We all desperately need love. If a spouse in a difficult marriage will learn the love language of that spouse, and they… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
In a difficult marriage, both of us have failed each other. Even though one may be the major problem,you also have failed… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
We can look at the pain in our lives. We can look at the way we have been mistreated, and we can… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
“When we express appreciation, it means that we recognize the value of the other person's contribution to our relationship/ Each of us… — Gary Chapman Appreciation Copy Share Image
“Quality time does not mean that we have to spend our together moments gazing into each other’s eyes. It means that we… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
“It was tough handling angry, troubled kids all day, but that didn’t drain me nearly as much as being snubbed by the… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up… — Gary Chapman Choices Copy Share Image
“Negative feelings are more often alleviated when they are ignored rather than pampered. When you act positively in spite of negative emotions,… — Gary Chapman Husband and wife Copy Share Image
Marriages are always moving from one season to another. Sometimes we find ourselves in winter--discouraged, detached, and dissatisfied; other times we experience… — Gary Chapman Always moving Copy Share Image
“What would be workable for you?” is a good place to begin. Now we are focusing on resolution rather than differences. Two… — Gary Chapman Eye opening Copy Share Image
Good marriages are built upon a combination of emotional love and a common commitment to a core of beliefs about what is… — Gary Chapman Belief Copy Share Image
The decision to get married will impact one's life more deeply than almost any decision in life. Yet people continue to rush… — Gary Chapman Attention Copy Share Image
“Andre didn’t make that connection at first. He worked hard—at the wrong tasks. And he failed to make a dent in his… — Gary Chapman Acts of service Copy Share Image
“Covenant love is conscious love. It is intentional love. It is commitment to love no matter what. It requires thought and action.… — Gary Chapman Long term Copy Share Image
“Those who say it is hypocritical to take positive action when they have negative feelings are operating on the assumption that the… — Gary Chapman Family Copy Share Image
“If we speak only our primary language and encounter someone else who speaks only his or her primary language, which is different… — Gary Chapman Communication Copy Share Image
The reality is, if you go to the library and read biographies, thousands of people have changed, radically changed. St. Augustine was… — Gary Chapman Augustine Copy Share Image
If we are to develop an intimate relationship, we need to know each other's desires. If we wish to love each other,… — Gary Chapman Desire Copy Share Image
“I would like to make three other observations. First, they illustrate clearly that what we do for each other before marriage is… — Gary Chapman Marriage Copy Share Image
..there is hope. That's the marvelous thing about being human. We can change our future. We need not be enslaved by the… — Gary Chapman Being human Copy Share Image
“This doesn’t mean you must be thankful for all circumstances, but that in every situation, you can choose to see something for… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
I think one of the myths is that people don't change. A lot of people believe that. Their spouse has been an… — Gary Chapman Alcoholic Copy Share Image
We are trained to analyze problems and create solutions. We forget that marriage is a relationship, not a project to be completed… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
For a long time, I have been wanting to write a book for singles that would help them in the dating process… — Gary Chapman Books Copy Share Image
“You may not be able to rejoice over the past or over your present situation, but you can rejoice that God has… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
Real love" - "This kind of love is emotional in nature but not obsessional. It is a love that unites reason and… — Gary Chapman Discipline Copy Share Image
“primary love language was words of affirmation. He was a hard worker, and he enjoyed his work, but what he wanted most… — Gary Chapman Affirmation Copy Share Image
Love is the fundamental building block of all human relationships. It will greatly impact our values and morals. I am also convinced… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
We can certainly see contemporary examples of people who radically change. As long you believe your spouse will never change and you… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
Expressing love in the right language. We tend to speak our own love language, to express love to others in a language… — Gary Chapman Expressing love Copy Share Image
When you're married, the person you would most like to love you is your spouse. And if you feel loved by your… — Gary Chapman Dark Copy Share Image
“Dr. Dorothy Tennov, a psychologist, has done long-range studies on the in-love phenomenon. After studying scores of couples, she concluded that the… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
“Positive, affirming relationships bring great pleasure while poor relationship brings great pain. Greatest happiness found in good relationships, greatest pain found in… — Gary Chapman Bad relationship Copy Share Image
I remember, in the early days of my marriage, I thought I married the wrong person. We held to our own ideas… — Gary Chapman Expectations Copy Share Image
On the other hand, if I walk in the house, I don't even bother to find her, I just walk in the… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
“As the instinctual nature of the bird dictates the building of a nest, so the instinctual nature of the in-love experience pushes… — Gary Chapman Bird Copy Share Image
One [reality] is that I am responsible for my attitude. I can be in prison, and I happen to get a chance… — Gary Chapman Attitude Copy Share Image
“Exuberance and vitality require energy; this means as parents we need to be in the best possible health physically, mentally, emotionally, and… — Gary Chapman Energy Copy Share Image
“I look for three things in hiring people. The first is personal integrity, the second is intelligence, and the third is a… — Gary Chapman High energy Copy Share Image
I would encourage you to make your own investigation of the one whom, as He died, prayed for those who killed Him:… — Gary Chapman Expression Copy Share Image