“People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need.”
Gary Chapman“People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need.”
Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate“I think that in today's world, by nature, we are all self-centered. And that often leads to selfishness.”
Gary Chapman“A gentle answer turns away wrath.”
Gary Chapman“Discipline is not a negative word. It comes from the Greek word "to train.”
Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages of Children“I think the tingles are important. They are real, and I am in favor of their survival. But they are not the basis for a satisfactory marriage. I am not suggesting that on should marry without the tingles. Those warm, excited feelings, the chill bumps, that sense of acceptance, the excitement of the touch that make up the tingles serve as the cherry on top of the sundae. But you cannot have a sundae with only the cherry.”
Gary Chapman, Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married“Often we fail to consider the fact that our social, spiritual, and intellectual interests are miles apart. Our value systems and goals are contradictory, but we are in love.”
Gary Chapman, Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married“Love is something you do for someone else, not something you do for yourself.”
Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages Singles Edition“Love doesn't erase the past, but it makes the future different.”
Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages Singles Edition“I would encourage you to make your own investigation of the one whom, as He died, prayed for those who killed Him: 'Father forgive them for they know not what they do.' That is love's ultimate expression.”
Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate“What we do for each other before marriage is no indication of what we will do after marriage.”
Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate