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Since Valentine’s Day is approaching I thought it would be fun to share a book I read years ago with my book club. The Five Love Lanuages by Dr. Gary Chapman is extremely insightful and could perhaps make your Valentine’s Day go more smoothly. Dr. Chapman has over 30 years of counseling experience and provides many stories from couples he has counseled. He explains how not recognizing each others love languages can create conflict in a marriage. We are put on earth to love, but we don’t all speak the same language. Do you love receiving gifts or is a special date night more important to you? These are some of the questions you’ll be asked to ponder when determining your love language.
The Five Love Languages are:
1.Words of Affirmation
2.Physical Touch
3.Acts of Service
4.Quality Time
5.Gift Giving
My husband and I both read the book and I think he will admit it was an eye opener for him. My main love language is words of affirmation followed by acts of service. I’m not lying when I say I appreciate all of your comments. I found a quiz you can take to determine your love language, but it’s also worth checking out the book.
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Dawn,
You continue to amaze me each day. Congrats on your success! Although I don’t always comment, I DO always read and enjoy your daily posts. Know that I smile each time I read your blog. 🙂
Michelle
Thanks Michelle! I appreciate you taking the time to read my blog and the kind comments. I know you are a busy woman.
My husband, whom I was separated from at the time, encouraged me to read this book. What an eye opening, discussion provoking read it was! We both learned a lot from this book and were surprised to find out what each other’s love language was. I highly recommend this book for anyone to read! It has helped dealing with my daughter’s too!
Thanks for sharing your story. I think a lot of people could benefit from reading this book.
Great post today, Dawn. I read your work every day, and each time it makes me think, ponder and do something different. I just tried a new yogurt because of you!
Thanks for writing this blog; it makes my morning to see it in my inbox.
Angie
Thanks for all the kind words. You are a well read woman so it means a lot to me that you read my blog. I hope you liked the yogurt.
I read this book a few years ago and I remember how good it was. It’s actually a book I should reread! Thanks Dawn
This book was a gift to my older daughter when she became engaged from a dear friend several years ago. It was great for her and I had fun reviewing it with my husband. Once again, your posts prompt us to do things and I now want to share this with my younger daughter. Keep up the good work!