Focus on the Family Commentary
Oct 21, 2026 · 2 min · 2 segments
Good feelings aren’t enough to sustain a marriage. Jim Daly shares why the tingles of a new relationship may be fun and exciting, but they’re temporary. True marital intimacy takes a lifetime to fully…
Jim DalyHost
When couples come to him for premarital counseling, he asks, why do you want to get married? And the one reason every couple includes is, we love each other.
The tingles turn a simple hello into a lunch date and a lunch date into a romantic dinner together.
Long-term studies show that intense feelings in a relationship last, on average, just two years, which is usually about the time Dr. Chapman says he hears about the tingles again, this time from couples who say they're on the verge of divorce.
Dr. Chapman routinely reminds couples that as wonderful as the tingles feel, you shouldn't rely on them.
Only couples whose marriages are built on commitment and loyalty are rewarded with that kind of a marriage.
When couples come to him for premarital counseling, he asks, why do you want to get married? And the one reason every couple includes is, we love each other.
The tingles turn a simple hello into a lunch date and a lunch date into a romantic dinner together.
Long-term studies show that intense feelings in a relationship last, on average, just two years, which is usually about the time Dr. Chapman says he hears about the tingles again, this time from couples who say they're on the verge of divorce.
Dr. Chapman routinely reminds couples that as wonderful as the tingles feel, you shouldn't rely on them.
Only couples whose marriages are built on commitment and loyalty are rewarded with that kind of a marriage.
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