Having a boyfriend is great, usually. Even in college, when you're surrounded by people who swear they'll be single for life, or that no boyfriend is best, a boyfriend may be just what you need.

When you get a boyfriend, there's a certain etiquette that must be followed. For all you people who haven't had a relationship in a long time you may be a little rusty on the rules, so I'll help refresh your memory. These are the 11 unspoken do's and don'ts of having a boyfriend.

1. Announcing the relationship

Do: Change your relationship status on Facebook and text closest friends.

Don't: Post about it on Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and text everyone in your contacts for a week straight.

2. Pictures

Do: Post a picture of you two every once in a while.

Don't: Only post pictures of you two.

3. Social Media

Do: Continue your normal social media regiment.

Don't: Only post about him tag him and everything, and no longer post about anything else.

4. PDA

Do: Hold hands, occasional kiss on the cheek or lips, throw in a casual hug or high five.

Don't: Have a 30 minute make-out session in the middle of the library, or any public place.

5. Daily conversations

Do: Talk about a variety of topics, with your new boyfriend coming up occasionally.

Don't: Only talk about him, things that happened with him, or things you have planned.

6. Seeing him

Do: See him and hang out with him, as well as other people.

Don't: Only see him and only hang out with him.

7. Not seeing him

Do: Deal with it like the independent person you are.

Don't: Complain about not seeing him for a week when you began dating, especially to someone in a long distance relationship.

8. Venting

Do: Open up to friends about issues in the relationship.

Don't: Vent about minimal issues as another excuse to talk about him.

9. Your personality

Do: Stay the same person you were before you got a boyfriend.

Don't: Change who you are, what you care about and what you enjoy, because of your boyfriend.

10. Friends who don't like your boyfriend

Do: Try to work things out, hang out all together, and make the best of the situation.

Don't: Choose your boyfriend over your friends, especially if they're one of your closest friends.

11. Being in the relationship

Do: Enjoy it, a relationship should be fun.

Don't: Hate it, if you do, you shouldn't be in one.

Congrats on the new relationship, just don't be crappy about it.