Gary Chapman

Love makes requests, not demands.

— Gary Chapman

“Love is a choice.”

— Gary Chapman

Love is a choice you make everyday.

— Gary Chapman

Sex was invented by God.

— Gary Chapman

A soft answer turns away anger.

— Gary Chapman

“Anger held inside becomes hate.”

— Gary Chapman

“We even fall in love with love.”

— Gary Chapman

Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment.

— Gary Chapman

“the average life span of a romantic obsession is two years.”

— Gary Chapman

“Life is filled with opportunities to express love by acts of service.”

— Gary Chapman

“Inside every child is an ‘emotional tank’ waiting to be filled with love.”

— Gary Chapman

True love cannot begin until the "in love" experience has run it's course.

— Gary Chapman

“He dreams of buying a new car, but she flatly says, “We can’t afford it.”

— Gary Chapman

“true love cannot begin until the in-love experience has run its course.”

— Gary Chapman

Requests give direction to love, but demands stop the flow of love.

— Gary Chapman

“It may surprise you that the primary lifetime threat to your child is his or her own anger.”

— Gary Chapman

“Feedback is a gift only when it comes from a person who has earned your trust.”

— Gary Chapman

If you want to improve a relationship, it's not that you demand your spouse to change. You have to ask, 'Where did…

— Gary Chapman

“But if, once we return to the real world of human choice, we choose to be kind and generous, that is real…

— Gary Chapman

“THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES Words of Affirmation Quality Time Receiving Gifts Acts of Service Physical Touch”

— Gary Chapman

“Psychologist William James said that possibly the deepest human need is the need to feel appreciated.”

— Gary Chapman

I have been doing marriage counseling for about 15 years and I realized that what makes one person feel loved, doesn't make…

— Gary Chapman

“Your words may give your spouse the courage necessary to take that first step.”

— Gary Chapman

Something in our nature cries out to be loved by another. Isolation is devastating to the human psyche. That is why solitary…

— Gary Chapman

Very few alcoholics get into a treatment program until they are at the end of the rope, often when they feel like…

— Gary Chapman

I think one of the other myths is that your environment determines your happiness. That if you are living with an alcoholic…

— Gary Chapman

I thought the whole thing was you fall in love with somebody, and it's so wonderful, and it's so euphoric, and it's…

— Gary Chapman

“Before marriage, we are carried along by the force of the in-love obsession. After marriage, we revert to being the people we…

— Gary Chapman

“Sometimes our words are saying one thing, but our tone of voice is saying another. We are sending double messages. Our spouse…

— Gary Chapman

Typically, we get annoyed when our spouses complain. We get defensive. But, really, when your spouse complains, he or she is giving…

— Gary Chapman

“We are relational creatures. All humans live in community and most people seek social interaction. In western culture, isolation is seen as…

— Gary Chapman

“In interiorul fiecarui copil, exista un rezervor afectiv care de-abia asteapta sa fie umplut cu iubire. Atunci cand un copil se simte…

— Gary Chapman

“The manner in which we speak is exceedingly important. An ancient sage once said, “A soft answer turns away anger.” When your…

— Gary Chapman

“In interiorul fiecarui copil, exista unr ezervor afectiv care de-abia asteapta sa fie umplut cu iubire. Atunci cand un copil se simte…

— Gary Chapman

“Quality conversation is quite different from the love language words of affirmation. Affirming words focus on what we are saying, whereas quality…

— Gary Chapman

Once you identify and learn to speak your spouse’s primary love language, I believe that you will have discovered the key to…

— Gary Chapman

“Genuine forgiveness and reconciliation are two-person transactions that are enabled by apologies. Some, particularly within the Christian worldview, have taught forgiveness without…

— Gary Chapman

“He was a sincere husband who failed to understand the tremendous power of presence. His being there for his wife was more…

— Gary Chapman

“Love doesn’t keep a score of wrongs. Love doesn’t bring up past failures. None of us is perfect. In marriage we do…

— Gary Chapman

Love doesn't erase the past, but it makes the future different.

— Gary Chapman