December 2025 Book of the Month

by Patricia McGuire, LPC-MHSP

12/4/2025

The December 2025 Book of the Month is the classic The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman. First published in 1992, this book has provided a helpful framework and diving in point for greater conversation between romantic partners.

From the back cover— “People express and receive love in different ways. Dr. Gary Chapman identifies these are the five languages of love:

• Quality Time

• Words of Affirmation

• Gifts

• Acts of Service

• Physical Touch

If you express love in a way your partner doesn’t understand, they won’t realize you’ve expressed your love at all. The problem is that you’re speaking two different languages.

Perhaps your husband needs to hear encouraging words, but you feel cooking a nice dinner will cheer him up. When he still feels down, you’re puzzled. Or, maybe your wife craves time with you — away from the kids and television. The flowers you gave her just don’t communicate that you care.

In The Five Love Languages, you will find a couple’s guide to help you work as a team. Before you know it, you’ll learn to speak and understand the unique languages of love and effectively express your love as well as feel truly loved in return.”

While this book focuses on romantic relationships, the principles can be applied to other relationships as well which is helpful in understanding yourself, your needs, and your love language. This understanding can help foster greater satisfaction in your day to day life.

Go deeper: https://5lovelanguages.com/

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