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Summary of The 5 Love Languages 

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See how understanding and distinguishing different love languages can help your relationships grow healthy and last longer.

You’ll learn

  • The key to long-lasting love
  • The five ways people give and receive love
  • How to detect your partner’s love language and communicate yours
  • Wise advice on happy relationships

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  • Summary of The 5 Love Languages
  • About the author
  • What is The 5 Love Languages about?
  • Who should read The 5 Love Languages
  • Topics in The 5 Love Languages
first key point

Love is a verb — you don't just feel it, you also act it

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Everyone seems to know how to fall in love but few know how to keep relationships alive.

During his early years of counseling, Dr. Gary Chapman saw that most couples were missing each other’s points. One would say, “He doesn’t love me anymore” while another would say, “I have tried everything to make it work.”

After going through his 12 years of notes, he noticed that most couples have answers that fell into five groups, which he later called the 5 Love Languages. It is quite sad that around 40% of first marriages end in divorce. And the challenge in many marriages is that couples don’t speak the love language that their spouse understands.
Everyday, we get to make a choice to speak someone else’s love language. ~ Gary Chapman, Ph.D.
There is no language with just one way of expressing yourself. This applies to love as well; there are various ways to show it. According to Dr. Gary Chapman, these are the love languages:
•Words of affirmation
•Quality time
•Gift giving
•Acts of service
•Physical touch
Almost every other marital problem can be solved if couples learn to communicate effectively.
The goal in a relationship is to do something for the person you love, not to selfishly try to get what you want all the time. Yet, the reverse is the case in relationships today. But your relationship is going to be different because in subsequent chapters, we'll be going deep into the love languages.

By the end of this summary:
•You will be armed with information to help you discern your emotional needs in romantic relationships. This way, you can tell your partner how to express love to you.
•You'd learn how to identify your partner's primary and secondary love languages and speak them appropriately.
•You will also learn how to move from the emotional obsession stage of relationships, to mature commitment. Many people don't know how to do this and they end up losing beautiful relationships.

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We must be willing to learn our spouse’s primary love language if we are to be effective communicators of love. ~ Gary Chapman, Ph.D.
second key point

The “in–love” feeling doesn't last long in relationships

On a flight between Dallas and Buffalo, a man approached Dr. Gary Chapman and asked for clarification on why his three marriages failed. He was a successful and intelligent man, yet he couldn’t seem to understand why his love for his spouse vanished some years after marriage.
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It is vital to know the kind of love that’s important to our emotional wellbeing

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The experience of “falling in love” is a confusing phenomenon

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Amplify the effect of your words and use them to build up your partner

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Your full attention can mean the world to your partner

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Your partner might value jewelry or presents more than words

eighth key point

Don’t let stereotypes hold you back from showing love

ninth key point

The touch of love may take many forms in marriage

tenth key point

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