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5 Ridiculous Expectations Today's Generation Has On Relationships

And for some odd reason we keep adding to the list of "Do's" and "Don'ts" within relationships, you know, just to make things harder

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5 Ridiculous Expectations Today's Generation Has On Relationships
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Most say that the best feeling in the world is being in love, so why is it though that today's generation is creating these rather ridiculous expectations and roadblocks to finding that perfect love? If while reading some of the examples below you think "wow that's me, I absolutely do that" maybe it's time to take a step back and reevaluate some things

1. "No #wcw? He must be losing interest in me."

Ladies, I know that there is no better feeling than having your boyfriend show you off but you've got to realize that just because he doesn't post some sappy caption with your face on it doesn't mean his feelings have lessened. Your relationship isn't defined by the amount of likes you get or the number of people who comment "GOALS". You only get to nag on your boyfriend for so long so use it that wisely, like on a back massage or having a whole car ride with the aux cord, not an instagram post.

2. "He favorited another girls tweet? I KNEW HE LIKED HER."

This one, this one makes me laugh. The amount of assumption that twitter causes makes it seem like the only real purpose it was created was to start drama, but that's beside my point. Very rarely are you dating a man who thinks "my girlfriend is so obsessive and crazy, I love her so much", right? Ladies we have to remember that in the list of attractive traits we can have, jealousy isn't one of them. Trust your man, and trust that maybe he just thought some girls shady subtweet was funny.

3. "We fight ALL the time, but it's only because we love each other so much."

First I want to clarify that I am not at all saying that you should have a fight-free relationship because that doesn't happen. What I am saying though is that there is a fine line between a few arguments and that becoming the only form of communication you have. Relationships are rocky, I absolutely get that, but they aren't THAT rocky. Make sure the person you are with respects you and your "good times" don't only occur when you get a gift or he gets his way.

4. "Our relationship is purely physical but he tells me he loves me."

I don't really think this one needs much elaborating on, you know in your heart whether or not your body is the only reason he is with you, but let me just leave this here, God gave you an ability to offer this world and the people around you SO many things but you can't embody the image of being a strong, respectful, powerful woman when you degrade your body in such a way.

5. "I need to be loved by a man in order to feel complete and worthy."

This one is the one that breaks my heart to see. You're dang right that you are going to find that "someone" someday to spend eternity with but, how are you supposed to find "the one" when you haven't truly found yourself (so cliche sorry). It's true though, today's generation rushes into finding someone to cling to because that's supposedly where you find all your happiness. Here's a little secret though, you have to be happy being alone before you can be happy beside someone.

Society has a way of making us believe some crazy things (well society and Facebook), but don't fall into this trap. Don't put today's expectations alongside the ones within your current relationship. Keep it simple, stupid and just simply enjoy being in love.

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