Nov
18
Relationships are a part of your life whether you choose for them to be or not, and I'm not referring solely to dating relationships. The relationships I am referencing can range from those people you run into at the restaurant, the people in your office, and yes, the romantic interests you may share with an individual.I thought of this the other day when I was remembering back to people who were once such a big part of my life, but to whom i rarely speak to now. And then it hit me - relationships have expiration dates.
Hear me out, you meet someone. The two of you click perfectly. Everything is going great, right? Then, as time continues, you ever so slowly begin spending less and less time communicating with said person, until one day, you realize that that person who was such a huge part of you has now become just a memory from your recent past.
It's all about the expiration date. Every relationship has a beginning time and likewise a designated ending time. Starting from the beginning point, you learn "tid-bits" of useful information whether you realize it or not. Once the relationship has reached its expiration date and dissolved, it is up to you to find out what you have learned from that connection with that individual.
To give the readers an example, I find strong pleasure surrounding anything that deals with cars, specifically sports cars. Earlier this year, I felt that it was time to sell my RX-8 and move on to something that had more horsepower and possibly cylinders as opposed to the 8's rotary engine. During this time, I had formed a relationship in the form of a friendship with a guy who owned a customized 350Z by Nissan. Although the relationship reached its expiration date, and I find myself rarely talking with that individual anymore, I have since purchased for myself a 350Z. From the expired relatinoship, I gathered information that later benefitted me when it came time for me to purchase a new car.
In summary, the relationship began - the relationship ended. I learned valuable information. One cannot harbor negative feelings towards the other person in the above relationship if they take into account all that they have learned. They can mentally thank that person and move on - a better and more improved version of themselves.
Both partners in the dissolved relationship walk away having taken some form of information that may and most likely will be used to shape their future. It is the ultimate formula for a win-win situation. And who doesn't like to win?
Would love to know what you think, disagree with, relate to - so please, take a moment to leave a much appreciated comment.
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