Have you ever came in contact with a friend/associate who was in a relationship where they either went every where with their significant other or they didn't go anywhere at all? I have. From the outside looking in it is understandable at times yet sad to watch. From what was the inside looking in (if that makes any sense), its pathetic, annoying, and life changing ( okay maybe I am being a lil dramatic but it is unbearable).
Some people are so attached to each other that they block out the entire world. There can be various reasons behind that. Just to clarify, this post is not addressing those couples. This post is for the couple who answers "let me check with him/her first" or "I can't. She/he is not having it" when asked to attend a friendly outing or just a simple gathering at a friends house. This post is also for the boyfriends/girlfriends who feel betrayed every time their significant other doesn't want to spend every waken moment with them. This post is for the angry phone calls, fake break ups, ultimatums, and threats made by those who feel they control their significant others every move.
I know first hand that being in a relationship where your significant other feels as though they own you is not a healthy one. It not only causes internal conflict in the relationship, it causes conflict amongst those who are forced to witness it. Ladies and gentleman there is only one way to fix the problem at hand. It is a phrases that I use when ever it is called for: realize that your significant other is human. He was a man before he was your man and she was a woman before she was your woman. You cannot expect life to change because you've decided to make an appearance.
It is understandable that insecurities may take over or you may have a partner who has betrayed you in the past. Everyone has insecurities. It is how you deal with those insecurities that dictates the nature of your relationship. For example, your significant other may have planned to go to the club with their friends and your stuck at home doing nothing. There are various ways this situation can turn for the worst. Your job is not to put the car in drive and hit 100mph in the "relationship is over" lane. Temptation is a mother lover (ha ha) but it is up to your significant other to answer to it ( but then again if you don't trust them, why are you with them?).
Not understanding my message yet? Let's try to put it in dialogue.
(Feel free to scroll over if you do get my point)
Girl: (on the phone) Hey Babe. Me and the girls are going to get something to eat at Fridays then head to Roberta's party. Want me to cal you before I leave to the party?
Boy: Are there going to be guys at this party? Why you cant just eat McDonalds and stay home? You follow them everywhere
Girl: Okay. (Sigh) First off I'm a woman with my own mind (notice the conflict arising people) and secondly I barely go out. It's her birthday. What kind of friend would miss that?
Boy: Well, if there's boys there you cant go. What kind of girlfriend leaves her man at home? I'm not going out so you shouldn't either.
Girl: Babe you sound ridiculous. Maria isn't gay. She's going to have the whole Indiana Pacers and they fathers there. lol
Boy: All you do is run the street. You want to go with them? Stay with them. You probably want those guys anyway. It's over
NOW LOOK! I don't know about you guys but I refuse to have a guy dictate my every move and use my heart as a wild card to make me do what it is he wants me to do. Yes, a relationship no longer means you are the only one in the picture but it doesn't mean you have to live in someone else's frame. Im tired of seeing girls on a leash and men without balls (excuse my language). Your name is not on my birth certificate and I cannot be bought. You have to accept that with our unity in this relationship my individuality still remains.
I've lost friends who follow where ever there sexual fantasies and love struck minds lead them. I refuse to loose myself.
So, with that being said Venus and Mars, do you feel the same? Is there a middle or a balance that can be made in a relationship where you can't loose yourself to gain someones love? Do we have to give up? I've heard married people say when your'e married, your'e life is over. Someone please tell me why!