- Date posted
- 36w
reframing my perfectionists views
I’ve been working on reframing my views on relationships because it has been getting in the way of enjoying my partner. I have these thoughts constantly that say what if you’re not best friends enough because you’re not constantly talking and laughing. You guys have differences that’s a bad thing. You should be the same person and always click no matter what’s going on. He should always make you feel over the moon and if you’re bored that must mean something is wrong. I’m learning that long term love isn’t always perfect. In fact nobody is ever perfect. Long term love is a choice and happens to come with feelings that ebb and flow. Of course i love my boyfriend but we don’t always see eye to eye. Sometimes were disconnected (especially if i have racing negative thoughts) sometimes he annoys me and sometimes i want to go do something he may not. None of this means anything besides that we are in a long term normal relationship. What’s more important than anything is that we show each other love, we put in effort into our connection, we share similar values and want nothing more than for the other to be happy. Once i can get past the little disconnect that comes (and will happen in a healthy relationship) without analyzing it for deeper meaning, the sooner I’ll be able to relax into our connection. If anyone has gone through this process when navigating a relationship past the honeymoon phase i would love to hear from you! with obsessive thinking and overanalyzing it makes navigating this stage more difficult and i don’t think people talk about it enough!