The Two Sides of Love - by Gary Smalley & John Trent (Paperback)

About the Book

Find the balance between tough love and tender love. Bestselling authors Trent and Smalley explain how to find a healthy balance between the protective, consistent, "hard side" of love and the tender, understanding, "soft side" of love.

Book Synopsis

Find the balance between tough love and tender love. In The Two Sides of Love, best-selling authors John Trent and Gary Smalley explain how to find a healthy balance between the protective, consistent, "hard side" of love and the tender, understanding, "soft side" of love.

This is the groundbreaking book that introduced the four "animal" personality types (Lion, Otter, Golden Retriever, and Beaver) and it will show you how to best demonstrate both sides of love in all your relationships--with your spouse, children, and friends. Included in this thoroughly updated edition is a free online assessment of your core personality type.

This updated edition is a helpful tool for personal growth, small group studies, and couples' classes.

From the Back Cover

"We're so different! How do we ever get on the same page and love each other better?"

Have you said or thought something like that? The key to greater affection in your most important relationships is to understand each other better and then find a healthy balance between the protective, consistent "hard side" of love and the tender, understanding "soft side" of love.

In this expanded and updated edition of The Two Sides of Love, best-selling authors Dr. John Trent and Gary Smalley explain how to do just that. This classic book, with more than 500,000 copies sold, first introduced the lion, beaver, otter, and golden retriever as symbols of the four basic personality types. By understanding your own "bent" and those of the people you care about the most, you'll learn how to demonstrate both sides of love and grow your relationships.