If a relationship is to pass the test of time, both parties must make positive choices daily. We must decide to do that which is in our partner’s best interest and choose to do the right thing for the marriage. While love is important to every relationship, love is often reduced to mere emotion. Emotions come and go and are difficult to trust over time. But true love—shall we say, mature love—is about choosing. To borrow from Lewis Smedes, love is a choice. Every day, I must choose to do or