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S1: Doctor Gary Chapman with a love language minute.

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S2: I wish I were a perfect husband. Always kind, thoughtful,

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S2: understanding and loving. Unfortunately, I am not. I am sometimes selfish,

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S2: thoughtless and cold. In short, I fail to live up

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S2: to the biblical ideal for a Christian husband. Does this

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S2: mean that my marriage is destined for failure? Not if

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S2: I'm willing to admit my failures and my wife is

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S2: willing to forgive. God is our model. The scriptures say

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S2: that God is always willing to forgive if we are

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S2: willing to confess and repent. Confession is an admission that

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S2: we are wrong. Repentance is the desire to turn from

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S2: our sinful behavior. Forgiveness opens the door to reconciliation. It

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S2: is essential if we are to have strong growing marriages.

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S1: Doctor Gary Chapman is the author of The Five Love Languages.

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S1: For more, visit five Love languages.com.