Living Your Life Like It's Golden

  

Being in a great, healthy relationship is a beautiful thing. Typically, you start out feeling like the very best version of yourself that you have ever been and this person is there to compliment your gifts, talents, and personality. This is the best part of the relationship, knowing who are and what you want. What happens though when you begin to start feeling like you’re losing yourself? Sometimes we get so invested in a relationship that we forget ourselves and before we know it, we are digging around in the relationship looking for some remainder of that person we were when we fell in love. It’s important that you and your partner are supporting each other, but it is just as equally important to find out how to be a “we” without losing the “me”. One of the main ways to do this is by staying true to the values and morals you had coming into the relationship. As we all know, with maturity and time, what we value might change, but that is something that we must come to realize on our own, not be forced onto us. Another way to avoid losing yourself is to maintain your interests. This means that you shouldn't give up on all the things you loved to do before you got into the relationship. Whether it is dancing, acting, cooking, or just reading books during your free time, make sure you allow yourself to continue to do that while in the relationship. Last but not least, remember that your partner is not perfect and the two of you may not always get along, but keeping a good meaningful flow of communication will help in expressing your likes and/or dislikes.  Remember, never lose track of what you believe in, what you stand for, what's important to you and what makes you happy!