The Heart of The Five Love Languages Book by Dr. Gary Chapman

Human behavior can be very perplexing. Even more so when it comes to relationships & communication. Whether it be between a spouse, co-work, sibling or best friend at some point wires get crossed and some one is left feeling hurt, unloved or confused about the other persons actions.

When you are not getting the emotional things you require to feel secure & cared for your "love tank" (as it's called in the book) becomes empty. Everyone has some type of love tank. This book shows you how to keep some one Else's full as well as how to get your needs met.

This book is the cliff notes version of the New York Times Best Selling book "The Five Love Languages".

It's a pocket sized book filled with brief inspirational & informative scenarios backed with the psychological reason & meanings behind human behavior & what it means to Give & Receive Love. Not just in a marriage, but in all relationships you have in your life.

The basis of the book is that there are Five standard love languages they people use to express love to another person or how a person perceives love from another person.

It explains that once you learn what another person's main love language is you can better express yourself to them in a way that they feel it & receive in the way that means the most to them. And when a person knows what your main love language is they can better show you the care & affection they have towards you.

A simple example - You are a talker. That is how you get your feelings out. You like to call your mother on the phone all the time. Prefer face to have face conversation over email or letters. When you call a friend just to chat that is how YOU show them you care about them & are thinking of them. But lets say the person you are always trying to meet up with or talk to on the phone seems to never answer or have time to meet. But they email you daily and keep you up to speed on their life & ask about yours. Mostly through emails or texts.

You feel offended because you want to "actually talk" and have contact. But that person is not a "talker". Their way of showing you they care is by keeping in constant touch with you through emails or text. The two of you have 2 different love languages. Once the friend realizes that having face to face time with you more often is truly important to you that person will be meeting one of your love languages. And once you realize your friend emailing and texting is the equivalent to he/she as your phone calls you will learn to except it for what it is and not feel hurt.

That is just a very basic example. There is much more in depth, deep emotional content in the book.

You will see yourself in many of the scenarios in the book.

Product Description:People express and receive love in different ways. Dr. Gary Chapman identifies these as the five languages of love: quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service and physical touch. If you express love toward others in a way they don't understand, they will not realize you've expressed your love at all. The problem is that you're speaking different languages! Five Love Languages:
-Quality Time
-Words of Affirmation
-Gifts
-Acts of Service
-Physical Touch

This is a very pleasant, inspiration book that isn't filled with sterile psycho babble, but in comprehendable enlightening tone.

I think this short version of the actual book is a great way to dip your toes into the theories expressed if you are not sure if you want to a get the book yet.

It also makes a great gift as a stocking stuffer or as a token of friendship to a loved one or family member. I bought one for myself & my husband on our anniversary.


Author: Gary Chapman                               
80 Pages


The Bottom Line: A quick read giving you a simple understanding of human relationships & how to make them more fulfilling.