Dr. John Gottman, revered marriage expert, has done extensive research in the field of marriage. One of his most helpful findings is what separates successful marriages to ones that fail. The answer: Those that spend an extra 5 hours per week investing in their spouse tend to live a more fulfilled marriage. He calls it…
Choices are the substance of life. Whether spur of the moment or carefully considered, the choices we make today will be the means to where we arrive at tomorrow. Why? Because when we make a choice, we are actually choosing a destination. For example, every time I choose what to eat, in actuality at the…
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,…
Dear Compatible Husband Made Just for Me, You don’t exist. In their article You Never Marry the Right Person (actually an excerpt taken from their book, The Meaning of Marriage), Tim and Kathy Keller say, “No two people are compatible.” Many men and women would agree that compatibility is an appropriate criteria to look for in a potential…
QUESTION: “I have heard of couples who did not physically touch each other in any way until their first kiss as husband and wife. I think this would be a great way to avoid sexual temptation, but what if the person you are dating has ‘physical touch’ as their love language? Would this be depriving…
