The five love languages

the secret to love that lasts

201 pages

English language

Published May 8, 2010 by Northfield Pub..

ISBN:
978-0-8024-7315-8
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Chapman explains that the five languages of love are:

Words of affirmation Quality Time Receiving Gifts Acts of Service Physical Touch

Because a fundamental fact of life is that people—usually partners in a relationship—speak different love languages, understanding what a spouse or partner needs to fulfill them emotionally is crucial to staying together.

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I originally rated The Five Love Languages five stars, because I felt it gave my wife and me a starting point for discussing how we express and prefer to receive affection, and that was useful and helpful. From that viewpoint, I was excited about it, and thought it was great.

But after multiple discussions, I realize that The Five Love Languages lacks nuance. Several of the chapters seem to explain a particular love language very similarly, so it can be hard to pin down, exactly what constitutes an act of service, for example, over quality time.

Most frustrating is the lack of discussion about how people express more than one love language at a time. The book focuses on primary love languages as being the keys to open love in a relationship. I feel that the book fails to explain how people are complex. Someone may take the quiz online …

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Subjects

  • Marriage
  • Communication in marriage
  • Love