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Readiness in Relationships - Reality, Reaction and Reasonableness for Robust Relationships
One of the most important things folks must realize in relationships is that relationships must run their own course, naturally and cannot be pushed, well, you can push them forward, but you are guaranteed not to like the results, say many relationship counselors. Teens most often talk about readiness in relationships, especially teenage girls whose boyfriends are eager to get them in the sack, the advice most often given to these girls is to wait, try abstinence and do not let the boys push you into anything you are not ready for; great advice.
Likewise in adult relationships all too often a blind date, chance meeting or an online dating hookup leads to additional follow-up dates where one side of the relationship is ready for a commitment and the other was intending to just have fun and enjoy some companionship. This of course, is where it gets tricky, much like in the teenager's challenge. One should not commit until they are ready or allow their feelings to be manipulated into forging a relationship that is not ready or worse, is simply not meant to be.
There is no easy way to find the inflection point where a relationship gets serious or where commitment becomes do or die, but it there is an ultimatum put forth by one party to the other, that commitment is mandatory, it is generally time to take a breather for a while. Why? Well, because that is not keeping in the spirit of a true two-way relationship. So, readiness in relationships must be thought out, not merely reactionary, they must be reasonable, if they are to last. This is how long-term robust relationships are formed, if not, they are doomed from the start.
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