{You might have the best partner and relationship in the world, but you wouldn\u2019t know this because all you do is base your relationship on what you see on social media. You compare your relationship with the fakery on social media and fail to see the good things happening in your own relationship.}<\/p>\n
I have nine genuine reasons why you should stop comparing your relationship to what you see on social media<\/p>\n
{{1. People post their best moments on social media }}<\/p>\n
One thing about social media is that you get to see the best of people\u2019s worlds; they post their happy moments with their partners, vacations, wonderful outings and other fun moments. You could see this and create a bad image of yourself based on the best things happening in another person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
{{2. You don’t get to see their pains }} <\/p>\n
Take a look at social media and you\u2019ll only get to see one side of the story \u2014 the glory. You don\u2019t get to see the pains, the arguments and the misunderstanding. So when you compare your relationship with what you see on social media; you\u2019ll only end up comparing your worst life with the best life of another couple, and that\u2019s an unfair thing to do to yourself.<\/p>\n
{{3. You fall to appreciate the good things going on in your relationship }} <\/p>\n
When you start to see the good things happening in another person\u2019s relationship via what they post on social media, you\u2019ll tend to lose sight of the things happening in your relationship, and you will in turn fail to appreciate all the great things you have working for you.<\/p>\n
{{4. You compare the wrong things }} <\/p>\n
The worst thing about comparing your relationship with what you see on social media is that you will tend to focus more on the wrong things happening in your relationship and compare with the right things in the other person\u2019s relationship, which isn\u2019t right; your focus will only be on the highlighted wrong things happening in your own relationship. That\u2019s what people get to compare whenever they compare their relationships.<\/p>\n
{{5. You start to focus on what doesn’t matter }}<\/p>\n
Communication, understanding, commitment \u2014 these are very important things that should be present in every relationship, but these are the things you won\u2019t get to see on social media. At the end of the day, you will end up focusing on what doesn\u2019t really matter in your relationship.<\/p>\n
{{6. You start to choose fantasy over reality }} <\/p>\n
The life you see on social media is the fantasy most people choose to share, and when you base your relationship on that; you will end up choosing fantasy over reality.<\/p>\n
{{7. You slowly turn yourself into a terrible partner }} <\/p>\n
The danger of focusing on people\u2019s post on social media is that you\u2019ll turn yourself into a terrible partner with each passing day. You complain and nag more, become complacent, unappreciative, ignorant, nonchalant and even disrespectful to your partner \u2014 these are some of the things social media will do to you.<\/p>\n
{{8. You become distracted }} <\/p>\n
Distractions start to set in when you focus your life on social media. Like every other thing in life, the moment you take your eyes off the prize, you start to lose focus, and you get distracted by what shouldn\u2019t matter in the first place.<\/p>\n
{{9. You start reading meaning into everything }} <\/p>\n
Basing your relationship life on social media will make you see more of what doesn\u2019t matter and less of what truly matters, and then you\u2019d start to read meaning into what shouldn\u2019t matter in your relationship.<\/p>\n
Base your relationship on what you share with your partner and never for a second compare it to the false pictures you see on social media. Social media is like a wedding; everyone wears their best clothes and put on their best smiles, but it doesn\u2019t truly mean everyone is rich and happy.<\/p>\n
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