How is love like a story?
Love is like a story because of one’s expectations in a relationship, and the things that happen in their life to form this story. Love follows a literary progression. We have a beginning, middle, and end, and have plot, characters, and themes.
Relationships are based off how a partner and the relationship correspond to a partner’s ideal love story. If certain aspects are missing or completely different from how they thought it out to be, the relationship may fail. With that said, a partner’s story may influence you to change your story and your life so that you can fit their criteria. Thus, we may not fully understand our partner’s stories and vice versa.
Basic literary progression is essential to any story, whether …show more content…
The cost-benefit in relationships refers to what you lose and gain with your partner. One example in the podcast was how you might gain weight because your partner is lazy and does not enjoy working out. Another example is that they might be the push you need to stop a destructive habit, such as smoking. The cost-benefit influences how committed you are, due to changes to your sense of self. The more committed you are, the more sacrifices you are willing to make for your partner.
Self-expansion refers to doing things that you might have had no interest in before your relationship. They reference self-expansion as one of the biggest factors in developing a relationship, as experiencing new things together make you feel closer to your partner. These could be things like trying new hobbies, sports, food, …show more content…
I have turned a bit softer and more sensitive since I started dating my girlfriend, taking on some of her traits. I think that’s a good thing. On the other hand, she told me that early in our relationship she started cussing more than she ever has (I tend to curse a lot), and others noticed it too. This is probably not a very good thing. However, I think we’ve self-expanded a great deal. We’ve both been introduced to different foods (she’s Cuban, I’m Filipino, and we’ve never had each other’s respective cuisines), listened to each other’s music, watched each other’s TV shows, and participated in each other’s hobbies. This short podcast gave me more insight into my own relationship and how we have changed each other over almost two
Love is like a story because of one’s expectations in a relationship, and the things that happen in their life to form this story. Love follows a literary progression. We have a beginning, middle, and end, and have plot, characters, and themes.
Relationships are based off how a partner and the relationship correspond to a partner’s ideal love story. If certain aspects are missing or completely different from how they thought it out to be, the relationship may fail. With that said, a partner’s story may influence you to change your story and your life so that you can fit their criteria. Thus, we may not fully understand our partner’s stories and vice versa.
Basic literary progression is essential to any story, whether …show more content…
The cost-benefit in relationships refers to what you lose and gain with your partner. One example in the podcast was how you might gain weight because your partner is lazy and does not enjoy working out. Another example is that they might be the push you need to stop a destructive habit, such as smoking. The cost-benefit influences how committed you are, due to changes to your sense of self. The more committed you are, the more sacrifices you are willing to make for your partner.
Self-expansion refers to doing things that you might have had no interest in before your relationship. They reference self-expansion as one of the biggest factors in developing a relationship, as experiencing new things together make you feel closer to your partner. These could be things like trying new hobbies, sports, food, …show more content…
I have turned a bit softer and more sensitive since I started dating my girlfriend, taking on some of her traits. I think that’s a good thing. On the other hand, she told me that early in our relationship she started cussing more than she ever has (I tend to curse a lot), and others noticed it too. This is probably not a very good thing. However, I think we’ve self-expanded a great deal. We’ve both been introduced to different foods (she’s Cuban, I’m Filipino, and we’ve never had each other’s respective cuisines), listened to each other’s music, watched each other’s TV shows, and participated in each other’s hobbies. This short podcast gave me more insight into my own relationship and how we have changed each other over almost two