Don’t get frustrated if your matchmaking efforts haven’t gone the way you wanted them to. If people get caught up in the moment and a few sparks of romance turn into something significant, that’s wonderful. But if they don’t, you can’t force it. Try not to take things personally if the perfect meeting you had planned fizzles out to be nothing more than one bad date. They know you were trying to help, and they appreciate it. From now on, step back. Let them find their own match.

You know what they say about being slow and steady? It pays off in millions of ways. For example, it allows you to be thoughtful. And alert. And to notice people.

You’ve always got an abundance of heart, but right now you’re taking ardor and tenderness to new levels. Days (not to mention nights!) like this can transform your relationship in remarkable ways.

People will try to slip all kinds of things under the wire, from minor details to major headaches. It pays more than double to go over everything with a fine-toothed comb from now until things get better.