Real love takes time. It involves tender feelings and physical affection, but also much more. It involves respect for each other even though you recognize each other faults. It involves honesty, trust, unselfish devotion, and admiration that last over a long period. It involves talking seriously about your values and ideals and sharing your goals. It means both partners give of themselves generously. It means supporting each other emotionally and not doing something that will hurt the other person feelings. It means that each partner puts the other's feelings ahead of their own. And it means one partner doesn't pressure the other to do something they're not ready for. It means both partners want to say 'I love you,' and, when they do, they mean it. All of these things that make up love take a long time to grow!!!