The language of love & respect : cracking the communication code with your mate / Emerson Eggerichs.

Originally published as Cracking the communication code. ©2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-326).

Part I: A book within a book -- 1. A short course on love and respect

Part II: Three vital truths for better communication -- 2. In marriage, the mouth matters -- 3. Not wrong, just different -- 4. Can you trust your spouse's good will? (can your spouse trust yours?)

Part III: The crazy cycle: A relentless enemy of marital communication -- 5. Decode and stop the crazy cycle -- 6. "Ouch! you're stepping on my air hose!"

Part IV: The energizing cycle: to better communicate, meet your spouse's needs -- 8. Enjoy win-win communication on the energizing cycle -- 9. Decode and the use C-H-A-I-R-S to energize him -- 10. Decode and then use C-O-U-P-L-E to energize her -- 11. Dealing with the everyday challenge -- 12. More strategies for dealing with communication glitches

Part V: The rewarded cycle: the unconditional dimension of communication -- 13. Why the rewarded cycle is for every marriage hot, cold, or lukewarm -- 14. The Jesus way of talking : Part I communicating love and respect -- 15. The Jesus way of talking: Part II To love and respect, use truthful, uplifting, and forgiving words -- 16. The Jesus way of talking -- Part III To love or respect: Be thankful, scriptural and faithful -- Conclusion: In God always trust.

Dr. Eggerichs' best-selling book, Love and Respect, launched a revolution in how couples relate to each other. In The Language of Love and Respect, he presents a practical, step-by-step approach for how husbands and wives can learn to speak each other's distinctly different language. The result is mutual understanding and a successful, happy marriage

Added to GBC Library Corinda 23 October 2022.