Sometimes we are so focused on falling in love, that we are very uneducated on the process of staying in love. ❤

...that we put too much focus on our own feelings (what they are, what we think they should be, what we think they could be, what they aren't but want them to be) rather than who the other person is.


That's generally why it helps to have a partner with whom you communicate, and can endeavor to help each other figure out what's going on.

Other than that, love is only one (naturally occurring for romantic relationships) tool to facilitate relationship longevity, not the end all be all sole absolute end game goal that's bigger than your whole relationship.

What year is it?

nearly 20 2 1

Lol

Has nothing to do with education. Has everything to do with societal breakdown.

With the loss of God, we got rid of the sanctity of marriage, and that demonstrated that vows have no longer have meaning, divorce allows parents to choose themselves over their children, and with no more virtue - we celebrate promiscuity.

With the inventions of new products and innovations, people are buried in their phones which is most important than anything else going on in their lives (ever gone out with someone who couldn't put their phone down for a whole hour?). Dating apps, which allow people to treat people as disposable - they can find someone they like, keep them hanging on, until somebody better comes along when it's so damn easy to meet another, and they always deserve better

For the new generation dating, they've grown up getting most things handed to them by their parents and never had to work for anything - which makes them appreciate things less and generally lack strong character and fortitude. They've grown in an era of instant gratification - everything now comes quick and effortless (you can't really blame them for that...) but it can make them impatient. They we're also raised in a nerf world where they all get participation ribbons and told they're special - when they're not.

Education is not going to help, and I don't know if there is any turning back from this breakdown. We can only pray and cross our fingers.

More important to find the right person for you, fall in love, then do what it takes to stay in love.

I thought this was going to be a thread about fixing a Ford Focus.

Actually I did too, because it was originally in the miscellaneous