If It’s Forever Love, These 10 Things Will Never Change

If It’s Forever Love, These 10 Things Will Never Change ©iStock/123ducu

You always hear about happy couples that get so used to being together that they become slaves to their homebody selves, and every night is all about TV and pizza. So lame, right? But just because you’re finally in an amazing relationship that is clearly going to last forever doesn’t mean you have to give up entirely. When your love is the real deal, these 10 things should never, ever change:

  1. You can talk about anything and everything. Your difficult coworker, your fight with your best friend, your thoughts on the latest Real Housewives city — no topic should ever be off-limits. You and your guy should chat all the time and you should never fall into a super lazy routine of not talking about your day or your deepest thoughts.
  2. Your chemistry is through the roof. Sure, things change, but how attracted you are to each other shouldn’t. You should think he’s the hottest guy you’ve ever seen in your life and want to make out with him at any given moment. If you don’t, there’s a problem.
  3. You plan for the future together. If one of you gets a promotion that would mean a massive move across the country, you’d definitely talk to the other person. You think about your collective future, not just your own.
  4. You’re a team. You still take each other into consideration, no matter how long you’ve been a couple. Grocery shopping on your way home from work? You text to ask if he wants anything. Going to be out late? You text to let him know so he doesn’t worry. People have gotten used to seeing you guys together at parties and events and think you’re a super strong unit.
  5. You still see your friends. A lot. You’re not the lame girl who ditches her BFFs for her long-term BF. You still go out whenever you feel like it, and would never dream of letting those important relationships fade to dust.
  6. You’re each your own person. You may have a boyfriend but that doesn’t define you. You’ve still got your dreams and goals and hobbies, and he’s got his, too. That’s definitely the sign of a healthy couple.
  7. You make a huge effort. You don’t settle for take-out when the two of you could make a new recipe together. You don’t grab beers at your local spot instead of trying that new place halfway across town. You keep trying to make your bond stronger and spend as much time as you can together, and you’d never dream of falling into a lame routine.
  8. You don’t take each other for granted. You know that just because you’ve been together for ages and show zero signs of breaking up anytime soon, that doesn’t mean you couldn’t fall apart at any given second. You appreciate each other and work hard at your relationship.
  9. Every day is a fun new adventure. Sounds super cheesy but it’s a real sign of true love. If you don’t have fun on a regular basis, you have no business being together. If you can smile through the hard moments in life and make even the most awful of chores seem super amazing, you’ve got a keeper.
Aya Tsintziras is a freelance lifestyle writer and editor from Toronto, Canada. In addition to writing about dating and relationships for Bolde, she also writes about movies, TV, and video games for ScreenRant and GameRant. She has a Political Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Journalism from Ryerson University. You can find her on Twitter @ayatsintziras and on Instagram @aya.tsintziras.
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