[ Ah. So this is a personal romantic issue. ]

Each relationship is unique. With some, it's love at first sight. With others, you fall in love over time. I certainly wouldn't have said I was in love with Venat when we first got together – that would have been presumptuous, considering how little we truly knew about one another.

[ Maruki settles back comfortably in his chair and sips at his drink; they're in this for the long haul, now. ]

I take it you're trying to suss out your own feelings about someone?