Before We Get Married (Guest: Gary Chapman)
Dear Future Wifey
Laterras R. Whitfield
5 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 30 July 2025
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Laterras R. Whitfield welcomes relationship expert Dr. Gary Chapman to share wisdom on marriage, conflict resolution, and thriving in long-term relationships.
Overview: In this insightful episode, Dr. Chapman discusses key lessons from his bestselling book "Things I Wish We'd Known Before We Got Married." He shares perspective on the realities of marriage, the importance of learning your spouse's love language, and practical tips for handling conflict, money, and more. Dr. Chapman offers wisdom forged from his own 63-year marriage.
Timestamps:
00:05:20 - The 2-year lifespan of romantic love
00:09:30 - Letting go of irritations to find laughter
00:14:40 - Solving conflicts without arguing
00:19:10 - Setting a financial plan before marriage
00:24:30 - Thriving as a single while waiting for a spouse
00:28:50 - Serving others to find meaning in life
00:33:20 - Prayer for the host's upcoming book
Key Takeaways:
- Romantic love alone isn't enough to sustain a marriage long-term. Learn your spouse's love language.
- Laughter and finding humor in your spouse's quirks can strengthen your bond.
- Listen empathetically and look for win-win solutions when resolving conflicts.
- Agree on a financial plan for giving, saving, spending. Don't keep financial secrets.
- Your relationship with God is the foundation. Keep pursuing Him first.
CTA: If you're single, engaged or married, don't miss the wisdom in this episode! Tune in now to hear Dr. Chapman's insightful marriage advice.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up, LitFam? |
| 0:00.8 | It's your boy, the Terrace R. |
| 0:01.6 | We'll feel list. |
| 0:02.1 | And I want to drop in before this episode releases. |
| 0:05.1 | Just let you know that I appreciate you. |
| 0:08.3 | I just want to say thank you. |
| 0:09.9 | This episode was shot August the 13th of 2024. |
| 0:14.7 | I shot three episodes when Dr. Gary Chapman was in my studio. |
| 0:19.1 | He wanted to offer as much wisdom as possible. And this episode is |
| 0:23.0 | perfect for such a time as this. Don't that sound real safe? For such a time as this. |
| 0:27.5 | So before you watch this episode, I want you to hit that like button. Let me tell you why the |
| 0:31.6 | like button is so important. Hit that like button because it triggers YouTube in their |
| 0:37.3 | algorithm to let other people know that, hey, this episode you want to watch. |
| 0:41.1 | And so this episode is powerful because I believe that there's a lot of gems in this episode that we can extract from. |
| 0:48.3 | And it's perfect for such a time as this for my life because, as yall know well i assume everybody knows but if you don't i |
| 0:56.6 | propose to my beautiful woman just a few weeks ago yeah on july the 13th and we will be getting |
| 1:04.8 | married on november 22nd and i'm inviting everyone on the live stream. It's going to be a free live stream. |
| 1:11.9 | So make sure that you join us on that. |
| 1:15.6 | I wouldn't want to do this without you. |
| 1:17.2 | Y'all been on this journey with me. |
| 1:18.9 | Some of y'all since the inception of the Dear Future Wafy podcast for five years. |
| 1:22.5 | And I'm going to be doing an episode next week by myself where I hit the yellow couch and update you on everything and how I |
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