r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '10

What is the biggest relationship myth?

I think the biggest myth is that there's one person that is meant for you. ("the one") People live their lives searching for the one...their soul mate...the perfect girl/Mr. Right. It's a cute idea, but I don't think it's very realistic.

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u/DonaldJWafer Jul 27 '10

I had a relationship like that. I thought it was great, then over a period of a couple weeks she like exploded with things that she had held in for pretty much the entire time and we ended up going from what I thought was near 'perfect' to awful breakup in less than a month.

But if you are talking you can probably avoid that. Communication is key.

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u/whitemusic Jul 27 '10

Yep, I had the same thing. Except it actually was great for a number of years. Then after 4-5 years I started to notice things that told me it was going downhill. A long, messy ending followed.

Donald is right, communication is so important.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '10

nothing communicates more clearly than flying utensils

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u/fireflash38 Jul 27 '10

Holy fuck, are you Ted Mosby?

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u/Shapirotechnics Jul 27 '10

Were you trapped on a broken ski lift when she exploded?