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Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married QUOTES

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married QUOTES

1 " Often we fail to consider the fact that our social, spiritual, and intellectual interests are miles apart. Our value systems and goals are contradictory, but we are in love. "

― Gary Chapman , Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

2 " People do not get married planning to divorce. Divorce is the result of a lack of preparation for marriage and the failure to learn the skills of working together as teammates in an intimate relationship. "

― Gary Chapman , Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

3 " I think the tingles are important. They are real, and I am in favor of their survival. But they are not the basis for a satisfactory marriage. I am not suggesting that on should marry without the tingles. Those warm, excited feelings, the chill bumps, that sense of acceptance, the excitement of the touch that make up the tingles serve as the cherry on top of the sundae. But you cannot have a sundae with only the cherry. "

― Gary Chapman , Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

4 " 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 , Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

5 " Sometimes the decision to agree with the other person's idea will involve great sacrifice. However, love always involves some sacrifice. "

― Gary Chapman , Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

6 " His mother will teach her how to be the wife he needs. "

― Gary Chapman , Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

7 " Being in love is an emotional and obsessive experience. However, emotions change and obsessions fade. Research indicates that the average life span of the “in love” obsession is two years.1 For some it may last a bit longer; for some, a bit less. "

― Gary Chapman , Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

8 " The wedding festivities last only a few hours, while the marriage, we hope, will last for a lifetime. "

― Gary Chapman , Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

9 " forgiveness is not a feeling but a decision. It is the decision to offer grace instead of demanding justice. "

― Gary Chapman , Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

10 " Research indicates that the average life span of the “in love” obsession is two years.1 For some it may last a bit longer; for some, a bit less. But the average is two years. Then we come down off the emotional high and those aspects of life that we disregarded in our euphoria begin to become important. "

― Gary Chapman , Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married