Love in Spanish is much clearer than the love I grew up with.
Two months into dating my partner, I heard "te quiero." To my gringa ears, that meant "I love you," and it felt too soon for words so heavy. I smiled and didn’t say much back.
What I didn’t understand was that it wasn't too soon at all. It was the right word for the moment, a clear sign that feelings were developing.
I was the one without the vocabulary.
When "te amo" came around, months later, I had learned the difference. I said it first, knowing exactly what it meant.
In English, we hand someone a word and ask them to figure out the weight. Spanish gives you the vocabulary to express it all, at every stage.
God is very intentional. Nothing about your life is random. Not the delays, not the detours, not even the waiting. He knows exactly what He's doing. Please learn to trust him more this year.