Too fast or too slow?

Who is to say that things are progressing too fast or too slow?? What is too fast?? What is too slow?? Can time really be a reliable measure as to how fast or slow things should progress?? Or is it based on the judgement of those around you??

Today Crystal and I were just talking in school... Slack mood and all... We got talking about, well, the usual stuffs... Which, well, as usual, led to the topic of RELATIONSHIPS.

So.

How fast is too fast between a couple?? Is there really a just nice pace that a couple should progress?? I don't know leh. I seriously don't think so. Coz if time was a good gauge, then why couples who were friends for a long time still break up (not all lah, some)? And some couples only got to know each other for 6 months then GET MARRIED but are still happy together?? There is no exact benchmark to say for e.g. 3 months-hold hands, 6 months-first kiss, 9months-meet parents etc...

Oooh, but I read in HER WORLD tt if he doesn't bring you to meet his parents after being together with you for more than 6 months then WARNING BELLS should go off... Supposedly the guy either has no respect for u, intends to ditch u in the long run and is commitment-phobic... tt's what they say.

But, I digress.

Yah, so there is no tried-and-tested route for couples to progress in a relationship, or like guidelines for becoming from friends to a couple... I think, it's between the 2 parties. What they think they are comfortable with and how intense their feelings are...

And Crystal is, as I have said this afternoon, is my epitome of a success story... Please lah, Derrick is nice, I think she made a right choice back then and I hope I can be like you too... =)