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Life sometimes seems to get in the way of everything fun.
My biggest pet peeve in the world is getting up in the morning and knowing that my entire day has been planned. Between school, work and responsibilities at home it seems like I’ll never find time to actually have a relationship. Sound familiar? This is a problem that plagues many of us and makes trying to maintain a healthy relationship incredibly difficult.
Many of my coupled friends have come to me ranting about the fact that they never see their boyfriend because he’s always working or their girlfriend never has time for anything but studying. There have been many, many, many times when my boyfriend and I have been at each others throats for what seems to be no reason at all. In the end we usually discover that we’re both just totally frustrated by our conflicting schedules.
Don’t lose hope! What many people don’t realize is that even if you can’t spend the whole day together and only have one hour to spend, that little chunk of time can be the difference between a good day and a bad day. How you ask? It’s not quantity, but quality. It’s time to look past the negatives and rejoice in the 45 minutes you have to spend alone. Here’s how.
A lot of couples run into trouble when one party takes over the responsibility of finding time to see the other, so try to balance it out. No, I don’t mean keep a written tally of who went to see who and when or anything like that, but try to show the other person how important it is for you to see them. If you find yourself trying to see your boyfriend, but he’s going out with his boys instead, or your girlfriend brushes you off when you show up to bring her a coffee, there might be a bigger issue at work. It could be nothing, but it’s better to keep your relationship healthy so you won’t have to worry about that.
Stop stressing and add some fun into your days, even if they are short spurts of lovey-dovey goodness!
Niki Naderi