I've been feeling like I'm in an elite club- a rare group of people who, throughout the ages, have been given a far superior quality of romantic love than what the large majority of people are allowed to experience. That concept was shaken for me today in a wonderful way.

Today, inspired by a very light-hearted conversation between the employees of a gas station and the woman making a purchase before me, when asked how I was by the two employees I freely responded, and told them about how God has given me the one He intended me to spend the rest of my life with, and how I was falling in love. "And it's the real-deal, not that imitation crap!" I was surprised, if not startled, to see both of them react with a knowing look in their eyes, the one stating that next week he'll "have been there thirty-five years," and the other commenting, "There's nothing like it in the world."

How can these two very random and very ordinary people have this same rare gift that I've been recently given? It opened my eyes. God, in His infinite Goodness and in His delight in the joy of His Creation, saw it fit to give ordinary people, and potentially a heck of a lot of them, this "far superior quality of romantic love," (to quote myself from above.)

Just think of what this means in terms of your own life and future. :) If you really want it, be sure to be ready to receive it and to treat it right when it comes. Don't cheat yourself by giving in to temporary gratification- reserve what's precious for the one that will be undoubtedly the most precious to you! Keep what should be special, special, by not treating it like a cheap commodity that can be given to more than one, if not many. Don't break the diamond, and don't tarnish the silver. Don't make memories with passers-by that will haunt you when the one who will stay comes. And also, memories of emotions were designed to evoke those same emotions when remembered- don't let your heart get entangled with those passers-by. Cheap thrills are costly.

Hold out hope! You never know what might even literally be around the corner. But focus on making yourself a worthy catch, not just on finding a catch for you. If everyone sought to find a worthy catch, but no one sought to make themselves one, how many truly worthy ones could there be? Be humble, admit your faults after thorough examinations, and then do what you can about it, (ideally working with God on them- the one who can break bonds within you with the snap of a finger.)

Women, get ready for your wedding possibly years in advance by making yourselves beautiful internally and in practice, (what's inside and what you do is more beautiful than anything on the outside could ever be. Wise men, or men with experience, will testify to that.) Men, get ready for the honeymoon possibly years in advance by becoming someone your future wife will be emotionally eager to get in bed with. For women, emotional intimacy typically comes before physical intimacy, while with men, the physical leads to further emotional intimacy, (read those things, don't know them for myself yet! lol).

But you who are ordinary, have hope! Extraordinary love was meant for you. :D

Comment (March 18th, 2007): Quick comment for now: I'm now doubting how common what he and I have is. God obviously designed us from the start for each other, and our relationship has a highly unusual basis in our relationship to God and our Brother/Sister relationship in Christ... even for Christians. Everything is... certain. And as well, when things get rough, our foundation is such that it cannot actually be shaken. In these two months of being friends again we have become as close as couples who have been married years- I'm sure of it. Our communication, openness, honesty, forgiveness, compassion, understanding, and shared direction in all aspects of life ensure the health of our relationship- and mainly, our shared life and service in God, and our putting all before Him. Without Him as our divine match-maker and as our shared foundation and goal, we could very well be floundering in human muck and mire as nearly all couples do. Don't let the time frame fool you, some things can be that evident even so! :)