A simple tip for a happy relationship

Opinion: I found the answer to a problem all couples have.

We all know that teenagers of all ages are looking for that special someone to fall in love with, marry, have children with etc, etc. That search is expected, but the one thing I really don't understand is why we have to torture ourselves with endless relationship after relationship as part of that process.

Everyone tends to love the start of relationship. You meet someone amazing and fun to be with and find out all about them. It truly is, well, exciting to say the least! Then suddenly, out of nowhere, jealousy begins to invade the relationship, along with mistrust and anger. Before you know it, everything is just a quintessence of dust. Why do we do this to ourselves?

We really don't have to let relationships get so serious just because we're with somebody for "X" amount of time.

I sat thinking about my own boyfriend today and realised that I've got the idea of being with him all wrong. I've turned into one of those people who thinks "Hmmmm I'm with them for ages now, it obviously has to get serious from here". I now think that I am completely and utterly wrong!

In fact, I think I have found the answer to all the problems couples have: they forget how to have fun together. Just simple, basic fun. It's the reason why you started going out with your other half, because they were a bundle of fun at the start of it all! So, if you think your relationship is failing; then be spontaneous, go for a walk somewhere different, go on a hike, a stroll in the park - anything! It's not about having sex, it's not about being miserable to make the other person happy, it’s not about serious issues and marriage and idealism; it's about enjoying yourself.

If you feel you've lost that spark, it could because you're spending too much time staring blankly at the TV screen; as yet another DVD disc is being slotted into the player. How is that meant to strengthen a relationship?

Sitting in the house with unnecessary explosions illuminating the latest HD television is not the best way to build your relationship. You generally are too fixated on the screen to even speak to, let alone look at, your boyfriend/girlfriend. It won’t build a healthy bond, yet it's what most of our adolescent population is doing.

So come on, get up! You'll have plenty of time to stare at the television when you're seventy-five years old. You do have the ability to explore new places and experience new thrills. It builds you as a couple and you’ll soon find that it’s like the start of your relationship all over again!

So take the opportunity and do something totally random and different you’ll both enjoy. I can almost guarantee you'll thank me for it.

By: tashacossie