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Reality smacks you in the face and you realize the
relationship is a mess.
Don’t get caught up in who you think you should be. There
may be parts of you that need to evolve or improve, and that’s
OK. Embracing this and allowing it to happen is good and
healthy for you and for a relationship. However, when those
parts don’t truly connect with who you really are, you won’t
be able to sustain them, and eventually your true colors will
show.
Furthermore, you don’t want to fake enjoying parts of him.
We know it’s best to wait for sex until marriage; however,
some of you may have crossed that line or considered it. I’m
using this example because it has a huge impact on
relationships and marriages.
There are more stories than I can count of women who
sleep with men, are not satisfied and act as if everything’s
great because they want to get to the altar. You’ve held on to
or chose to believe that this is what you want, so you act as if
you enjoy the sex, as if you’re content with his long hours at
work, or OK with the lack of time he gives you. You deal with
all the aspects you’re not satisfied with and soon enough, you
can’t keep it up anymore and the entire relationship blows up
in your face.
This is an example of lacking connection.
You weren’t happy there.
When there’s a connection, you’re at peace with this
person. You enjoy them, you’re comfortable being with them,
and you want to be in their presence. You’re content with
them, even with their imperfections. You can be honest with
them about what you need. With a genuine connection, there’s
no need to fake it.
Everything is natural.
Being yourself is key because if you’re not yourself, then
who will they connect to?
I always say you can’t create, nor destroy a genuine
connection. There are people who haven’t seen each other in