There are books that don’t just explain relationships, they transform how you live them. That remind you love is not just felt, but spoken in countless ways. The Five Love Languages is one such book, a timeless guide to how we give and receive love, and why sometimes our words or gestures miss the heart they’re meant for. Whether you see it as a framework for partnership or as a mirror for all the bonds in your life, it speaks to a universal truth: love deepens when we truly understand each other.
In “Book Review: The Five Love Languages”, Akanksha Srivastava invites you into a space where Gary Chapman’s insights move from page to practice. With warmth and clarity, she unpacks the five distinct languages - Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch, while also weaving in reflections on how they shape not only romance, but family ties, friendships, and self-love. At its heart, the book asks: Do you know how you give love? Do you know how you need to receive it? What happens when those two don’t align?
Join Akanksha Srivastava on October 9th, 2025 at 5:30 PM (online) for a conversation that is tender, illuminating, and deeply practical. Come with curiosity or with questions about your own relationships. Leave with tools, language, and perhaps a more compassionate way of listening to the hearts around you.
Because sometimes, one book can open the door to loving others — and yourself — with greater grace
