Relationships, like most things, tend to be better in theory than reality. I mean, sure, it can be amazing to have someone in your life, but it can also be a pain in the butt. You may have spent too much of your young life watching Disney movies and romantic comedies and therefore have a hard time adjusting to real-life dating. (I’M NOT SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE HERE IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING.) If you suffer from high expectations, there’s only one solution … lower them. IMMEDIATELY. Here to help you are the differences between relationship expectations and cold, hard reality:
Love
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Date Night
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Spending quality time together
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Texting
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Understanding each other
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Accepting each other for who you are
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Getting gifts and flowers
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Arguments
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Staying together
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After the break-up
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