Romantic Relationships

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Majority of people claim college is where you'll meet your future spouse since dating in high school is nonsense. It's not surprising when you see a young couple break up because the guy or girl claims, "It's not you it's me". The relationship rules theory believes friendship (primarily love), are held together by adherence to certain rules. When those rules are broken, relationships have a possibility of deteriorating (DeVito 2015). There are a various types of relationships but my primary focus is on romantic relations. I am a HDFS (Human Development and Family Science) major, with an option in Marriage and Family Therapy, so romantic relationships are the most intriguing to me. Romantic relations can be the most thrilling relationship to…show more content…
We have the same religious beliefs which influences how we treat each other, our relationship, ourselves, and other people. We carry ourselves the same way because our core values are the same. Getting the opportunity to physically see each other every couple weeks caused us to rely and focus on who the other is internally, and not solely on what favor one can do for the other's benefit. The hundreds of miles apart forced us to appreciate personal similarities in attitudes, beliefs, values, and…show more content…
Huff Post published an article saying, the people with whom you surround yourself will somehow influence you. Everyone has heard the expression, "Your friends are a reflection of you". Experiencing some form of a close relationship is vital for our physical and emotional health; it emphasizes to us that someone cares, and that we are love (Rokach, 1998; Roach & Brock, 1995). Relationships are exciting: new friendships, new babies that are born into the family, new romantic relationships, and even new marriages. I'm thankful for all the relationships I have, the previous ones have taught me characteristics that I apply now. Distance has been negative yet positive; we continue to be honest, very open, and like-minded. Those are three elements I apprehended are the core of our personality and what we want in someone else. As a HDFS major, I love 'love': the idea of it, the dynamic, and everything about it. My major clearly vouches for it. Everyone should experience closeness with others; you can learn from someone else, whether it's them giving advice saying to not repeat their footsteps, or both individuals learning how life works together then sharing their different opinions. Being close to someone is proven to benefit individuals because two is better than
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