Gary Chapman

Gary Chapman
Gary Demonte Chapmanis the author of the bestselling The 5 Love Languages® series, which has sold more than 10 million worldwide and has been translated into 50 languages. Dr. Chapman travels the world presenting seminars on marriage, family, and relationships, and his radio programs air on more than 400 stations. He lives in North Carolina with his wife, Karolyn...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Author
Date of Birth10 January 1938
CountryUnited States of America
emotional needs communicate
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.
commitment emotional wish
Good marriages are built upon a combination of emotional love and a common commitment to a core of beliefs about what is important in life and what we wish to do with our lives. Speaking each other's primary love language creates the emotional climate where these beliefs can be fleshed out in daily life.
children emotional language-of-love
Inside every child is an 'emotional rani's waiting to be filled with love. When a child really feels loved, he will develop normally but when the love tank is empty, the child will misbehave. Much of the misbehavior of children is motivated by the cravings of an empty 'love tank
real love-is emotional
Real love" - "This kind of love is emotional in nature but not obsessional. It is a love that unites reason and emotion. It involves an act of the will and requires discipline, and it recognizes the need for personal growth.
appreciation emotional personality
What is emotional intimacy? It is that depp sense of being connected to one another. It is feeling loved, respected and appreciated, while at the same time seeking to reciprocate. To feel loved is to have the sense that the other person genuinely cares about your well-being. Respect has to do with feeling that your potential spouse has positive regard for your personhood, intellect, abilities and personality. Appreciation is that inner sense that your partner values your contribution to the relationship.
falling-in-love emotional choices
Our most basic emotional need is not to fall in love but to be genuinely loved by another, to know a love that grows out of reason and choice, not instinct. I need to be loved by someone who chooses to love me, who sees in me something worth loving.
emotional language-of-love people
People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need.
again control offense patient work
We're going to be patient on offense again and work it around. If we have the ball, they can't score. We just have to control the tempo.
deep hot hurt quarter shooting
Our shooting wasn't there tonight. The first quarter turnovers hurt us, and Hobbs' hot shooting got us too deep in the hole.
against best effort players proud step strong
We went out and competed against a strong and experienced Hobbs team. I'm very proud of our effort tonight; we had some players step in and do the best they could.
apologize wish
I don't apologize for what we do here. I just wish we could do more, that we had better results.
additional fit high kids mold school setting support
Many kids don't fit that mold of the high school setting and they need a lot of additional support or just a different way of learning.
catch charter graduate run school
Because of the way we run the school and the wavers we have through the charter school process, we can give them credit, they can catch up and graduate on time.
almost bay guy sound south
I feel like I'm a South Bay guy and this may sound humble, but I almost feel like a west-side South Bay guy.