The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate

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Summary: This is a perfect wedding gift!
Review: Shortly after my husband and I were married, a friend recommended this book as a solution to some of the trials my husband and I encountered during our first year of marriage. I reluctantly read it, not realizing how much it would change my marriage! We were both surprised by the results! My husband and I have since decided this would become a standard wedding gift in hopes that others we know may have the same opportunity to improve their marriage as we had. This is a fantastic book!

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Summary: The Divorce Solution!
Review: We use the Love Language book as part of pre-marital counseling we offer to people at our church. I wish every engaged or married person would read and apply Love Languages. I believe divorce would all but disappear if people understood this concept.

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Summary: Expressing and understanding love, as simple as the ABC's
Review: This book is truely the answer to understanding love. I promise it will help your marraige. It explains love like no magazine, no t.v. show, and no other book has been able to. It puts it in front of your face in bold ink and you cant disagree. Its the truth. If your in a relationship or marraige or getting a divorce read this book now. The knowledge in these pages is something that every human should know. Easy reading, keeps your wanting more. BUY THIS BOOK!

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Summary: Learn to speak your mate's love language
Review: Are you sure you know what makes your mate feel loved? If you can answer "yes" without hesitation you are either very lucky or (more likely?) too hasty. Reading this book made me understand more fully what I thought I knew already: Human beings are different. One person's way of expressing love may mean little to another person. Gary Chapman identifies five basic ways of expressing love: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Acts of Service, Giving Gifts, and Physical Touch. If you and your mate speaks different "love languages" AND NONE OF YOU REALIZE IT, disappointments and problems are in store. E.g, imagine you give your mate a gift that you put a lot of work or money in, but s/he would much rather just be together with you for an hour. Both of you will be disappointed, you because the gift what not taken as the love sign it was meant to be, your mate because you spent time on the gift instead of spending time on him/her. Turn the story around and imagine the joy possible if you both know what will make each other feel loved and both express love in the mate's love language. The book is an easy read, full of examplifying stories from real life, and avoids the pitfall of easy solutions to hard problems. There are a few Scripture references in each chapter, which is a plus from my point of view, but the book can be read without those by anybody ready to think of the loved one before thinking of oneself. One reservation about me: I am a bachelor, and this is mostly a marriage book. The principles of the book can be applied to family and people around me, but without a mate I am not fully competent to judge to book. At least I know what to give my cousin when she is married at the end of the summer!

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Summary: Helpful Book
Review: I loved this book..I am having my husband read it as well and then we are going to take the test together...Even if you are not having problems in your life it helps you keep a steady pace....Also i liked the added bonus of love lang. for kids..Also helpful....

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Summary: Chalk One Up for Love
Review: I read at least two self-help books each week and few have lived up to the usefulness of this title. It doesn't have the typical psycho-babble of most books by Drs. It was thought provoking and really helped me understand that there are different ways of expressing love. Another fantastic book on this subject is The Romantic's Guide by Michael Webb. I've been giving these books out as wedding presents.

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Summary: Everyone, Christian or not, needs to have this book.
Review: This book will revolutionize the way you relate with other people. If you are married, it will strengthen it. Even your relationships with other people will grow as you learn how they would like to be treated and served. This may be Gary's greatest book yet.

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Summary: The best self-help book I have ever read!
Review: I am an avid reader of self-help books, this was by far the best, easy to implement and understand books I have ever read. I was not over whelmed, wondering where to begin, it's principles are easy and straight forward, and I am sure will be productive!

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Summary: Helping others and helping yourself to understand
Review: I have always been one to try to figure people out, especially those closest to me. A lot of what I find is not in the spoken words, but in their actions and reactions to what life throws at us. This book has been a great TOOL in understanding my family and friends. I not only read it once, but twice, and even at that I tend to go back to it as a reference guide. Sometimes it is frustrating to love someone and not be on the same page of music they are. Try out this book to give you a little insight on the other people so important to you.

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Summary: the best
Review: This is the best book I've read for quick, meaningful and practical marriage advice. My wife and I have integrated the five categories into our everyday vocabulary. It has been so helpful for us to understand the same simple, affirming terminology. Then it's just a matter of putting our words into action.