Gary Chapman Quotes

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If we are to develop an intimate relationship, we need to know each other's desires. If we wish to love each other, we need to know what the other person wants.

Gary Chapman
The decision to get married will impact one's life more deeply than almost any decision in life. Yet people continue to rush into marriage with little or no preparation for making a marriage successful. In fact, many couples give far more attention to making plans for the wedding than making plans for marriage. The wedding festivities last only a few hours, while the marriage, we hope, will last for a lifetime

Gary Chapman
There is hope. That's the marvelous thing about being human. We can change our future. We need not be enslaved by the experiences of the past. We can learn to love even when we have not received love.

Gary Chapman
Something in our nature cries out to be loved by another. Isolation is devastating to the human psyche. That is why solitary confinement is considered the cruelest of punishments.

Gary Chapman
I am amazed by how many individuals mess up every new day with yesterday.

Gary Chapman
All of us blossom when we feel loved and wither when we do not feel loved.

Gary Chapman
People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need.

Gary Chapman
Apology is birthed in the womb of regret. We regret the pain we have caused, the disappointment, the inconvenience, the betrayal of trust. Regret focuses on what you did or failed to do and how it affected the other person.

Gary Chapman
Empathetic listening is an awesome medication for the hurting heart.

Gary Chapman
For love, we will climb mountains, cross seas, traverse desert sands, and endure untold hardships. Without love, mountains become unclimbable, seas uncrossable, deserts unbearable, and hardships our lot in life.

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

Gary Chapman
You cannot force someone to accept an expression of love. You can only offer it. If it is not accepted, you must respect the other person's decision.

Gary Chapman
Recent research has indicated that the average individual listens for only seventeen seconds before interrupting and interjecting his own ideas.

Gary Chapman