The 5 Love Languages book is one I recommend to anyone who is seeking a deeper understanding of their loved ones. This is valuable for any relationship where you care for how the other person feels. This extends to parent/child relationships, close friendships, as well as romantic relationships.
Dr. Gary Chapman Ph.D has created a system of identifying how an individual expresses love. This awareness allows people to identify the “language” of love that the people they care about understand the best. The five are 1) words of affirmation 2) quality time 3) receiving gifts 4) acts of service and 5) physical touch.
It can be argued that relationships are based on making the other person feel loved. Those who have the easiest time of it tend to be people whose love languages are identical. New relationships tend to utilize all of the love languages. Relationships fall apart when people get comfortable and fall into expressing love in their own “language” and come to find that their partner only felt loved when another language was present. (i.e. It was nice of you to do the dishes (acts of service) but I really wanted you to go for a walk with me (quality time)). This book helps you make a conscious choice about how you express your love based on what your counterpart will appreciate the most. It also helps your counterpart recognize when you are expressing love…just not in their language.
For Valentine’s day to help you communicate better with ANYONE you love…this is a MUST READ!!!! For those of you who still enjoy the feel of a real book in your hands, we are offering a 25% discount all the way through February.
Dr. Michele Raithel, ND