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The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate (Relationships) | 
| Author: Gary Chapman
Publisher: Northfield Publishing,U.S.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 1525
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
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Pages: 204
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1881273156
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.78
EAN: 9781881273158
ASIN: 1881273156
Publication Date: December 31, 1995
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From a sceptic November 8, 2008
I usually don't like books about how psychology as I find that they too often put people into boxes. Having said that I found this a book really good read and it helped me think more about the affect of my actions on my husband and how he responds to me and also what my hopes and expectations are and how to communicate them. A book can't ever cover everything but I found this insightful, constructive and applicable. A lesson in life and love that I won't forget.
 A Key To Understanding The Opposite Sex July 31, 2008
Dr. Gary Chapman has written a very practical book here that unlocks the doors to understanding the needs of your partner. Many books have been written on the subject, but I feel Dr. Chapman approaches these issues on understanding the opposite sex from a new and fresh perspective.
The key to successful relationships of any kind is understanding the other person better, and helping them to learn how to understand you and your ways.
I recommend this book to anyone wishing to enhance their personal relationships and further enrich their lives. A good book for everyone's bookshelf.
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Keeping the love tank full! July 3, 2008
35 out of 36 found this review helpful
I love this book! It is written and articulated very well. Step-by-step Gary Chapman identifies five major ways that we experience love in a relationship. "The Five Love Languages" helped me discover how I have communicated and how it can be more effective. Now I see that we can keep our love tank full by speaking our partner's primary love language because she or he will find it much easier to understand! The given examples were fun to read and it was easy for me to relate to different scenarios. It is a great book to anyone who wants to understand the dynamics in a relationship with their loved ones!
Also you might want to check out the books by Ariel and Shya Kane; they are brilliant! The Kanes' book "Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment" and "How To Create a Magical Relationship" surprised me with a whole new perspective on relationships. I used to suppress myself thinking that by "sacrificing", I would make my partner happy and the relationship would last. Well, they didn't last too long using that approach. From the Kanes' books and the website, I discovered if I am in the moment, I can truly express myself and it actually complements my relationships! Truly magical. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to have a satisfying relationship!
This stuff works July 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am working on building a more intimate relationship with my wife and this is by no means easy but i have tried some of the advice in this book and it certainly does work. I would recommend it to any married couple.
 Very helpful but can put off non-Christians May 28, 2008
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I personally was given this book by my wife to read and I wish I had read it 10 years ago. The author is very right when he says that the "in-love" feeling that we first experience when we meet someone can disappear in the first 2 years of marriage. Once the "in-love" emotion disappears we wonder why we loved that person to begin with. Thus begins the excuses we generate to separate or divorce.
In this book, the author shows that love is not a feeling, but it is a decision. The decision that everyone needs to make to speak the love language of the person we love. That love language could be words of affection and encouragement, doing household chores, touching, giving gifts or spending quality time together.
While the book is great and very helpful, it may not appeal to non-Christians because the author insists by drawing examples from the Bible and Jesus' own life. While this is okay, and I am not anti-religion, I do believe the biblical references are unnecessary and may turn off secular readers. This is a pity as the book's main theory that we speak five separate love languages is very plausible and should be given respect.
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