Week 2: Chapter 1 — The Need to Feel Loved

1.Chapman argues that the need to feel loved is one of the most fundamental human needs — not a luxury or a sign of weakness, but something built into our nature. Do you agree? Have there been seasons of your life when you felt deeply loved, and how did that affect everything else?

2.He draws a distinction between being loved and feeling loved. A parent may deeply love a child who nonetheless grows up feeling unloved. In your own relationships, have you ever experienced the painful gap between someone's love for you and your ability to actually receive it?

3.Chapman points out that single adults often face unique pressures around love — societal messages that they are incomplete or that their relationships matter less than married people's. How have you navigated those messages, and how do you think Chapman's framework pushes back against them?