I copy this parable from the book "Boy meets Girl"
When we guide romance with wisdom, we have skillful romance - romance that is directed by what is true about God and about the world He has made.
Relationship between wisdom and romance is like the one between a string and a kite.
Romantic love is the kite that catches the wind and tenaciously heads for the sky.
Wisdom is the string that tugs downward holding it back.
The tension is real but healthy.
I suppose there are times when a kite feels tied down by the string.
"If this bothersome string would just let go of me, I could fly really high. " the kite might think.
But that isn't true. Without the string holding it in the face of the wind, the kite would quickly come crashing to the ground.
Romance without wisdom will soon take a nosedive. It becomes selfish, indulgent and even idolatrous.
It's not enough to simply have romantic feelings. Long lasting romance needs practical, commonsense wisdom that knows when to let the wind of feelings carry us higher and when to pull back.
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