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2- Keeping the Love Tank Full
This chapter
aligned with a post a few weeks ago. Love fills a both an emotional and
physical need. Many people fill
that Love can fill a emotional void and rush to fill that void. In many
instances in that rush a wrong decision about Love can be made.
I advised my
readers to find the roots of your emotional reasons and work to fulfill those
needs yourself. When you are happy you can then make others happy.
Dr. Chapman
described our emotional need for love as a “love tank”. This “love tank” is something that can be filled
and emptied. Positive things we do for our spouse including spending time with
them, listening to them, and speaking their love language can fill this tank.
Where as negative things we do such as not speaking their love language,
hurting their feelings, or even cheating on them can empty their love tanks.
Ch 3- Falling in Love
In this chapter, we
meet a person who has fell in love. Many of us have experienced the falling
in-love stage. Butterflies, endless thinking of that 1 person, doodling hearts
and their name.
In your experience,
does this
euphoric
feeling last forever? Well you are not alone! Dr. Chapman includes
a scientific study that proves that “the average life span of a romantic obsession
is two years. (p.22) ”
Have you ever met
someone who just loves the “feeling” of “falling in love” and jumps to the next
relationship when this feeling fades?
Dr. Chapman encourages
us to focus and nature the “real-love” with our spouse. His advice is to maintain those “love-tanks”
to ensure that both you and your spouse feel loved.
If you would like
more details I encourage you to pick up the book and read along! Next week I will
be reviewing Chapters 4,5,and 6. If you have not already done so, you can find out your spouse and your love language on the Official Site for this book.
Shalasha
Chapman, G., & Chapman, G. D. (2010). The 5 love languages, the secret to love that lasts. Northfield Publishing.
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