My fiancĆ© and I have been together for 3 years and there have been a couple lulls in our relationship where things were stagnant and boring. Part of the problem was just adjusting to familiarity and routine; in our heads we were comparing how things were at the present with how things were in the start of our relationship, when it was fresh and exciting and new. Weāre also not very spendy when weāre together so thereās nothing particularly exciting about staying at home watching movies on the couch. But we recognized that saving money was important to both of us, and we recognized that relationships shift over time and familiarity isnāt a bad thing, just a different thing.
I also had a hard time believing my fiancĆ© was really happy with me, but one day he was said āthe only way this will work is if you trust me when I tell you thingsā. And he had a point, I could go through life feeling paranoid and unworthy… or I could accept and believe his words were true and save myself all kinds of worrying. Thankfully deep down, I know Iām a catch and that any man who I choose to be with is getting a sweet deal, so it was just a matter of embracing that ideal instead of listening to my jerkbrain.