No one told me that relationships were truly a lot of work. I don't mean just the "commercialized" or "romanticized" versions of the work that comes with relationships, but the truly down and dirty work that comes with two people coming together and trying to make a relationship work.
Day in and day out I find myself successfully content, but morbidly depressed that there is more work to being in a relationship than just a few romantic dates, sending flowers, remembering birthdays, and being a great kisser. I feel like I have been duped and bamboozled by the painful realization that relationships actually seem to take energy mind, body, and soul; this is critically draining and it feels as if at times I don't have the fortitude to endure what is required of me.
Performance pressure?
Performance anxiety?
Those are definitely no longer terms just associated with men being unable to get an erection or prevent premature ejaculation. I'm not saying that I want to give up on being in a relationship or being in love, but I definitely will say that I need to find a happy medium and unfortunately I'm trying to stay away from the booze.
Maybe this should have been a Dating PTSD post, but then again I'm just talking.
Relationships Talks
Joseph is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker in the Washington, DC area. Joseph is the author of the forthcoming book “Love Me Right or Not at All”, A Quick Guide to Loving Yourself and Others the Healthy Way. This book seeks to assist everyone who reads it to love with balance and give love to the right people. Joseph is striving to become an expert in the practice of relationship empowerment. He strives to build healthy, powerful, and well-balanced relationships in the lives of everyone who seeks after the knowledge, values, and skills Joseph has honed over the last ten years. Joseph is an aspiring Marriage and Family Therapist, but to also travel around the nation and hopefully the world, to spread the message that relationships can be simple, yet amazing if you put in the work. Relationships are vital to the human experience and often shape our mindsets, our personalities, and our environments. Knowing this, Joseph works to encourage not only those who believe in his skills, but also works passionately to build his knowledge and skills in the area of relationships to present the best of who he is both personally and professionally.
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