What we do for each other before marriage is no indication of what we will do after marriage.
At the heart of mankind’s existence is the desire to be intimate and to be loved by another. Marriage is designed to meet that need for intimacy and love.
We cannot rely on our native tongue if our spouse does not understand it. If we want them to feel the love we are trying to communicate, we must express it in his or her primary love language.
I think people desperately want to feel love.
Our spouse will usually interpret our message based on our tone of voice, not the words we use.
The one who chooses to love will find appropriate ways to express that decision everyday.
In marriage it is never having my own way. It is rather discovering our way.
Much of the misbehavior of children is motivated by the cravings of an empty LOVE TANK.
We cannot erase the past, but we can accept it as history.
A soft answer turns away anger.
Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage.
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.
A child may be “spoiled” by a lack of training or by inappropriate love that gives or trains incorrectly.
The in-love experience does not focus on our own growth or on the growth and development of the other person. Rather, it gives us the sense that we have arrived and that we do not need further growth.
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.
Love is the fundamental building block of all human relationships. It will greatly impact our values and morals. Love is the important ingredient in one’s search for meaning.
I think that in today’s world, by nature, we are all self-centered. And that often leads to selfishness.
Another reality about relationships is that they are never static. All of us experience changes in relationships but a few stop to analyse why a relationship gets better or worse.
Gifts need not be expensive; after all, “it’s the thuoght that counts.” But I remind you, it is not the thought left in your head that counts; it is the gift that came out of the thought that communicates emotional love.
Encouragement requires empathy and seeing the world from your spouse’s perspective. We must first learn what is important to our spouse. Only then can we give encouragement. With verbal encouragement, we are trying to communicate, “I know. I care. I am with you. How can I help?” We are trying to show that we believe in him and in his abilities. We are giving credit and praise.