Talk Easy, Listen Hard Real Communication for Two Really Different People

by Meyer, Nancy Sebastian; Chapman, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780802482303
• ISBN10: 0802482309
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

Marriage is supposed to be fun...why should a book about marriage be any different? This guide to improved communication still packs a meaningful punch. As the foreword by Gary Chapman will attest, this is a serious approach to relationships, even if the reader can't keep a straight face. It is packed with practical resources to help you understand your partner's personality, thought patterns, and love languages. You'll rediscover one of the great lost relics of Western Civilization: stimulating conversation.

Author Biography

NANCY SEBASTIAN MEYER (M.Ed., East Stroudsburg Univ.), speaker, teacher, writer and musician,
offers those in difficult marriages practical support and wisdom gleaned from her own marriage to
Rich, a former pastor who now considers himself an agnostic. A former elementary teacher and fulltime
mother, Nancy now speaks to women, inspiring them to look beyond circumstances – to see God
more clearly, love Him more dearly, and follow Him more nearly. Nancy and her family reside in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Gary Chapman
Introduction: Why in the World Did You Say That?
Part One: Personalities---Why We Talk
The Effervescent Sanguine	22	(17)
The Strategic Choleric	39	(14)
The Analytical Melancholy	53	(18)
The Retiring Phlegmatic	71	(20)
Part Two: Thought Continuums---Where Our Words Come From
Internal vs. External	91	(10)
Abstract vs. Concrete	101	(10)
Sequential vs. Random	111	(8)
Analytical vs. Global	119	(16)
Part Three: Love Languages---How We Communicate Our Feelings
Touch	135	(10)
Words of Affirmation	145	(8)
Loving Gifts	153	(10)
Acts of Service	163	(8)
Quality Time with the One You Love	171
Conclusion: Okay, Now What?
Appendix A: Personal Profiles
Appendix B: Personality Questionnaire