A Time To Be Savored

A Time to Be Savored

You’ve exchanged I love yous. You’ve met each other’s families. A proposal is around the corner, and you can’t wait for life to begin.

Some debate the merits of a long engagement. If you know this is the one, why should you wait? But consider that your engagement shouldn’t simply be about counting down to your nuptials.

The ritual of courtship is as important as your marriage will be, so it should be savored. Couples look back on this time as both unique to their relationship and all too short.

Long engagements can also be important because this choice should be tested by time. You need some life experiences under your belt. How does your fiancé react to life’s challenges? How do you react as a couple?

Don’t rush through the time of courtship and engagement. Every chapter in your love story should be enjoyed and handled with care.

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. —Ecclesiastes 3:1