Relationship Advice for all who wants to get it Right

Unless you’ve been too wrapped up in
your Instagram and Twitter feeds, I’m sure you’ve noticed that all of your
obnoxiously coupled-up friends are suddenly single or on the way to
being single right now.
Break-up season is upon us.
Of course, it has to do with how fucked
up we are about dating, definitely.
Average modern relationships
statistically last just two years and nine months. So much for forever!
This is directly correlated with a
high use of social media. An overwhelming amount of ex-couples surveyed listed
social media as a reason their love didn’t last.
So, while you’re busy proverbially
fucking your Facebook page, your Facebook page is literally fucking you over.
Technology is relationship poison.
According to Hannah Green, a
researcher at OnePlusOne: “Spending time together and
communicating well with your partner is of great importance for building
healthy and lasting relationships.”
You’re single because you put more
value on likes than actual love.
Now, while it seems obvious spending
all your time online instead of giving your partner attention is not the best
way to promote relationship bliss, there is another reason you’ve felt so
inclined to swap monogamy for singledom as of late: the weather.
This has probably happened to you
before. Think back on your (probably tumultuous… it’s fine we’ve all been
there) dating history and consider the times of year in which you were in a
relationship.
You were single in the summer most
of the time, right?
There’s a reason for
this. Cuffing season is over. We’re unsatisfied with what we settled
for back in November, and now we’re ready to sow our wild oats out in the
sunshine.
We no longer need a cuddle buddy.
to pair up, and we’re finally back out on rooftops and at brunch
looking to get some ass.
It’s summer, baby. Suddenly,
everyone is single and ready to mingle.
Why
does cuffing season happen?
Dating coach, Tracey Steinberg
told MTV:
…When things get cold in November to
March, everyone is in 10 layers, and most people don’t want to be running
around outside. So it’s nice to have someone to snuggle [and] drink hot
chocolate with.
The short answer is we don’t want to
be lonely. Being alone sucks, so we snap up the first nice boy or girl who
looks our way and make him or her BAE in the blink of an eye.
Winter is for hunkering down, not
hooking up.
We’re
subject to nature.
It all really comes down to nature.
Charles Darwin’s classic “survival of the fittest” ideology basically sums up
why we’re so into getting into relationships when it starts to get cold.
Darwin said if you were a weirdo who
liked to walk around in the cold by yourself, you were less likely to survive
and procreate, whereas those who found mates during colder months had a much
higher chance of remaining alive and making babies.
Since you are naturally more
equipped to survive as a singleton when it’s warm out, it’s no wonder you’re
more likely to be out on your own.
We’re
taken in the winter and single in the spring.
According to Gurl, a new love is exactly like being on drugs:
We actually get a high from being
smitten. We have more energy. We lose our appetites. We don’t sleep enough, and
we feel goal-oriented — in that we want our goal to be to win over and spend
all our time with the guy or gal inspiring that high.
So, when we find love, we’re
ecstatic. We’re on an emotional roller coaster, literally wasted on these
feelings of delight.
Everything feels so good that we
rush into relationships unabashed.
The perfect time to do this is when
the weather starts to get cold, so we have someone to keep us company.
The average time to break up is
after three to five months of dating, once the
butterflies stop flapping and the romance fades.
This also means if you’re getting
hot and heavy with your SO in October, you’re likely to be over it by March,
just in time for summer.
We’re
outside more.
Nothing makes you want to be
outdoors more than a beautiful, warm summer day.
Gone are the days of hermit life
with only your basic boo and Frank and Claire Underwood to keep you company.
During the summer, you’re
out basking on terraces and mingling at rooftop bars. It’s easier to meet
people and to shop around.
Not to mention everyone is wearing
minimal clothing and showing off the summer body he or she spent all
winter perfecting.
We’re
in a better mood.
Being out in the sunshine will
scientifically make you a happier person. The sun boosts your levels of vitamin
D, which helps to boost your energy levels.
The summer makes you more active and
energized; therefore, you’re more likely to go out looking for love instead of
opting to stay indoors. With summertime comes optimism.
Plus, everyone knows when you’re in
a good mood. You’ve got sex on the brain, and when you’re having a lot of sex,
you’re definitely going to be in a good mood.
We
get restless when the seasons change.
While during the cold winter months,
all you want is someone to share your Ben and Jerry’s and watch “GOT” with you,
when the world outside starts to thaw and the sundresses and
sangria comes out, you just want to get out of the house and do your
own thing.
Once you start going out regularly
with your SO, as opposed to being stuck inside, you start to see what that
person is about in a whole new light.
It may suddenly become apparent that
this person isn’t an avid bruncher or beach goer.
Perhaps he or she isn’t about
spending evenings on rooftops or weekends in Montauk. All of your differences
will suddenly become very apparent.
Suddenly, he or she starts to
feel like more of a burden than a comfort.
You can feel your boyfriend or
girlfriend weighing you down when you just want to be free to live. You’re
restless, and you want to get out into the world and explore it.
If you’re going to break up,
it’s best to do it when the weather is favorable.
source Elite Daily
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