6 Things You Should Do For Yourself Before You Get Into A Relationship

Taken from Higher Perspective, Author Unknown, February 11, 2015

Every day I hear about people clamoring to be in a relationship, as if it were the only way to live a happy life. Relationships can be wonderful, fulfilling experiences, but make sure you’ve taken the time to do these 7 things before you land yourself in a long term relationship.

1. Have a rockin’ social life.

The last thing you should ever want is for a relationship to occupy your time. Don’t go into a relationship as a bored, and dare I say it, boring person. Have your friends. Have your fun. Have a girls night. Have fun with the guys at the bar. Be as social as you want. But don’t wait around for a partner to get you out of the house if it’s what you want.

2. Take care of your body.

This is just good advice in general. Take care of your body! Get outside, get some exercise, eat the right foods, and be a healthy person! No reason to let yourself go just because you don’t have anyone to impress.

3. Know who you are.

Take some time to get to know who you truly are before you bring someone new into your life in such an intimate way. Knowing yourself will help you avoid problems down the road with your partner not being able to know you.

4. Know what you want.

It’s important to be able to say for sure, “This is what I want out of life, and this is what I’d like out of my partner.” Don’t keep standards that are so intensely high that no one could ever fill them, but know the kind of life you want to lead and how your ideal partner fits in with that.

5. Pursue your dreams!

Want to take a trip to South America? Or go sky diving? Or learn to drive a train? Whatever you feel like your dreams are, go do them! It doesn’t matter if you’re in a relationship or not. Get out there and pursue the dreams you have.

6. Live alone.

I think this is an important one. It’s important to live alone for you to truly know how you want to live. That means no partner, no parents, and no housemates. It’ll give you a chance to sync up with yourself and your own living style.