Taming. It's a concept a friend recently brought up. She was...

Taming. It's a concept a friend recently brought up. She was re-reading The Little Prince, an unconventional French fairytale that is a must-read for all whimsical and romantic. At one point, the prince comes across a fox in the field. The fox says they cannot be friends unless the prince tames him. "To you I'm nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you'll be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world…"

Ah, that is some truth.

What if we are not perfect for each other because we are perfect people, but because we tame each other? What if, by relationship, we work out each other's snags and snarls—and even though a half a million other boys would check all the same marks on my list—you become, you, to me? If we were to draw this into the theological zone, I'd say that we sanctify each other. God made me to sanctify you. We fit.

The rest of my article (which is basically a bunch of musings) on love and relationships.