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6 Reasons You Stink At Relationships
And how to stop stinking
1. You stink because you expect infatuation to keep existing in perpetuity
Falling in love is easier than staying in love.
Thriving in love is harder than staying in love.
When is infatuation fun?
In the beginning.
How long does it last?
Until the day your partner farts under the covers, and you realize you can’t breathe.
Those early infatuation days when you could explode into a lover supernova, you don’t really care about what’s around the corner; what common values, compatibility, love languages, and interests you share, or if her dad still calls her “my little princess,” and then spanks her when’s she’s bad.
Relationships start to show you if your wings are made for flying or if you’re just one of those birds that hop around with wings; like what if she isn’t kind to the bus driver, or the barista, or the janitor, or what if she secretly hiding she dances naked for tips, okay, whatever, I just want strippers to be happy.
Infatuation can blind you from understanding the real foundational Elmer’s glue that holds relationships together.
