... at the other person, abandoning their individuality to form a perfect, but unattainable, union. Rilke explains that impatience is a cause for a bad relationship. He says, " But young people who love each other fling themselves with the impatience and haste of their passion." The two people do not truly know or respect each other. Instead they rush into a relationship and form a union with somebody that ... conversation one night. They need to overcome many different life obstacles and grow together gaining mutual respect and admiration for each other. Rilke also explains that a perfect ...

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