Unless you live under a rock, you know exactly what I mean by "relationship goals." It's on basically every single social media platform that you can think of: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest. They're covered with the same exact photos that you've seen a million times. I'm serious — it's literally the same exact photos circulating the Internet for the world to see and obsess over.

I know I'm not the first one to say this, but it clearly needs to be reiterated: These 'relationship goals' are NOT goals. Now don't get me wrong, I'm honestly a hopeless romantic at heart. I'll cry at pretty much any romantic comedy and don't even get me started on every season finale of "Grey's Anatomy"...ever. Let's be honest with ourselves, a photo of a couple in cheesy matching outfitS should not be your idea of how a relationship works. This phenomenon has taken over social media and has brainwashed society into thinking that this is the type of relationship you need to be in. We are shown pictures of couples going on extravagant dates, wearing high-priced clothing and showering each other with expensive gifts. You'll also see photos of guys playing video games with their girl lying on top of them grabbing their butt and sets of expensive cars labeled 'His' and 'Hers.'

How in the world are these things considered goals? They're not.

Having your significant other shower you with expensive gifts isn't going to make them love you more than they already do. We shouldn't be so focused on materialistic things and showing our affection by buying expensive gifts just for the sake of being "#relationshipgoals." What happened to doing simple things that guarantee a smile on their face? In all honestly, your picture perfect moment will probably cost you thousands of dollars, and at the end of the day, it probably wasn't worth it.

I am not at all knocking the idea that you shouldn't be able to spend money on your significant other. It's perfectly OK to go above and beyond for the one you love on special occasions, but all the time? If you have to spend tons of money just to get them to smile, then you have a problem. There is an obsession when it comes with relationships. We're so obsessed with all of the things you can get out of a relationship that that's what people now look for in a relationship.

When we're walking down the street with our significant other, we want people to notice us. We want people to look back and think, "Damn, I want to be like them." We also want to be able to post a picture of our fabulous new watch and tag it as "#relationshipgoals." Essentially, you want people to believe that you're in this picture perfect relationship when you could honestly be miserable.

One day you guys can end up breaking up and then what happens? Those vacation photos, shoes, watching, dresses and jewelry all seem to be irrelevant because you can't be #relationshipgoals without a relationship.

So, what are actual relationship goals? As cliche as it sounds, the most important goal is finding someone who accepts you for who you are. Marilyn Monroe said it best, "If you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." Find someone who makes you laugh, brings out the best in you and makes your reality better than your dreams. But hey, kudos to you if you can find someone to bring you pizza and leave it at your doorstep in the middle of the night.