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> [The moment you know that this is the person with whom you want to spend the rest of your life, you should start the engagement process. Once you know this, the nature of the relationship changes. You view actions differently,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-coles-james/the-moment-you-know-that-this-is-the-person-with-whom-you-want-to/)

Kay Coles James

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## More by Kay Coles James

> [The moment you know that this is the person with whom you want to spend the rest of your life, you should start the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-coles-james/the-moment-you-know-that-this-is-the-person-with-whom-you-want-to/)

Kay Coles James

> [The criticism usually goes only to the religious right. 'Bigots,' 'intolerant,' 'hateful' - those labels get slapped on quickly and usually when we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-coles-james/the-criticism-usually-goes-only-to-the-religious-right-bigots/)

Kay Coles James

> [For all the venom and fear spewed at members of the 'religious right,' most of today's churches are left alone... the nonreligious tend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-coles-james/for-all-the-venom-and-fear-spewed-at-members-of-the-religious-right/)

Kay Coles James

> [It has always been an irony to me that the 'religious right' has come under so much attack for being involved in politics when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-coles-james/it-has-always-been-an-irony-to-me-that-the-religious-right-has-come/)

Kay Coles James

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