A wise man by the name of Ron Swanson once said, "Never half ass two things. Whole ass one thing." Our generation has become comfortable with half assing things. Between school, work, friendships, and most importantly, relationships. We've become comfortable with half assing love.
Our generation as a whole relies on drunken hook ups to get us through the night when we should be able to rely on a partner to get us through the day. We're okay with not being able to tell someone how we feel in person, but only over text message. Because hiding behind a phone screen has become easier than having the courage to face the one you have feelings for. We've forgotten how to communicate with each other because the only buffer for it is alcohol. People are okay with their partner cheating on them because "they were intoxicated". We’re okay with getting minimal attention from the ones we’ve become interested in, because hey, at least it’s some sort of attention right? We're okay with our partner arguing with us over someone that happened on social media. We allow social media to ruin relationships. It all needs to change.
We need to start taking responsibility for our actions. We need to start demanding more. Better. It's not okay to be asked in a relationship over the telephone, or first told, "I love you" over text message. It's not okay for your partner to cheat on you when intoxicated, alcohol is not an excuse. It's not okay.
It's hard to realize you deserve something more. We’ve become content with settling with what's put in front of us. Keep looking. We're going to find someone who treats us like we're the most important thing in their world. We're going to find a person to make us feel loved through the whole day, not just at the convenience of their schedule. We're going to find love, because we deserve it. We all deserve someone who makes us feel, who helps us find ourselves, and make us better as people.
We deserve flowers. We deserve random acts of kindness to show how we are loved. We deserve words of affirmation. We deserve love. A love that involves respect, laughter, trust, and friendship. A love that makes you love yourself. A love where your partner proves to you every day that they're going to be there, good or bad. We deserve a partner and a best friend wrapped up in one. We deserve whole ass love.
