Whenthey find someone they like, they don't want to risk losinghim or her. This is not a good proverb to follow when consideringmarriage. One of the sure signs of love is anincreasing patience with each other. Patience isn't one of the characteristics we ordinarily thinkof when we discuss young love. It's almost as ifthere is a law that says true love is impatient.
Genuine love is characterized by patience.
If love is real, it has time to slow down and examine itself. Love takes time to ask what is best for each person involved, notjust today but in the future as well. If you are in too much of ahurry what you feel is probably another four-letter word thatbegins with L. Lust. And a relationship fueled by lust will lastabout as long as a piece of dynamite with a lit fuse. Patience is one of the primary evidences we have that, giventhe right fuel, a relationship can last a long time.