Don’t fall for who they could be. Fall for who they are on a regular Thursday.

Potential is a story you write and then feel responsible for. Attaching yourself to the best version of someone is easy, especially after you have seen it once, and looking clearly at the ordinary average they live at is much harder. That average is what you will actually spend your time with. The gap between the two is where most disappointment gets manufactured.

Watch how a person behaves on an unremarkable day, when nothing is being celebrated or repaired. Ask whether you would be content if nothing about them improved. Make the decision about who is in front of you.