To Save Our Couple, I Ditched My Beloved Self-Help Books
I had to trade personal development books for relationship literature, as they weren’t steering me in the same direction.
A match made in Disney books!
A few months ago, I started dating someone. With him, I felt like I had won the lottery, considering his answer to any of my suggestions was always positive.
Going to watch the latest rom-com? Yes. Participating in a pottery class? Yes. Attending a Nicki Minaj concert? Also yes (even if that was a mistake)!
I believed I had found a partner who liked the same things as I did, and I attributed the successful match to the hundreds of personal development books that advised me to pursue my passions, promising that my perfect match would eventually come my way.
But it was all an illusion.
It’s not that my man had purposely faked liking these things (he was pretty explicit about the Nicki Minaj experience), but as a serial relationship buddy, his highest priority was doing activities as a couple, regardless of whether he truly wanted to participate.
For my boyfriend, spending time together was the best way to ensure that love grew…
