Serious Becomes Rational

When people get more serious about something, they tend to want to be more rational. They want to consider all the evidence and how it interrelates, looking into whatever concrete particulars are involved, trying to get a good idea of exactly what good and bad could come of that thing, what the consequences of that thing will be in their life, and what consequences their actions might have in the life of that thing.

For instance, two lovers as they go toward marriage, or a parent and a child, or investors with a business.