About the book
The problem Gary Chapman takes on is staying in love once the demands, conflicts and boredom of daily life set in. His answer rests on five ways of expressing love: words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service and physical touch. Chapman explains how to identify the language a spouse uses and how to communicate in it. This updated edition aims to reflect the complexities of relationships today and includes the Couple's Personal Profile, an assessment for finding each partner's love language. The book has sold more than 20 million copies and has remained a New York Times best seller for over a decade.
Jay Shetty pointed people to it for learning about love languages, and Kaci Lambe Kai says it changed how she reads and receives love in friendships and business relationships as well as romance.
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This book has 3 recommendations
Kaci Lambe Kai (Writer, Photographer, Designer)
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman impacted how I interpret and receive love. Not just romantically, but in my friendships and business relationships. I had several personal and professional relationships that improved when I could appreciate that their "love language" was different than mine. I could at least see their efforts as an attempt at showing me love and kindness, even if it wasn't how I best receive or give love. This is pivotal. And if you can separate out the idea of it being for romantic partners only, I'd say this is critical reading for leaders. Not everyone is motivated and feels appreciation by a raise. Sometimes, public recognition of kind words or an act of kindness will feel better than anything else you can do.
Pedro Cortés (Independent Designer)
The books that had the biggest impact are the ones that are controversial and challenge people's beliefs around work, relationships, life, and money most of them were things I already thought about (that's how I found them or decided to read them) but just by putting it in an actionable and structured way it made me think 100x more clearly about my goals and beliefs. Such examples could be the 4hww, Rich Dad Poor Dad, F.U. Money, The Five Love Languages, So good they can't ignore, Predictably Irrational and Ego is the Enemy are the ones who stand out the most.
Learn more about love languages in Gary Chapman's book "5 Love Languages"
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