The Five Love Languages Men's Edition: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate »

Married more than 45 years to Karolyn, Dr. Gary Chapman is just the man to turn to for help on improving or healing our most important relationships. His own life experiences, plus over thirty-five years of pastoring and marriage counseling, led him to publish his first book in the Love Language series, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate. Millions of readers credit this continual New York Times bestseller with saving their marriages by showing them simple and practical ways to communicate their love to their partner.

Since the success of his first book, Dr. Chapman has expanded his Five Love Languages series to specifically reach out to teens, singles, men, and children.

He is the author of numerous other books published by Moody Publishers/Northfield Publishing, including, Anger, The Family You’ve Always Wanted, The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted, Desperate Marriages, God Speaks Your Love Language (Jan 09), Parenting Your Adult Child, and Hope for the Separated. He co-authored The Five Languages of Apology with Dr. Jennifer Thomas.

Chapman speaks to thousands of couples nationwide through his weekend marriage conferences. He hosts a nationally syndicated radio program, Love Language Minute, and a Saturday morning program, Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, that air on more than 100 stations. Dr. Chapman also serves as senior associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Dr. Chapman holds BA and MA degrees in anthropology from Wheaton College and Wake Forest University, respectively, MRE and PhD degrees fromSouthwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has completed postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina and Duke University.

Dr. Chapman and his wife have two adult children and two grandchildren, and currently live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Husbands are commanded to love their wives. But do you know what really makes your wife feel loved? Are you tired of missed cues and confusing signals?

Everyone has a primary love language—quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, or physical touch. In The Five Love Languages Men’s Edition, New York Times bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman guides husbands in identifying, understanding, and speaking their wife’s love language. Each chapter concludes with ten simple and practical ideas for expressing that love language to your wife. You’ll both enjoy taking the new love languages assessment and building a lasting, loving marriage.

Includes a promotional code to gain exclusive online access to the new comprehensive love languages assessment.

Over 225,000 copies sold!

Acknowledgments 9

Introduction 11

1 What Happens to Love After the Wedding? 15

2 Keeping the Love Tank Full 23

3 Falling in Love 31

4 Love Language #1: Words of Affirmation 41

5 Love Language #2: Quality Time 59

6 Love Language #3: Receiving Gifts 79

7 Love Language #4: Acts of Service 95

8 LoveLanguage #5:PhysicalTouch 113

9 DiscoveringYour Primary Love Language 127

10 Love Is a Choice 137

11 Love Makes the Difference 147

12 Loving the Unlovely 155

13 A Personal Word 171

Frequently Asked Questions 177

The Five Love Languages Profile for Husbands 193

The Five Love Languages Profile for Wives 199

Notes 205