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Slow and steady wins the race?

Often it has been said and even unsaid that when beginning a relationship, a mental calendar should be in place. Meaning that every new relationship should follow a certain syllabus so to speak, at one month they will still "like" each other and get to know each other, then around three months a couple should be best friends and become exclusive , and by six months you are fully in love and serious, and then  the pressure to start to prepare for marriage from then on out..... Why are we programmed to try to follow this mapped out realtionship guide and worry if ours doesn't exactly fit within the guidlines of our societys relational expectations? Who decided we must plan out exactly what we will feel, think and do with our partner right from the get go?  This projection of our lives comes from a place of confusion and worry, if we dont have something set as an example how on earth are we to get it right in relationships? What is too much or too little too late? What much ...