Read These 8 Love Books Before You Tie the Knot
We’ve all seen the movies, where the main character reads an entire book in one sitting but have you ever actually tried it?
If you’re in love and getting married soon, then it might be time to dust off your bookworm status and take a page out of your favorite books to read before you tie the knot.
Here are 8 love books to read when getting married.
1) The 5 Love Languages
If you’re looking for a book that will help improve your communication with your partner, look no further than The 5 Love Languages.
Written by relationship expert Dr. Gary Chapman, this book has helped countless couples learn to love each other better.
2) Will I Ever Be Good Enough?
This book is all about learning to love and accept yourself, warts and all. It’s an important message for anyone, but especially for those of us who are getting married.
After all, if we can’t love ourselves, how can we expect to fully love someone else?
3) Consciously Connected
In this book, relationship expert Lindsey Simcik helps couples learn how to create and maintain a strong, healthy relationship by teaching them the importance of communication, intimacy, and trust.
If you’re looking to build a lasting relationship with your significant other, this book is a must-read.
4) The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
John Gottman’s book on marriage has been around for years, and for good reason. It’s based on research he’s done with couples, and provides seven principles to help make marriage work.
They are: enhance your love maps, nurture your fondness and admiration, turn toward each other instead of away, let your partner influence you, solve your solvable problems, accept the influence of your partner, and create shared meaning.
5) Falling in Love with Each Other Again
In this book, Dr. Gary Chapman explores what it means to truly love one another. He argues that there are five different love languages- words of affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, acts of service, and physical touch.
And often, we speak different love languages than our partner. By learning to love one another in the way they need to be loved, we can keep the spark alive in our relationship and keep falling in love with each other again and again.
6) How We Love
This book is all about how to love your partner in a way that will last a lifetime. It dives into the concept of unconditional love and how to achieve it.
The author, Milan Yerkovich, has over 30 years of experience as a marriage and family therapist, so you know you’re in good hands.
7) Living a Life of Yes
We all know that feeling when our dreams seem within reach, but we can’t quite make them happen.
We want to say yes to what life is offering us, but we hold back, afraid of making the wrong choice or taking a leap into the unknown.
In her book, Living a Life of Yes, Leslie Barber shows us how to say yes to the good things in life and let go of our fears.
8) Hold Me Tight
One of the most important things in a relationship is learning how to communicate effectively with your partner.
This book, Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson, is all about learning how to do just that.
The book offers exercises and games to help you and your partner improve your communication and connection with each other.
This is covered in Read These 8 Love Books (A Guide For Couples)
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