it appears that young people approx 18 to 25 do not have an exclusivity contract with each other & ‘it’s complicated’ is the status that is more likely to be the status quo. The big C (by that I mean commitment) is a bit out of date now but of course this can cause problems in any relationship, both health & psychological issues.
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it seems it’s better to marry an engineer than a dancer if you want longevity in the relationship. A recent study determines that certain professions have higher divorce rates than others.
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although we don’t often focus on being or staying single, there are huge benefits & it can be very fulfilling. Many people remain single and refuse to be part of a couple and are perfectly happy. And many others hold out for the right match, which may not be as easy to find as some dating sites will have you believe. You may have seen another post that I wrote Settling for Good Enough, (some of us just can’t)!
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a new study was published recently saying that one in five adults are in love with someone other than their partner. Are so…many people are not fulfilled in their current relationship that they must find satisfaction with another partner? Are they not committed enough to their current partner? Or were they not selective enough when they initially got together? Or have they changed so much whilst they have been in the relationship that their partner no longer fits as they did at the start? This is amazing to me as I have preferred my own company to a relationship with anyone who is not a good match and whom I did not love. Obviously I have been living in the dark, like a mushroom???
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it seems that we are such social animals now that even breaking up & divorce is catching too in social networks, not just loneliness! I read about some recent research that suggest that when your friends or family split that it gives others confidence to do it too. I gather & would hope that would only be if the expiration date on the relationship/marriage had come due or was overdue. Nothing stays the same & people & relationships change over time and it is unrealistic to think that two people will stay together FOREVER. Some do that’s true & it is brilliant that they are able to integrate their love with their personal development & evolvement. But for the rest of us it seems we have to be ready to roll with the fast pace of life & intense pressures that we face in modern life. Every individual ultimately will move & grow in the direction that they choose and we cannot limit or manipulate a partner’s path by demanding that they do what we want or go our way! Ultimately that will come back & hit you in the face, control & manipulation of another never really work to anyone’s benefit in my experience.
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