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Many couples have never learned the tremendous power of verbally affirming each other.

Gary Chapman

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Gary Chapman
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 10
Author
Radio Personality
Writer
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Gary Demonte Chapman
Learned
Power
Many
Verbally
Never
Affirming
Couples
Tremendous
Couple
Marriage

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