Relationships aren’t what it’s cracked up to be – definitely not these elements!
The Pressure to Always Keep Things Different
“Keeping ‘the spark’ going for a long time. Life doesn’t work that way. Love matures. Sure, keep it exciting and not boring but also enjoy the boring.”
“There’s nothing wrong with reaching a level of comfortability in a relationship, IMO. Like you said, try to keep doing exciting things!”
Common Interests
“I feel like there is just too much pressure to be on the same page and like the same things. My personal take is it’s okay to have different hobbies and interests. Just not OK to make your partners do what doesn’t interest them.”
Getting Fruity in The Shower
“That’s it. It’s not worth it. “Shower intimacy is SO overrated.”
Too Much Time Together
“Everyone needs some degree of personal space.”
“Give your partner the space they need, 100%. Don’t let anyone tell you that spending quality time together isn’t a necessary expression of love.”
Cohabiting
“Living with each other, it’s exciting at first, but there are so many little things you have to work on with each other in order not to get peed off all the time about random stuff you never considered.”
“Plus, the relationship loses its novelty. There’s less missing the person. It’s easy to fall into a roommate situation.”
Valuing Looks Over Personality
“Having a super attractive, downright gorgeous, head spinning, thousands of likes per post partner… but that’s it. If you don’t take care to choose your partner based on personality and compatibility, you will be miserable.”
The Soulmate Complex
“I dated a woman who was looking for her soul mate. Told her they didn’t exist… needless to say, we don’t date anymore, and last I heard, she was still looking. The problem is she was looking for this perfect person who just didn’t exist.”
Sharing a Bed
“Cuddling is fun; lack of sleep is not. If you don’t have a big bed or two sets of sheets/blankets, and your partner is a bed hog, you can kiss your sleep quality goodbye.”
“I thought I’d feel better about sharing a bed by getting a king. I want my bed. Same room. Different mattress.”
Weddings
“Such a waste of money; it doesn’t make you love the person any more than you do.”
“It’s just an expensive party.”
Starting a Family
“I was low when we decided to stop trying but years later, I realize that people rush to have families as if life in your 20s is so bad and it must end. Actually, living the rest of your life like you are in your 20s is kind of awesome.”
Having Children
“Having kids. Everyone I know who has them is miserable.”
“The strain that gets put on a relationship when one parent feels like the other isn’t doing everything perfectly is painfully stressful to watch, can’t imagine experiencing it.”
Doing EVERYTHING Together
“Co-dependency. It’s not cute when you lose your identity and all your free time when you get into a relationship. It is weird if you have to go with your SO to complete errands with little to nothing to do with you. When these things become the pattern and the expectation, it’s alarming.”
Date Nights
“I hate it; it’s expensive and a waste of money. I’d rather take the monthly $150-300 date night money and put it away for a lavish vacation once a year.”
“Romantic dinners in expensive restaurants. Romantic dinners can happen in cheaper, better places. Like home.”
Marriage
“You can have a loving, happy relationship without the need for marriage, but nearly every girlfriend I have had seems to want a wedding and make the connection difficult until I agree to propose. I’m being used when that happens. If she really loved me for me, she would not force me to do something I don’t feel comfortable doing.”
Relationships Themselves
“I will go as far as to say that relationships are overrated. We’ve romanticized them to the point where people feel as if they’re incomplete as people without one, have completely unrealistic expectations that can’t be met, and are looking for a partner when they really need a therapist.”
Social Media Relationship Pressure
“I still have yet to figure this out, but is it better to be active and show your relationship or hide it from the world? I’m not sure. But I’ve had issues with social media in my past relationships with jealousy and ‘Why did you like her picture?’ Or ‘we have to make this Facebook official’.”
Bedroom Activities
“Bedroom activities are overrated.”
“Honestly, yeah. It’s not that big of a deal. The value increases the more scarce it is, I guess.”
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