Other Ways to make your Relationship Fun [aside s*x] – Campus Romance
It’s 5:30 am, and your alarm goes
off. You open your eyes, and your
mind starts racing. Meetings,
conference calls and project deadlines
all loom.
Why is there always so much to do and
never enough time to get it done?
You grab your phone and scroll
through your notifications as you walk
into the shower, half awake.
Knowing she’s not up, you send her a
text message: “Good morning, baby. I
hope you have a wonderful day.”
This text serves as two reminders: You
want her to know she’s the first thing
on your mind. And, more importantly,
she needs to realize that, regardless of
how stressful or busy your days are,
she’s the priority.
It sounds so perfect, but that’s not
reality.
Instead, you’ll log into Instagram or
Facebook, nosing into
everyone else’s life, and maybe, just
maybe, you’ll send that text to your
woman on the way to work.
Relationships these days lack direction.
People “date,” but what the hell does
that even mean anymore? Is it hanging
out twice a month? Texting all day?
Kissing here and there?
Something is missing. What’s causing
relationships to falter at the rate they
are?
Relationships thrive on
communication. Our most intimate
emotions are reserved for the person
we love, so how is it acceptable to
never show them?
We’ve accepted so many unacceptable
things: sitting at the dinner table with
our phones out, arguing over text,
publishing every minute of our lives
on social media.
Do you know what trumps all
that? That society has accepted
relationships in which we are
being cheated on every day.
When you think of cheating in the
traditional sense, having s*x with
another person comes to mind.
It’s an intimate situation in which the
person you love is connecting with
another while you are going about
your life, loving and caring for said
person.
Once you find out, all trust is lost. But
think about the concept for a minute.
Webster’s Dictionary defines cheating
as the deprivation of “something
valuable by the use of deceit or fraud.”
Sure, s*x is cheating and may be the
most hurtful case, but have you ever
stopped to think you’re being cheated
out of your relationship every day?
We experience a lack of
communication, attention, passion,
intimacy and even lack of love. Why
are we okay with this and all the
communication shortcuts that have
become so common?
This type of cheating causes much
more damage than that of any s*xual
affair.
You’ve given your heart to someone
and love him or her with every bone in
your body, but you have to beg for his
or her attention.
You sit back and watch this person
post status updates about useless
things, or post pictures just so people
can comment.
You need to take a minute to tell her
she’s beautiful. Call her after work to
say, “Get dressed in 30 minutes. I’m
picking you up and taking you
somewhere special.”
Make an effort. Old-fashioned love
needs to make another round.
The days of holding hands, opening
the car door, taking her out “just
because,” sending her flowers just to
get a smile and leaving her notes on
her car should never be gone.
We have to be children when it comes
to love.
We have to be vulnerable and free.
That can’t happen when we’re
preoccupied with the details of
everyone else’s lives.
Focus on each other. When it’s all said
and done, that’s all you really have.
Appreciate her, and show her how
much she means to you. But, most
importantly, put your phone down,
and dial into what’s in front of you.
off. You open your eyes, and your
mind starts racing. Meetings,
conference calls and project deadlines
all loom.
Why is there always so much to do and
never enough time to get it done?
You grab your phone and scroll
through your notifications as you walk
into the shower, half awake.
Knowing she’s not up, you send her a
text message: “Good morning, baby. I
hope you have a wonderful day.”
This text serves as two reminders: You
want her to know she’s the first thing
on your mind. And, more importantly,
she needs to realize that, regardless of
how stressful or busy your days are,
she’s the priority.
It sounds so perfect, but that’s not
reality.
Instead, you’ll log into Instagram or
Facebook, nosing into
everyone else’s life, and maybe, just
maybe, you’ll send that text to your
woman on the way to work.
Relationships these days lack direction.
People “date,” but what the hell does
that even mean anymore? Is it hanging
out twice a month? Texting all day?
Kissing here and there?
Something is missing. What’s causing
relationships to falter at the rate they
are?
Relationships thrive on
communication. Our most intimate
emotions are reserved for the person
we love, so how is it acceptable to
never show them?
We’ve accepted so many unacceptable
things: sitting at the dinner table with
our phones out, arguing over text,
publishing every minute of our lives
on social media.
Do you know what trumps all
that? That society has accepted
relationships in which we are
being cheated on every day.
When you think of cheating in the
traditional sense, having s*x with
another person comes to mind.
It’s an intimate situation in which the
person you love is connecting with
another while you are going about
your life, loving and caring for said
person.
Once you find out, all trust is lost. But
think about the concept for a minute.
Webster’s Dictionary defines cheating
as the deprivation of “something
valuable by the use of deceit or fraud.”
Sure, s*x is cheating and may be the
most hurtful case, but have you ever
stopped to think you’re being cheated
out of your relationship every day?
We experience a lack of
communication, attention, passion,
intimacy and even lack of love. Why
are we okay with this and all the
communication shortcuts that have
become so common?
This type of cheating causes much
more damage than that of any s*xual
affair.
You’ve given your heart to someone
and love him or her with every bone in
your body, but you have to beg for his
or her attention.
You sit back and watch this person
post status updates about useless
things, or post pictures just so people
can comment.
You need to take a minute to tell her
she’s beautiful. Call her after work to
say, “Get dressed in 30 minutes. I’m
picking you up and taking you
somewhere special.”
Make an effort. Old-fashioned love
needs to make another round.
The days of holding hands, opening
the car door, taking her out “just
because,” sending her flowers just to
get a smile and leaving her notes on
her car should never be gone.
We have to be children when it comes
to love.
We have to be vulnerable and free.
That can’t happen when we’re
preoccupied with the details of
everyone else’s lives.
Focus on each other. When it’s all said
and done, that’s all you really have.
Appreciate her, and show her how
much she means to you. But, most
importantly, put your phone down,
and dial into what’s in front of you.
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