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A review by hmgelo02
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
4.0
This is the first book by [a:Gary Chapman|622|Gary Chapman|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1224779300p2/622.jpg] that explains this concept. He explains in this book how all people express and feel love in one of five ways: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, or Physical Touch. In this book, he shows couples how to determine what their primary love languages are, and then gives examples of how to express love in those ways to further enrich and deepen the romantic relationship in a loving romantic relationship.
My husband and I both read this book and took the quizzes in the back to determine our love languages; we learned that his primary love language is Physical Touch (which was no surprise to either of us), and that mine... is nearly evenly split among all the others, but did not include Touch. So he and I have been working together to try to meet those love languages. Some days it's harder than others to remember to do so, but when we do, we find that we're better able to let the little things slide. Because we know that we love each other, and we know that we're communicating that effectively.
I would recommend this book to any romantically devoted couple who is looking to further build upon and strengthen their relationship. Although it is geared toward married couples, its principles certainly work for any couple at all.
My husband and I both read this book and took the quizzes in the back to determine our love languages; we learned that his primary love language is Physical Touch (which was no surprise to either of us), and that mine... is nearly evenly split among all the others, but did not include Touch. So he and I have been working together to try to meet those love languages. Some days it's harder than others to remember to do so, but when we do, we find that we're better able to let the little things slide. Because we know that we love each other, and we know that we're communicating that effectively.
I would recommend this book to any romantically devoted couple who is looking to further build upon and strengthen their relationship. Although it is geared toward married couples, its principles certainly work for any couple at all.