Love Can Wait

"A Hallmark Card says, "I can't promise you forever, but I can promise you today." This is one of the newest love cards for the 1990s--no commitment--just warm fuzzy feelings. And then when the mood changes and the fuzzies are gone, the earlier "love" and "respect" begin to fade. Living together before marriage is not an effective way to test the compatability of potential marriage partners. Living together without marriage usually does more emotional harm than good. Total commitment is what makes a lasting and good marriage. And yet---commitment is what cohabiting couples are purposely avoiding. Couples who mate before they are mates, tend to rely on sexual intimacy to keep them together. Strong human relationships require more than that. Couples who share the same roof before the public marriage ceremony often build a shaky foundation for their life together."

- ON LIVING TOGETHER BEFORE MARRIAGE

My Reflection

While doing my devotion Winds Of Love, the passage and the article, ON LIVING TOGETHER BEFORE MARRIAGE, explained and reinforced my concept of love.

Love can wait, it doesn't rush; it grows slowly, not overnight; it grows stronger, not give up half way; it thinks of "you", not think of "I"; it never fails...