Relationships look totally different through the impressionable and naive lens of your youth.
When youre young and in love, you feel like youve got it all figured out.
Its as if you finally come down to Earth and have to get your bearings for the first time.
Andrik Langfield
And at first, it can be hard to find your footing.
You might feel wobbly and unsure of yourself, teetering in multiple directions at once.
A part of you wants to retreat into the safety of your relationship because its familiar and comforting.
Your early and mid-twenties are a crazy and unstable time.
It can be complicated to enter that time in a relationship that feels more serious than youre ready for.
Thats not to say that you should always and forever be on the same page.
When you close your eyes, do you see yourselfand I meanreallysee yourselfin your partners future?
Not just the dreamy version of the future that you created when you first started dating.
Im talking about the real, non-filtered, non-glamorous future.
Do you still look forward to that future?
Serious relationships require you to answer serious questions sometimes, and youve got to be honest with yourself.
A relationship thats ready for the long-haul is a bond that transcends words, gestures, and displays.
It doesnt need to prove itself to anyone and it doesnt need to try extra hard to impress.
Through all the ups and downs and less-than-perfect moments, it just feels right.
And if yours feels right, why overcomplicate?
