The 5 Love Languages Military Edition The Secret to Love That Lasts

by Chapman, Gary; Green, Jocelyn

• ISBN13: 9780802414823
• ISBN10: 0802414826
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-01-03
• Publisher: Northfield Publishing

Summary

Advice for military couples

“As soon as I arrived in Afghanistan, I began reading The 5 Love Languages®. I had never read anything so simple yet so profound.” — Anonymous soldier

If you are in a military relationship, you know the strain of long deployments, lonely nights, and difficult transitions. For extraordinary challenges like these, couples need specific advice.

In this updated edition of The 5 Love Languages®:Military Edition, relationship expert Dr. Gary Chapman teams up with Jocelyn Green, a former military wife, to speak directly to military couples. They share the simple secret to loving each other best, including advice for how to:

• Build intimacy over long distances
• Reintegrate after deployment
• Unlearn harsh military-style communication
• Rebuild and maintain emotional love
• Help your spouse heal from trauma
  and more

With more than 10 million copies sold, The 5 Love Languages® has been strengthening millions of relationships for over 25 years. This military edition will inspire and equip you to build lasting love in your relationship, starting today. 

Includes stories from every branch of service, tips for expressing love when apart, and an updated FAQs section.

Author Biography

GARY CHAPMAN--author, speaker, counselor--has a passion for people and for helping them form lasting relationships. He is the #1 bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages series and director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, Inc. Gary travels the world presenting seminars, and his radio programs air on more than 400 stations. For more information visit his website at www.5lovelanguages.com.

JOCELYN GREEN is an award-winning author who inspires faith and courage in her readers through both fiction and nonfiction. A former military wife herself, she authored Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives and co-authored The 5 Love Languages Military Edition with Dr. Gary Chapman. Her novels, inspired by real heroines on American's home front, are marked by their historical integrity and gritty inspiration. The books in the Heroines Behind the Lines Civil War series have been honored with gold and silver medals from the Military Writer's Society of America. Wedded to War was a Christy Award finalist in two categories. Jocelyn graduated from Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, with a B.A. in English, concentration in writing. She is an active member of the Christian Authors Network, the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, American Christian Fiction Writers, and the Military Writers Society of America.Jocelyn lives with her husband Rob and two small children in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Visit her at www.jocelyngreen.com.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments

1. What Happens to Love After the Wedding
2. Keeping the Love Tank Full
3. Falling in Love
4. Love Language #1: Words of Affirmation
5. Love Language #2: Quality Time
6. Love Language #3: Receiving Gifts
7. Love Language #4: Acts of Service
8. Love Language #5: Physical Touch
9. Love Language Scramblers
10. Discovering Your Primary Love Language
11. Love is a Choice
12. Love Makes the Difference
13. Loving the Unlovely
14. A Personal Word

Frequently Asked Questions

The 5 Love Languages Profile for Husbands

The 5 Love Language Profile for Wives

Notes