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We received this as a wedding gift. I read it aloud to my husband while he drove to our mini-moon after our wedding. We both liked it. Thought and conversation provoking. We could read it again and probably have even deeper conversations.
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2.5
The concept of love languages and how people have different ways of expressing love is very accessible and easy to understand, and I can definitely see these concepts helping marriages and people. As I was listening to the audiobook, I found many of the problems the couples the author described familiar to me and could see ways of improving communication. Many of the suggestions on how to be a better partner and "speak" your significant other's love language were great and I'm sure have helped many couples. However, I have some serious reservations about this book.
I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so overtly sexist. Every husband used as a story in this book described a good wife as being one who took care of the children, had dinner ready when he got home, and kept the house clean. Near the end of the book, an example was used of a couple in which the husband was verbally abusive and had been for many years. The author and counselor of the woman told her she could love someone she hated, and suggested that she become a better wife to her husband. The two are now apparently in a happy marriage again. I just found it incredible that the advice given to a woman who was being verbally abused was that she wasn't a good enough wife.
I think the main message of the 5 love languages is great, but I could have done without all of the stories that the author shares (which all begin to sound the same after a few), and the antiquated way of thinking about marriage and women.
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The concept of love languages and how people have different ways of expressing love is very accessible and easy to understand, and I can definitely see these concepts helping marriages and people. As I was listening to the audiobook, I found many of the problems the couples the author described familiar to me and could see ways of improving communication. Many of the suggestions on how to be a better partner and "speak" your significant other's love language were great and I'm sure have helped many couples. However, I have some serious reservations about this book.
I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so overtly sexist. Every husband used as a story in this book described a good wife as being one who took care of the children, had dinner ready when he got home, and kept the house clean. Near the end of the book, an example was used of a couple in which the husband was verbally abusive and had been for many years. The author and counselor of the woman told her she could love someone she hated, and suggested that she become a better wife to her husband. The two are now apparently in a happy marriage again. I just found it incredible that the advice given to a woman who was being verbally abused was that she wasn't a good enough wife.
I think the main message of the 5 love languages is great, but I could have done without all of the stories that the author shares (which all begin to sound the same after a few), and the antiquated way of thinking about marriage and women.
For more of my babblings, please visit my blog, Snug Shelf
This is a really helpful book for marriage and I think it will be useful for helping me better love my spouse. The theology is a little rough and definitely a bit sexist, but if you can overlook that, it's a helpful read.
A friend talked about the concepts in this book (she heard a radio interview) and when I expressed interest, my boyfriend said we'd discussed them before (I don't recall that). Either way, I was intrigued. Quick read and worth it, even if a lot of the stuff is intuitive and not new and sometimes got a little cheesy. But really... can you be negatively impacted by reading a book on 1) how to effectively express love to those you care about and 2) understanding that people express love differently and learning how to acknowledge that?
fast-paced
hopeful
informative
repetitive, same story with different names and the same responses
not aimed at a single20somethingyearold (would've been nice to know there was a book for single people at the beginning rather than 2 mins from the end :')
Christian undertones throughout
just felt like i was listening into someone else's conversation.
excercises do seem helpful for married folk i guess
absolutely buy the concept, learnt about the "love tank" & he raises good points on choosing to love rather than trying to keep the "in-love feeling" alive.
not aimed at a single20somethingyearold (would've been nice to know there was a book for single people at the beginning rather than 2 mins from the end :')
Christian undertones throughout
just felt like i was listening into someone else's conversation.
excercises do seem helpful for married folk i guess
absolutely buy the concept, learnt about the "love tank" & he raises good points on choosing to love rather than trying to keep the "in-love feeling" alive.
Meh. Skip and do the test online to see what your love language is. I was expecting more depth and it was very shallow with examples at a very basic level, bordering on fake to fit the narrative. I know the love languages are ground breaking and appreciate the work done on them, but was definitely looking to dive into the deep end. I also believe an issue is the way marriage is depicted through a stereotypical heteronormative lens pulled me out of the book; one example of a husband who did all the household chores pulled a “What does this woman do?” comment from the author gave me the ick. I understand this was initially written and researched in a different generation, so I also acknowledge my view as a reader in 2022 makes a lot of this feel outdated.