This are six dating mistakes you have to avoid when you are in a new relationship…Read
1. Don’t overdo or rush it
New relationships can cause you to
get in over your head: All you want to do is spend all your time with
your partner and give up everything else in your life — friends,
hobbies, family, your dog, etc. New relationships are intoxicating, and
you should by all means enjoy every minute of it. However, don’t take it
too far — while it’s fun to lose yourself in your new S.O.,
you become in danger of losing yourself. Find a balance, because at the
end of the day, there’s no rush.
2. Don’t hold back
A new relationship is scary, especially
when it comes to revealing your true self to another person. What if
they don’t accept you for who you are? New relationships are an
exquisite dance of baring our emotions and vulnerabilities to another
person who we don’t know incredibly well but really care about. If you
share too much, maybe they’ll see something they don’t like or find
attractive, and then reject you. However, sharing too little is just as
big of a dating mistake. You partner will be able to sense this. We’re
all afraid at the beginning of a new relationship, but you should step
up and be the brave one.
3. Enough with the games
You’re in a relationship now. You don’t
have to play games; you’re past that stage (although you should never
really play games, they’re foolish). Maybe you’ll hold off on calling or
texting back, and if something upsets you, you’ll back away and not
talk about it. If you do any of these things, you’re doing a great job
at potentially sabotaging your relationship. Communication is the key to
any successful relationship, and learning how to communicate with your
S.O. is one of the best things you can do.
4. Be yourself
Remember, you are your own person and
should not change who you are because you think it’s expected of you or
it’s verbalized that you do so. If that’s the case, you are definitely
with the wrong person. Your entire person, including your personality,
the way you think and speak, what you wear etc. is specific to you. Do
not lose your uniqueness, and do not give up on those wonderful things
just to please another person — nor should you expect that of them.
5. Don’t get lazy
Remember how nice and thoughtful you
were when you started dating your S.O.? Don’t stop that and don’t get
too comfortable too quickly. The fun of a new relationship lies in the
fact that you have not settled into a routine just yet. Don’t be so
quick to fall into one.
6. Let your crazy rest
We all have weird single behaviors that
we engage in that make us feel good. This is not something you should
reveal all at once but slowly as time goes on. I’m not saying don’t be
yourself but allow the pieces to reveal themselves little by little.
These quirks are nothing major, rather things you’re just in the habit
of doing.
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