Chapman has expanded his 5 Love Languages® series to specifically reach out to teens, singles, men, and children. Millions of readers credit this continual #1 New York Times bestseller with saving their marriages by showing them simple and practical ways to communicate their love to their partner. His own life experiences, plus over forty years of pastoring and marriage counseling, led him to publish his first book in the Love Language series, The 5 Love Languages®: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate. Gary Chapman is just the man to turn to for help on improving or healing our most important relationships. Want to intentionally strengthen and improve your relationships? You can start right now, by taking The 5 Love Languages® quiz to find out how you prefer to give and receive love.Married more than 45 years to Karolyn, Dr. Each individual has at least one primary love language that they prefer above the others and that is where it really starts to get interesting. These Love Languages don't only apply to couples, the concept holds true for friends, siblings, parents and their children, and relationships of every kind. This revolutionary concept has improved millions of relationships across the globe. Chapman called these ways of expressing and receiving love 'The 5 Love Languages®.' He even wrote a best-selling book about it. The premise is simple: Different people, with different personalities, give and receive love in different ways. Surprisingly, their answers fell into five different categories, revealing a unique approach for how to effectively love another person. He asked himself, 'When someone's saying, 'I feel like my spouse doesn't love me,' what did they want?' Chapman pored three years of session notes. Recognizing this pattern and remembering the rocky start in his own marriage, Dr. One spouse would say something like, 'I feel like he doesn't love me.'Īnd the other would protest, 'I don't know what else to do. Gary Chapman noticed that over and over, couples voiced similar complaints regarding their marriage. In his early years as a marriage counselor, Dr. Everyone experiences love differently, and it's easy to miss the mark when it comes to showing that you care. The most common issue in any relationship is the communication barrier. They love each other, right? Then why do they always feel like they're not on the same page?

The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman