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Very educational!!! Major thanks to Brittany for recommending this book to me
Not based on science or research or data or even facts. Very chauvinist. Why is it always up to the female in the relationship to change for the sake of the marriage? What about same sex couples? I DO NOT recommend this book for relationship advice.
I really enjoyed this book on marriage and love languages! We’ve all talked about love languages but diving deep into it has definitely helped me look at my marriage and how we can continue to strengthen our relationship! This is non-fiction but the writing is engaging and the stories really convey the information.
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It's useful for any kind of relationship (friends, co-workers, parents, children, etc), not only couples. Worth the reading, it's simple and quick.
challenging
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reflective
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The backbones of this book are good... really good, even. I have applied the concept of the five love languages to my own marriage and in my work as a family support worker by encouraging parents to consider their children's love languages. However, I fail to see how the idea of the five love languages deserves an entire book. It is just as easily conveyed in a blog post or Pinterest graphic. There were no further revelations about love or marriage in this book that aren't already painfully self-evident for those of us with a modicum of common sense.
The sections that weren't directly about the love languages were, at best, not compatible with my personal belief that healthy romantic love should not be unconditional, and, at worst, quite problematic: "The best approach you can take is to continue to speak her love language on a regular basis no matter how she treats you." Or that we should fill our partner's "love tanks" lest they become "vi0lent verbally or physically in their arguments." Or his encouragement that his client "rely heavily upon [her] faith in God" and have sexual intimacy with her husband once a week, even though it makes her feel "used," so that her husband's need for physical touch is satisfied. Yikes.
There was also a notable absence of a single queer couple in the entire book. For goodness sakes: It is 2020 and there has been four new editions of this book since its original release. It would not be hard to change the "Love Languages Profile - For Him" and "Love Languages Profile - For Her" to have gender neutral language.
After a while, it felt like this book was just Gary Chapman writing about how amazing and smart he is (my last critique, I promise). I appreciate the idea of the five love languages, but I recommend looking into the concept from another source.
The sections that weren't directly about the love languages were, at best, not compatible with my personal belief that healthy romantic love should not be unconditional, and, at worst, quite problematic: "The best approach you can take is to continue to speak her love language on a regular basis no matter how she treats you." Or that we should fill our partner's "love tanks" lest they become "vi0lent verbally or physically in their arguments." Or his encouragement that his client "rely heavily upon [her] faith in God" and have sexual intimacy with her husband once a week, even though it makes her feel "used," so that her husband's need for physical touch is satisfied. Yikes.
There was also a notable absence of a single queer couple in the entire book. For goodness sakes: It is 2020 and there has been four new editions of this book since its original release. It would not be hard to change the "Love Languages Profile - For Him" and "Love Languages Profile - For Her" to have gender neutral language.
After a while, it felt like this book was just Gary Chapman writing about how amazing and smart he is (my last critique, I promise). I appreciate the idea of the five love languages, but I recommend looking into the concept from another source.
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