Be engaged at least six months before you get married. Longer, should the parole officer recommend it. Believe in love at first sight. Believe that love is blind. Believe that you are the deposed ruler of the distant planet Baalquasar, poised to avenge the death of your brother by the hand of the evil Emperor Tawdinab.
People believe all sorts of shit.
Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much. You can laugh at their teeth, though. Love deeply and passionately. You may get hurt, but it's the only way to live life completely.