Jesse Metcalfe & Cara Santana: We Took the Time to Get to Know Each Other

Jesse Metcalfe holds hands with his gorgeous fiancee Cara Santana as they do some shopping at The Grove on Saturday afternoon (August 17) in Los Angeles, Calif.

Later that night, the couple headed to Chateau Marmont where they celebrated Cara‘s birthday with friends.

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“I wouldn’t say it was love at first sight,” Jesse recently told YourTango.com about their relationship. “It was more of a slow burn, which I think is a better start for a relationship. I think if it comes on fast and furious, it generally fizzles out just as fast. We were slow and steady.”

Cara added, “We took the time to get to know each other. We’ve known each other for like 10 years.”

35+ pictures inside of Jesse Metcalfe and Cara Santana out together…