I’ve been thinking about this topic lately. I realized that so often we kill a good thing because it’s not a perfect thing–not yet. We are impatient and want perfect now.

It’s easy to just get frustrated when we discover that every person has their flaws and weaknesses in a dating relationship. I’ve been reading in Doctrine and Covenants the last two months and a reoccurring theme that I’ve noticed is that the Lord gives us answers and instructions line upon line.

We must build ourselves first, line upon line, and then the relationship in the same way.Of course you will need to work out differences and discuss how to deal with issues that arise. Honestly, I think I’d be nervous if I found myself in the perfect relationship with the perfect guy because I’m not quite perfect yet. Instead, it’s so good to find myself at this stage of life—single—so that I have a little more time to prepare myself for marriage.

I can’t help but feel that I need to work my hardest to be the best I can be before I get married. Then when I am I can continue to work on things my whole life through. Marriage relationships are only part of the process—not something that happen after we or our mates have arrived at perfection.