Long stemmed roses, the moonlight walks, the good night kisses and good morning texts.  Wait a minute, reverse that… Long nights of pain, the moon-light shining off of tears, the nighttime fights, and morning regrets.

Relationships. Some people just do not understand. On the contrary, some others embrace their struggles and acknowledge the successes of being together. Relationships are by no means all about sex and simply put–getting along. Relationships require a large amount of compassion, intimacy, and understanding.

First rule in dating, you should like the person. You shouldn’t be with someone if you’re bored, trying to make someone else jealous, or just lonely. However, loneliness can motivate you to get in a relationship that’s actually worth something.

Second rule, you need to acknowledge who you’re with. I don’t mean show off like a trophy, but don’t be afraid to show a little emotion in public I.e. holding hands, an occasional hug and kiss.

Now if those kisses turn into a make-out session, save it for later. The public does not need to see and know of all your business.

Which brings me to another point. Don’t you dare focus on what others may say! Things like “do you seriously like him/her,” “he/she’s not even cute,” and”why” are questions that may lead to a break-up.

If you’re seriously going to let what someone says affect you in such a way that you break up with the person you’re with, then you obviously didn’t have strong enough feelings toward that person.

The only people that should affect your relationship with some significant other is you and that person. You guys are against the world. Let what you two share, overpower what others may think and say.

In comparison, understand what each other wants, and embrace both the similarities and differences. No relationship is perfect; everyone struggles at some point or points in time. It just takes the two people to understand the relationship and make it a successful one.