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“I was nervous, but I believe Andrew was more nervous than I was!” Said Scazerro. “I realised quickly that Andrew and I were similar in many ways and that was why he seemed so familiar to me. I was only in California for four days, bnut we hit it off very quickly and made the decision to be matched to each other. After that, Skype was either our best friend or our worst enemy. Long-distance was difficult.”

“I was nervous, but I believe Andrew was more nervous than I was!” Said Scazerro. “I realised quickly that Andrew and I were similar in many ways and that was why he seemed so familiar to me. I was only in California for four days, bnut we hit it off very quickly and made the decision to be matched to each other. After that, Skype was either our best friend or our worst enemy. Long-distance was difficult.”

[[Robert Epstein]], former editor-in-chief of ''[[Psychology Today]]'', author of ''Teen 2.0: Saving Our ''Children and Families from the Torment of Adolescence''; ''The Case Against Adolescence'': Rediscovering the Adult in Every Teen''; ''The Big Book of Creativity Games: Quick, Fun Activities for Jumpstarting Innovation'' and a Ph.D. in psychology of Harvard University, has done extensive research on the success of [[arranged marriage]]s.

[[Robert Epstein]], former editor-in-chief of ''[[Psychology Today]]'', author of ''Teen 2.0: Saving Our ''Children and Families from the Torment of Adolescence''; ''The Case Against Adolescence'': Rediscovering the Adult in Every Teen''; ''The Big Book of Creativity Games: Quick, Fun Activities for Jumpstarting Innovation'' and a Ph.D. in psychology of Harvard University, has done extensive research on the success of [[arranged marriage]]s.

Epstein explains that a marriage relationship is more of a decision than a feeling. “You can take control over your love life, you can be with someone you’re compatible with, and the two of you can build love that will get stronger over the years. We have to use our heads more than we have been using, not just our heart and certainly not just our reproductive organs. We have to be a little more conscious of who we’re getting together with, and we have to be a little more realistic about what’s going to happen in the future. We have to be open to the idea that we can take control over what happened, that we can not only be in love but that we can build love, make love stronger over time.”

Epstein explains that a marriage relationship is more of a decision than a feeling. “You can take control over your love life, you can be with someone you’re compatible with, and the two of you can build love that will get stronger over the years. We have to use our heads more than we have been using, not just our heart and certainly not just our reproductive organs. We have to be a little more conscious of who we’re getting together with, and we have to be a little more realistic about what’s going to happen in the future. We have to be open to the idea that we can take control over what happened, that we can not only be in love but that we can build love, make love stronger over time.”

Makowski and Scazerro have been consciously building love for one another since their commitment ceremony on June 12th, 2011. “We’ve been working on getting to know each other more deeply while keeping things platonic before our marriage,” said Scazerro. “I like to think that we are building a foundation now. In our future life, not only will we be able to stand on it, but we will be able to create a loving, supporting family upon it.”

Makowski and Scazerro have been consciously building love for one another since their commitment ceremony on June 12th, 2011. “We’ve been working on getting to know each other more deeply while keeping things platonic before our marriage,” said Scazerro. “I like to think that we are building a foundation now. In our future life, not only will we be able to stand on it, but we will be able to create a loving, supporting family upon it.”