Relate-tion-ship

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#Relationshipgoals has become one of the most popular hashtags on social media. With beautiful images of ‘couples’ posed, styled alike, gazing into each other’s eyes or an image with the female resting on her lover’s bosom. Sometimes it’s an image of the couple standing in front of a backdrop of natural scenery or some famous monument in France or Italy. It seems that the world is obsessed with the romantic kind of love. But that’s not the only type of relationship goals that matters these days, there’s also #familygoals #bromance #friendshipgoals #squadgoals and  - did I miss anything?

Well if there is, that’s all I can remember for now. But what about the other relationships which don’t have any goals attached to them. I say this with an image of the work colleague who is known to be the nice one who doesn’t get invited to lunch with the rest of the crew. That person is too diligent in his/her role and is too busy doing the job well that we can’t relate with them. But when we need some information or something done urgently, we know who to ask. That’s exploiting a relationship for one’s own benefit. It’s time we learn to relate well with each other.

Relationship is defined as
  1. a connection, association, or involvement. 
  2. connection between persons by blood or marriage. 
  3. an emotional or other connection between people: the relationship between teachers and students.
  4. a sexual involvement; affair.
Source: Dictionary.com

I always say that you don’t have to be friends with everyone but you should try to be nice to everyone. There’s too much ‘fakeness’ in this world. I’ve heard people say ‘I want to be real with this or that person’ and that realness results in backbiting, making fun of the person behind their back or just provoking the person to anger. If you are wrong, gather the courage to say sorry and let the relationship return to its peaceful status; where perhaps you still don’t become friends. As I said earlier, relationships don’t necessary have to get to their friendship level, just in as far as you can be at peace with the other person.

But why can’t we just be ‘nothing’ (not friends or enemies)?... you might ask. That’s exactly where I am heading. I’ll cover this in the next post. Watch out for it.

Till next time!

Keep living xoxo



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