{{1. Who\u2019s their celebrity crush}}<\/p>\n
Best case scenario it will feel awkward to tell you who their celebrity crush is. After all, at the very least it means that you are not the only person on their mind 24\/7. Worst case scenario is that your feelings might get hurt because you look nothing like Scarlett Johansson or Rihanna.<\/p>\n
{{2. Who\u2019s their non-celebrity crush}}<\/p>\n
Take the awkwardness and offense of knowing their celebrity crush and multiply it by 100, because a non-celebrity crush is (potentially) even more threatening. Like, there\u2019s no chance that they\u2019ll ever get to meet Megan Fox (is she still anyone\u2019s celebrity crush?), but their coworker or best friend\u2019s friend is right there.<\/p>\n
{{3. What topics\/people they talk about with their friends}}<\/p>\n
Conversations between close friends can cover anything, and the trust between two mutual best-friends opens conversations up to the most intimate details of personal lives and preferences.<\/p>\n
{{4. Their favorite hip-hop songs}}<\/p>\n
Hip-hop songs (especially the Top 40, popular kind) tend to be at least a little misogynistic and homophobic. If not that \u2013 they can be pretty graphic and vulgar. Now, of course, there\u2019s Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole, but then there\u2019s also Remy Ma, Tyler, The Creator, and Death Grips. I\u2019m of the opinion that people can enjoy whatever kind of music they like, and it\u2019s not necessarily a reflection of their personality. However, experience shows that not everyone like this.<\/p>\n
{{5. Their favorite rock ballads}}<\/p>\n
If they have a fragile masculinity (e.g. they\u2019re \u201csoft guys\u201d and shouldn\u2019t be classified as macho warriors), can you imagine how difficult it will be for them to admit that they enjoy sappy, lovey-dovey rock ballads about great love and deep commitment?<\/p>\n
{{6. Their image and fitness goals}}<\/p>\n
I feel like in our capitalist society everyone is at least a little unhappy with their body and their image. So, obviously, your boyfriend won\u2019t tell you he wants to look like Ryan Gosling because what he feels that will do is immediately make you start comparing what you have and what you could have if your boyfriend put in the effort to stop eating pizza and go to the gym. \u201cLook at your man. Now look at me. Now look at your man.\u201d<\/p>\n
{{7. The stupid crap they spend money on}}<\/p>\n
Budgeting is difficult. Spending responsibly is nearly impossible. And, finally, sharing what kind of stupid crap you spend your money on can just be straight up embarrassing for them to reveal.<\/p>\n
{{8. How boring he finds your stories}}<\/p>\n
Your boyfriend definitely doesn\u2019t want to hurt your feelings, but I can guarantee that at least 20% (best-case scenario) of your stories bore him out of his mind. But he loves you, so he\u2019s going to nod politely and ask follow up questions about half the time to make it seem like you still have something to talk about these days.<\/p>\n
{{9. What he\u2019s thinking when he\u2019s barely keeping it together but says \u201cI\u2019m fine\u201d}}<\/p>\n
This one is the most universal. Sometimes you just know it\u2019s best to keep your mouth shut and let the anger go away before you discuss important relationship questions. So, \u201cI\u2019m fine\u201d never means that they\u2019re fine, but it\u2019s your signal to leave them alone and pester them with questions at a later time.<\/p>\n
{{10. That he\u2019s considered breaking up with you}}<\/p>\n
This one is self-explanatory and also includes him thinking about \u201cWhat life would have been with that other person,\u201d and \u201cWhat life would have been if they were single,\u201d and \u201cWho gets the TV and is it fair that you get everything and I get nothing?\u201d<\/p>\n
{{11. His guilty pleasure pop song tastes}}<\/p>\n
It seems like these days everyone has decided that \u201cguilty pleasures\u201d aren\u2019t a thing and everyone can like whatever kind of bland, boring pop music they want to like, but maybe your boyfriend doesn\u2019t want you to know that he\u2019s actually completely obsessed with Carly Rae Japsen or Britney Spears.<\/p>\n
{{12. How much he truly values your relationship}}<\/p>\n
Can you imagine being completely open about how you love a person? That amount of vulnerability is nearly impossible to be comfortable with. If you only knew how much they love you, you would probably take advantage of that. All. The. Time.!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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