Lack Of Love From Parents Often Motivates

I Think One Of The Other Myths Is That Your Environment Determines Your Happiness. That If You Are Living With An Alcoholic Or Living With A Depressed Spouse For A Long Time, You Are Just Going To Be Unhappy.

Expressing Love In The Right Language. We Tend To Speak Our Own Love Language, To Express Love To Others In A Language That Would Make Us Feel Loved. But If It Is Not His/her Primary Love Language, It Will Not Mean To Them What It Would Mean To Us.

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.

The Getting Out Part [of Advise] May Well Be True. Because If You Have Tried The Tender Love Thing... Typically The Abuser Is Not Going To Change Until They Are Pushed In A Corner.

Respect Begins With This Attitude: "i Acknowledge That You Are A Creature Of Extreme Worth. God Has Endowed You With Certain Abilities And Emotions. Therefore I Respect You As A Person. I Will Not Desecrate Your Worth By Making Critical Remarks About Your Intellect, Your Judgment Or Your Logic. I Will Seek To Understand You And Grant You The Freedom To Think Differently From The Way I Think And To Experience Emotions That I May Not Experience." Respect Means That You Give The Other Person The Freedom To Be An Individual.