Are You Kidding Me?

New relationships. They’re great. In the beginning you are enjoying each others company and getting to know one another. But what happens when you start getting too comfortable with each other?

That can be a good thing, but sometimes it can be bad. Getting comfortable with one another means you are moving a step in the right direction, but can it also signal the end of your relationship?

Too many times I’ve been in a relationship where we start taking each other for granted. Things we used to do for one another out of kindness disappear and we start expecting it instead.

After that things get boring. There’s no surprises, it just becomes routine. Nothing to look forward to but the same old boring stuff each day.

So how do you stop this from happening? My advice? Keep the relationship fun. What’s the point of arguing like a married couple if you aren’t even near that point yet? Why sit at home and watch reruns on tv as if you’ve been together for 50 years?

Go out and do things. Have fun. Try something both of you normally wouldn’t do. Go to an amusement park. See a movie at a drive-in theater. Get lost together on an impromptu road trip. Build a fire out back and roast marshmallows. Go on an art walk.

There are tons of activities you can do while still enjoying each others company. Keep things fun and new, even if you’ve been together for awhile. There’s no reason anything should ever get boring.

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