Now You're Speaking My Language
by Gary Chapman
Communication and intimacy in marriage: intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual and physical intimacy, and how to talk in each. Overlaps with his other books; the five-intimacy frame is the distinct part.
Read it if…
you want a frame for intimacy wider than sex.
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Skip it if…
you own several Chapmans; it repeats.
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Three things you will actually use
- Intimacy has five kinds; most couples neglect three.
- Talk is the road to all of them.
- Schedule the conversation.
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Rate your marriage on the five intimacies and discuss the lowest.
Our verdict
Five intimacies.
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