The Art of The Slow Burn

Love Is Blind is back for yet another season — and just before Valentine’s Day.

Talk about good timing.

While the show has drawn both praise and ridicule, it has proven at least one thing : you can get engaged through a wall in ten days and still have no idea that your spouse loves chicken smoothies, has a touch of the ’tism, or simply can’t (or won’t) do the dishes.

The pressure to sprint into something — anything, at this point — is ON.

Reddit’s AITA threads are the aftermath.

One user wrote: “He said he wasn’t ready for a relationship but got upset when I went on a date with someone else.”

Another shared: “We said ‘I love you’ after two weeks, and now it feels forced.”

Worse still, you could end up going viral on TikTok, telling the story of how you married a pathological liar you’ve since nicknamed “Legion.”

As one commenter aptly put it: “[they] skipped the foundation and went straight to the roof.”

But Scripture has been quietly pro–slow burn all along:

“Love is patient…”. (1 Corinthians 13:4)

“Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” (Song of Songs 2:7)

It’s easy to feel like you have to hop on the bandwagon and settle for any “pookie” who gives you a second glance.

We live in a world that’s yearning to feel loved and wanted.

The catch, however, is that cultivating a good relationship takes time.

Taking your time does not make you fearful; it demonstrates security in your identity — and clarity about who / what you want.

Forget soft launches on Valentine’s Day and settling for situationships.

Taking it slow may be the only flex you need.