“Covenant love requires two factors: knowledge of the nature of love and the will to love. Understanding the 5 love languages will give you the information you need to have a successful love term covenant love relationship. Hopefully, as you see the benefits of covenant love, you will also find the will to love.”

Gary Chapman

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