Q: I have been trying to recover from a break-up. It has been awhile, but the pain doesn’t seem to go away. At what point do I try to move on and how do I do that if I still love him? A: The pain of a broken romantic relationship is a deep, deep pain. I remember…
Answer (Gary Chapman): I would say you need to listen to your friends. Friends often see things that we don’t see when we are in love. In fact, when we’re in love, we are blinded and we really don’t see the things that others say. You know, your mother may say to you, “Have you…
Answer (Gary Chapman): How do you keep that emotional love alive? Well, you won’t keep it alive unless there’s some contact. Eventually, the emotions die if there’s no contact with the person. There has to be some renewed contact if you want to keep it alive—either by letters or emails or phone calls, or if…
Question: Do you have any other book recommendation for Christian couples whom are both products of divorce? We’ve read The 5 Love Languages and Things I Wish I Had Known Before We Got Married. I have also noticed the The Family You’ve Always Wanted. I’d appreciate any and all recommendations of books on how to create a…
Answer (Gary Chapman): I’m often asked the question about physical touch as a love language particularly for dating couples, because let’s face it, we are drawn to each other physically. One of the common pit falls in a dating relationship is that we get into heavy sexual relationships and don’t explore the other aspects—the intellectual,…
