Relationship Tips: How to Be Yourself

Are you always complying to the needs of your better half? Are you always saying yes to everything? The problem starts in the initial phase of a relationship. It is fine that you want to be on your best behaviour and defer to all that your boyfriend or girlfriend wants. After all, you were one of those who spent Saturday nights alone watching television at home. But, that does not mean that you allow yourself to be taken for granted. A relationship between two people will not work unless you both have the freedom to be yourself. Don't be a doormat - set high standards for yourself right from that start.

So if you don't want to go to a movie or a concert, tell him or her about the way you feel. Suggest that they go with some other friend or that you get together for some activity that you both will enjoy. Do not go to that movie unless you are prepared to sit through melodramatic or soppy love themes, or whatever his or her genre is. If you go the first time, you will be setting a precedent. And if you start to try and put your foot down later on in the relationship, your partner is going to be confused and feel that you have changed.

Relationships are tricky business. It does not pay to enter in them unless you are yourself. You should not compromise on your identity. If you can be accepted for the way you are , your likes and dislikes, the way you dress, even your love for something boring, then you will have a lot better chance of the relationship growing and enduring. Accepting differences is important too. Don't go into a relationship hoping to change someone, and most importantly be yourself. That will help you grow as an individual while enriching your relationship.

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