The Two Sides of Love: The Secret to Valuing Differences - Paperback

by Gary Smalley (Author), John Trent (Author)

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.

Back Jacket

"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.

Author Biography

Gary Smalley is one of the country's best known authors and speakers on family relationships. He is the bestselling and award-winning author or coauthor of 65+ books, along with several popular films and videos. He has spent over 40 years learning, teaching and counseling about marriage and family. He has spoken to over 2 million people in live conferences. Smalley had his own national and world wide TV Marriage Infomercial for over 7 years from 1988 to 1995. He won the most popular TV ad for two years. He has also appeared on national television programs such as Oprah, Extra, The Today Show, and Focus on the Family radio show, as well as numerous other national radio programs.

Gary and his wife, Norma, have been married for 50 years and live in Colorado. They have three adult children and 10 grandchildren. Greg and Erin Smalley are heading up the Focus on the Family Marriage and Parenting division, Michael and Amy Smalley are the creators of ER4Love (Save your Marriage in Two Days) and Roger and Kari Gibson are heading up the National Assemblies of God's marriage and family division.

Dr. John Trent is president of strongfamilies.com, a nationally known speaker, and bestselling author of more than 20 books, including the million-selling classic The Blessing. John and his wife, Cindy, have been married more than 35 years and have two grown daughters.