Take it from me… A relationship without acceptance is bound to crash and burn. Now, I’m not just talking about a relationship with a significant other. I’m talking about all relationships… with yourself, god, family, friends, strangers, pets. There are always going to be things that you have to accept about someone/something. No relationship would move on without you accepting a flaw or differences.

First... let’s talk about you! How could anyone come to terms with themselves if we didn’t accept our flaws? Maybe your feet are big, one leg is longer than the other, you have anxiety, whatever it may be. We have to accept ourselves or we’d just be living a miserable life, constantly wondering if someone is staring at your crooked nose or you not having a thigh gap. Picture this, every day you wake up and head straight to a mirror. Look at yourself, I mean really look at yourself. Start to learn and love all of your flaws, inside and out, meaning physical attributes, and also those things you may not be able to see from the outside. If you suffer from anxiety or depression, think about the benefits of dealing with those issues. If you’re emotional or tend to love with your heart wide open. Each one of those “flaws” will always have a benefit, no matter how hard it is to find it! Dig down deep into your soul and find those things and turn them into positives and once you’ve done that you will be absolutely untouchable!

Friends/Family… because not all family is blood. Per each person in your life, you have to accept those differences between you and that person. No two people are the same, whether you like the difference or not, you have to come to terms with them. You have to look inside yourself to accept and love someone even though you may not 100% agree with them all the time. Whether you have a huge family or none at all, whether you have 500 friends on Facebook and only 3 in real life, no matter the number of people, each one of those people that are close to you, you’ve accepted them, and you will have to continue to accept them.

Significant Other… first things first, no one is perfect, everyone will make a mistake. No matter how perfect you think you are, I promise you are not… and that’s okay because no one on this planet is. In order to have a successful relationship, you have to accept that you are now sharing your life. You’re meshing together two lives. It’s no longer just about you, you have someone else to think about, you have someone else to build up. Now you have to be careful because you don’t want to lose your true identity/your true self. You have to accept the good and the bad in that person. Everyone has their ups and their downs, so get ready for the ride. Accept apologies, accept that you can’t change the other person, and accept that we all mess up sometimes! The true tests of relationships, will come upon you in time, know that no relationship will have zero issues. You both have to be willing to work at it together!