Your forever person shouldn’t hide you away inside their apartment.

They shouldn’t restrict date nights to watching Netflix and grabbing fast food to eat back at their place.

They shouldnt restrict date nights to watching Netflix and grabbing fast food to eat back at their place.

Your Forever Person Should Have Their Own Life – But It Should Overlap Yours

Cody Black

They shouldnt keep you away from their friends, away from their parents, away from their coworkers.

They shouldnt create a huge divide between their life with you and their outside life with everyone else.

Its not a good sign if your person hides you away from the rest of the world.

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You shouldnt feel like an outsider in your own relationship.

You are supposed to get to know each others families and friends.

You are supposed to have more than one-on-one time together.

You are supposed to hang out in groups.

You are supposed to socialize.

Your lives are supposed to overlap.

This doesnt mean you should be tied at the hip at all times.

You are allowed to have your own friends.

You are allowed to have separate hobbies.

You are allowed to spend weekends apart and gravitate toward different social circles.

You are allowed to maintain your independence.

You should support their hobbies and their friendships.

You should get involved when its appropriate.

When you find your forever person, you shouldnt spend every waking moment together.

But you shouldnt choose your friends over your relationship either.

You should involve them with your family, your friends, your hobbies.

When you find your forever person, you shouldnt give up your independence.

You shouldnt turn into a completely different person.

You should have your own lives but your lives should overlap.