Synopses & Reviews
Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? While love is a many-splendored thing, it is sometimes a very confusing thing, too. And as people come in all varieties, shapes, and sizes, so do their choices of personal expressions of love. More often than not, the giver and the receiver each express love in different ways. That can lead to misunderstanding, quarrels, and even divorce. Quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, and physical touch are the five basic love languages.<BR><BR>Dr. Gary Chapman identifies these five basic love languages and then guides couples toward a better understanding of how each of them uses these love languages. Learn to speak and understand your mate's love language, and in no time you will be able to effectively love and truly feel loved in return. Skillful communication is within your grasp! Hardcover edition of the <EM>New York Times</EM> bestseller.
Synopsis
<P>Explores the all-important languages of love, helping each partner discover which actions are interpreted by the other as loving and affirming, and which as indifferent and demeaning. Harcover gift edition.</P>
About the Author
GARY CHAPMAN, PhD, is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages. With over 30 years of counseling experience, he has the uncanny ability to hold a mirror up to human behavior, showing readers not just where they go wrong, but also how to grow and move forward. Dr. Chapman holds BA and MA degrees in anthropology from Wheaton College and Wake Forest University, respectively, MRE and PhD degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has completed postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina and Duke University. For more information visit his website at www.5lovelanguages.com.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS<BR><BR>1. What Happens to Love after the Wedding?<BR><BR>2. Keeping the Love Tank Full<BR><BR>3. Falling in Love<BR><BR>4. Love Language #1: Words of Affirmation<BR><BR>5. Love Language #2: Quality Time<BR><BR>6. Love Language #3: Receiving Gifts<BR><BR>7. Love Language #4: Acts of Service<BR><BR>8. Love Language #5: Physical Touch<BR><BR>9. Discovering Your Primary Love Language<BR><BR>10. Love Is A Choice<BR><BR>11. Love Makes A Difference<BR><BR>12. Loving The Unlovely<BR><BR>13. Children and Love Languages<BR><BR>14. A Personal Word<BR>