Part 2: If You Need to Lie About Your Relationship to Impress Others, Don't!

Romancipation

S2 Episode 11: Part 2: If You Need to Lie About Your Relationship to Impress Others, Don’t!

Episode Summary

It is natural for people to compare their romantic relationships with their peers. As tempting as it may be, resist the urge to try and one-up your friends or colleagues. If you got lucky and found your soul mate, that’s amazing. Make sure to take the time to cherish and appreciate your situation and your partner. Focus on living in the moment instead of bragging or lying in an attempt to impress other people.
There is no need to over-share or advertise how amazing your romantic life is because it may come back to bite you in the ass. If people decide they want what you have, they may try to take it away from you instead of finding a great partner themselves.
We all want to believe that we are loved and appreciated by our partners. So, imagine how hurt your partner would feel if they heard you were lying about them because the real situation was “not good enough”. If you do need to make up stories about your relationship or partner to impress other, this is not the right fit for you.
At the end of each episode, Marlee and Lis vent about commonly experienced issues in romantic relationships. In this episode, the ladies discuss when a person drops their friends as soon as they enter a new relationship.

Show Notes

In a previous episode, we talked about hiding the red flags of your relationship. In this episode, we’re talking about lying about your relationship to impress other people. If you need to make up stories about your partner to impress others, it could indicate you don’t feel they are actually good enough for you.
If you have a really good relationship, you just live in the moment and just experience it. You wouldn’t need to be spending your time telling people about it in person or on social media. This behavior makes other people feel bad because you make your relationship habits feel unattainable.
Bragging is one thing. Bragging is when the behavior actually happens. Lying is what usually takes place when you’re trying to impress others, from how little you fight in your relationship to how often you have sex. Funnily enough, the number one person who will reveal the truth will be your partner because they often don’t even know about the lie you have told others.
If your partner truly is awesome, generous, and great in the sack, don’t advertise it. Just enjoy it. If you announce it, you could flaunt it to someone who wants what you’ve got and end up getting robbed of it. Your lies come with a warning label, so be smart about what you say about your partner.
In this episode, the vent session topic is: When people drop their friends as soon as they get in a relationship. It’s one of the most self-centered things you can do to a friend. You can’t expect the friend to be there for you when the relationship ends. If someone thinks they can exit your friendship without any thought for you, they don’t deserve you.
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