Dating and Marriage

Taking a closer look at dating and relationships is important. I think it is a good idea to read about other peoples' opinions to fully understand how a healthy relationship should look and feel. After reading these two articles, I have a better understanding of how I want my relationships and marriage to be. Because I have not really thought about marriage and obviously have not been involved in marriage but I think there should be an equal balance of yourself and the other person. It would be unrealistic to say that you were going to completely give up your life for someone and honestly, I wouldn't want my partner to do that. I think they should still be themselves and meet me in the middle. Religion and other views should be similar. However, if they are not the partners should still be understanding and respectful of their opposing views. The New York Times said that partners will bring new experiences and I also agree with that. When you live with someone and spend a lot of time with them you are automatically exposed to something new. In marriage, you should be open to trying new things so that you can experience the world with your partner. I agree completely that relationships are all about self expansion because when you love someone else you are learning new things about yourself and are adapting to the new changes in your life. I think self expansion is essential in life and an ideal way to achieve that is through dating and marriage. I think modern ways of marriage are just to be stable. Stable with money and a nice home and things like that. I feel like with our modern culture people are skipping the spending time together and growing and are focusing more on issues and financial things. Today, more than ever, many relationships end. People can grow apart but also I think that some people just are not ready for the commitment of their entire lives. Love is truly present when there is trust, comfort and happiness.