Reflection Blog 7

I really enjoyed the article “Great Expectations”. From my experience, when people talk to me about their relationships and reasons why they feel they aren’t working, they usually say something along the lines of, “he’s not my soul mate”. I have always thought that if you put effort into your relationship, it will work. But being in a relationship is a lot of work, and things aren’t always going to go perfectly, and sometimes you will disagree and argue but that is part of being in a relationship. I think that this article was also trying to get the point across that there really is not such thing as a soul mate, and that that belief could end up ruining your relationship with someone you really love.  I got married young, to my high school sweet heart, but he really is my best friend. The article talks about when you are fully committed in a relationship; it gives the opportunity to truly love your partner, warts and all. I really liked the way the article worded that, because if your boyfriend or girlfriend only sees the perfect side of you, how are you going to feel waking up next to them one morning and you both have terrible morning breath. I think people should be who they really are, relaxed and fun when with a significant other. I’m not saying go to the bathroom with the door open or anything, but i think its best to be open with each other, and that is what this article talks about.