each section of the journal corresponds with a chapter from the book, offering opportunities for deeper reflection on your marriage.
Although some readers may find choosing to love a spouse that they no longer even like hoping the feelings of affection will follow later a difficult concept to swallow, Chapman promises that the results will be worth the effort."Love is a choice," says Chapman. "And either partner can start the process today." --Cindy Crosby. This text refers to the Amazon.com Exclusive Journal & Paperback Book Set.
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Unhappiness in marriage often has a simple root cause: we speak different love languages, believes Dr. Gary Chapman. While working as a marriage counselor for more than 30 years, he identified five love languages: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch. In a friendly, often humorous style, he unpacks each one. Some husbands or wives may crave focused attention; another needs regular praise. Gifts are highly important to one spouse, while another sees fixing a leaky faucet, ironing a shirt, or cooking a meal as filling their "love tank." Some partners might find physical touch makes them feel valued: holding hands, giving back rubs, and sexual contact. Chapman illustrates each love language with real-life examples from his counseling practice.
How do you discover your spouses and your own love language? Chapmans short questionnaires are one of several ways to find out. Throughout the book, he also includes application questions that can be answered more extensively in the beautifully detailed companion leather journal (an exclusive Amazon.com set). Each section of the journal corresponds with a chapter from the book, offering opportunities for deeper reflection on your marriage.
Although some readers may find choosing to love a spouse that they no longer even like hoping the feelings of affection will follow later a difficult concept to swallow, Chapman promises that the results will be worth the effort."Love is a choice," says Chapman. "And either partner can start the process today." --Cindy Crosby. This text refers to the Amazon.com Exclusive Journal & Paperback Book Set.
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Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? While love is a many splendored thing, it is sometimes a very confusing thing, too. And as people come in all varieties, shapes, and sizes, so do their choices of personal expressions of love. But more often than not, the giver and the receiver express love in two different ways. This can lead to misunderstanding, quarrels, and even divorce. Quality Time Words of Affirmation Gifts Acts of Service Physical TouchDr. Gary Chapman identifies five basic languages of love and then guides couples towards a better understanding of their unique languages of love. Learn to speak and understand your mate's love language, and in no time you will be able to effectively love and truly feel loved in return.Skillful communication is within your grasp!Click here for the Study Guide for Spouse and Group Discussion
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- Should be on your bookshelf
I enjoyed reading "The Five Love Languages" by Gary Chapman and I highly recommend it as your next "self-help" style book.The ideas presented by the book are original and insightful, and have proven to be of great worth to me.This book is so good, in fact, that it deserves a place in everyone's library.
First some history on why I chose to read this book.It was given to me probably 6 or 7 years ago by someone I am close to, but after discussing the book with this someone it seemed ... Read More
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- The Five Love Languages: How to express heartfelt committment to your mate
I bought this book because it was recommended by a friend; quite interesting and informative; I was surprised that it had a lot of Christian philosophies. I thought it was going to be secular/generic. I would have wanted a better synopsis of the book before I purchased it, but was not disappointed.
Rating: - This is a great relationship book
I know there are a TON of relationship books out there, but this one is truly a great insightful read. It is a quick read. I read it and went WOW. We were having problems in our marriage but thanks to this book and counseling we are back on track. These 5 languages if you understand yours and your spouses make things smoother and you can appreciate where your spouse is coming from and vice versa. A must have for any couple, whether a new relationship, old relationship...a "In Love" stage or on the verge ... Read More
Rating: - I was skeptical!!
I am not married and a friend of mine who is married gave me this book. His wife bought it and he never read it (I guess he did not take the hint). This is a very quick read and the information is basic but powerful. If you read this book and did what it said your marriage would improve greatly. You probably need your spouse to be on board, well worth the price!! I plan on applying it to my Queen, who deserves nothing less.
Rating: - Extremely helpful
This is a very insightful and helpful book.It breaks relationships down into easy to understand topics.There are five languages of love.It lets you know where you went wrong or right.It shows how two individuals can think they're doing everything right but in reality they may be doing everything wrong.I think it can heal a bad marriage or give insight into how a bad marriage went wrong.It is easy reading and has a test in the back to help you discover what your love language is.Hooray!
- Should be on your bookshelfI enjoyed reading "The Five Love Languages" by Gary Chapman and I highly recommend it as your next "self-help" style book.The ideas presented by the book are original and insightful, and have proven to be of great worth to me.This book is so good, in fact, that it deserves a place in everyone's library.
First some history on why I chose to read this book.It was given to me probably 6 or 7 years ago by someone I am close to, but after discussing the book with this someone it seemed ... Read More
- The Five Love Languages: How to express heartfelt committment to your mateI bought this book because it was recommended by a friend; quite interesting and informative; I was surprised that it had a lot of Christian philosophies. I thought it was going to be secular/generic. I would have wanted a better synopsis of the book before I purchased it, but was not disappointed.
- This is a great relationship bookI know there are a TON of relationship books out there, but this one is truly a great insightful read. It is a quick read. I read it and went WOW. We were having problems in our marriage but thanks to this book and counseling we are back on track. These 5 languages if you understand yours and your spouses make things smoother and you can appreciate where your spouse is coming from and vice versa. A must have for any couple, whether a new relationship, old relationship...a "In Love" stage or on the verge ... Read More
- I was skeptical!!I am not married and a friend of mine who is married gave me this book. His wife bought it and he never read it (I guess he did not take the hint). This is a very quick read and the information is basic but powerful. If you read this book and did what it said your marriage would improve greatly. You probably need your spouse to be on board, well worth the price!! I plan on applying it to my Queen, who deserves nothing less.
- Extremely helpfulThis is a very insightful and helpful book.It breaks relationships down into easy to understand topics.There are five languages of love.It lets you know where you went wrong or right.It shows how two individuals can think they're doing everything right but in reality they may be doing everything wrong.I think it can heal a bad marriage or give insight into how a bad marriage went wrong.It is easy reading and has a test in the back to help you discover what your love language is.Hooray!
