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This is extremely interesting and helpful. Only thing I did not care for was the religion added in.
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I had heard and understood the concepts of the 5 love languages before through different trainings and lessons however I had never read the book. It's definitely worth going back to the source. This is a easy read with loads of examples for all 5 languages.
The entire premise is that we receive and offer love in 5 different ways, so that two people can be in a relationship, both be offering love in the way that they want to be loved, and neither is feeling loved. By learning our own love languages, and those of the people in our lives, included spouse, children, friends, and even co-workers, we can improve our relationships. This is a great resource for a general and basic revamp of your all your relationships. Obviously, there are situations/trauma/issues that are outside the norm. These are situations that would require more assist than a book can give. But for many people this book would definitely provide some insight and basic tasks to put into practice to have fill up the love tank of those around you.
The entire premise is that we receive and offer love in 5 different ways, so that two people can be in a relationship, both be offering love in the way that they want to be loved, and neither is feeling loved. By learning our own love languages, and those of the people in our lives, included spouse, children, friends, and even co-workers, we can improve our relationships. This is a great resource for a general and basic revamp of your all your relationships. Obviously, there are situations/trauma/issues that are outside the norm. These are situations that would require more assist than a book can give. But for many people this book would definitely provide some insight and basic tasks to put into practice to have fill up the love tank of those around you.
I have read this book 3 times already and every time I come to a conclusion that everyone has to read it. It has answers to many questions and shows the ways to improve the relationships we have no matter if they are romantic, family, friends etc. The book is about 5 different “love languages” and turns out all of us express love and feel loved in one of the given “languages”. It is important to understand those “languages” to have a fulfilling relationship full of harmony and love. And it is true! I had relationships where our “languages” were not matching that brought me a lot of pain and misunderstanding while everything was plain and simple. If you are looking for that one “book about relationship/marriage” this is the one!
Interesting to learn how I receive love & realize that how I receive love isn't how I show love. Very good read!
I liked this book. I could relate to several of the love languages. It made me ponder closely what my partner’s language(s) were and if I was doing a good job at speaking his language.
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You don’t need to read this book. It holds one basic premise which could be explained in a single page. Read the page online and save yourself the money. Also I felt very uncomfortable about the anecdote at the end where the woman says she’s is being treated badly by her husband and the advice the author gives her is to have sex with him twice a week to show him love. The woman says she feels uncomfortable doing so, and Chapman says she’s going to need a lot of faith in God to do it! Then after a month of her spreading her legs she gets to ask some things of her husband, and he responds well, so apparently this is a miracle as the marriage is saved. It made me feel sick. This is NOT healthy love. The basic principle of love languages is fairly sound, but as I say that can be explained in just a few words. The anecdotes of how Chapman using them to counsel people, is somewhat worrying to me. Read the website instead of giving this man any money!! And don’t stay in an abusive relationship, no matter what. That has nothing at all to do with love.
“On a scale of zero to ten, how full is your love tank tonight?”
This is a good book, and an easy read. However, I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone. While a lot of what the author says is good advice to remember and apply to your marriage, most all of his advice should be taken with a grain of salt. It would be easy to misunderstand or twist his intent. The concept of a “love tank” that needs to be filled is pretty selfish and i think doesn’t exemplify what marriage is all about. The truth is, our love tanks won’t always be filled in marriage. Sometimes they will be, but other times they won’t. And that doesn’t give anyone in the relationship the right to act out, ignore their spouse, or even leave.
Also, the “love language” concept is nice to remember, and when seeking to love and serve your spouse it’s very helpful. But that too can become selfish if we begin to resent our spouse for not communicating in our love language, or refuse to accept other acts of love. The book is full of examples of couples having problems where the wife, for example, says she feels no love coming from her husband. But he insists he does lots of chores around the house and helps with anything she asks. And yet she doesn’t appreciate him because he apparently isn’t “speaking her language.” That’s a dangerous concept to fall into.
Overall, I’m glad I read this book and it is good advice that I will seek to remember and apply. But I do fear that this concept and advice is far too easy to take out of context.
Also, the “love language” concept is nice to remember, and when seeking to love and serve your spouse it’s very helpful. But that too can become selfish if we begin to resent our spouse for not communicating in our love language, or refuse to accept other acts of love. The book is full of examples of couples having problems where the wife, for example, says she feels no love coming from her husband. But he insists he does lots of chores around the house and helps with anything she asks. And yet she doesn’t appreciate him because he apparently isn’t “speaking her language.” That’s a dangerous concept to fall into.
Overall, I’m glad I read this book and it is good advice that I will seek to remember and apply. But I do fear that this concept and advice is far too easy to take out of context.