Relationships have changed a lot, especially in the Millennial generation. It seems that we have gone to the opposite extreme. If in the time of our grandparents, when you started seeing a person we were immediately in a relationship and moved on to marriage, now starting to be intimate with a person or getting to know them seems even taboo. Stop introducing people as “my boyfriend” or “my girlfriend,” suggesting that there may or may not be something between you. Because simply, either you haven’t talked about it, you are afraid to do it or you are fine the way you are and why give it a name. Really, do you think that’s it?
The reality is that in love there are no labels. Relationships are all very different but in the end when you are good with a person, you feel comfortable and you love them, you understand that you are their boyfriend or girlfriend. We are used to relating love with a label that reminds us that once placed we can make social presentations and that what you are experiencing is really something serious. It seems that we do not realize that the feeling is the same before the label as it is after: we were already experiencing something serious. So what happens?
Going from calling each other “friends” to “boyfriends” means that it is time to introduce that person to friends and family which means that conflicts are likely to begin in the relationship.
Another factor to take into account is that the moment we are involved in a relationship, the next question, depending on your age, will be: are you going to live together? children for when? A series of indiscreet questions about future plans, which really don’t interest anyone but which people ask you when they know that you are sharing your life with another person.
There are people who, if they do not label the relationship, do not feel insurance Even if you talk about things, you need to give the relationship a name and agree with the other person on what they are going to call it so you can refer to it with other people without hesitation. It depends a lot on the person.
Obviously, labels are not necessary if the couple is happy as they are, and each one is clear about the type of relationship or bond they have with the other person. The important thing is that the feelings are clear. In the end, labels are just that: labels. Calling yourself boyfriend or girlfriend will not influence whether you last longer or shorter with your partner. The only thing it will do is put prejudices over labels in your relationship. So, remember to be happy with the person you have by your side, it is the most important thing! What others say about you is their business, if you are happy the rest doesn’t matter.
