Don't Drag Someone Along

Over the last couple days I have heard a couple stories of relationships in trouble and relationships ending. One main story that sparked my interest was when one of my good friends explained to me that her boyfriend of two years all of a sudden decided to call the relationship off. This came as a surprise to me because just the other week my friends now ex boyfriend had taken her engagement ring shopping. This made me question my friend of what happened. She explained that she was just as confused as I was. He had picked her up to go to the gym, dropped her off, and by the time she was out of the shower she had received a text stating the relationship wasn't working for him anymore. After meeting in person to talk he explained further that he only enjoyed the relationship during the good times and couldn't handle the stressful situations that sometimes happened. I gave my friend the best advice I could which was to just MOVE ON. Any relationship is hard work and requires a lot of patience. Any one who only enjoys the good times but cant be around for the bad times is not a good relationship person. Most the time once we all hit a certain age we cant change ourselves or others and there is no point in fighting a fight that can never be won. Communication is also a key factor in any relationship and if my friends ex boyfriend wasn't ready to settle down he shouldn't have taken her ring shopping and engraved that image of a future in her mind. The main lesson here is to always be truthful and honest with your feelings in any relationship. Nobody wants to feel like they have been dragged along in a relationship and no one wants to be mislead. It may hurt the other person by speaking the truth, but in the end at least you know you were the best person you could be in stating your honest feelings.