We've all seen the pictures on social media of text messages exchanged between couples or pictures of nice things a man or woman does for their significant other with "goals" written as the caption. It's nice to see that people are treating each other so nicely, but that doesn't mean you should make those things your relationship "goals," and here's why:

1. This holds your significant other to an extremely high standard

This makes some people feel like they need to be looking for someone that will treat them this exact same way and constantly spoil them with gifts and compliments. Some people cant afford to pay for expensive gifts or to go out all the time, but this doesn't mean that they care any less than someone who can.

2. This could cause you to miss out on someone great

When you see these "goals" and decide that that's what you want, you immediately decide certain people can't give you those things. By doing this, you may be missing out on a great person who could give you so much more than a material item.

3. Everyone shows love differently

Everyone is raised and shown love differently while growing up. This can cause their perception on how love should be shown to others to be different from yours. Just because they don't show their love the same way as you doesn't mean they don't love you.

4. Material items and words mean nothing compared to actions

You know nothing about these other relationships outside of social media. They might never get along or they might just not be as in love as they seem on social media. Don't judge a book by its cover, sometimes things aren't as good as they seem from the outside.

5. You should want your relationship to be your relationship, not someone else's

The best part about your relationship is that it is unique from anyone else's. This should be embraced, not compared to other couple's relationships. By comparing your relationship with others, you are only setting yourself up for disappointment due to the fact that no two relationships are the same.