I'M BACK! *Warning* This Post might be a little long

First of all, I want to apologize. I know we haven't lived up to anyone's expectations regarding this blog. Both, my girlfriend and me have been super busy with work and studying that we couldn't keep up with creating creative content. But here I am, taking this time out of my day to write about something I got reminded of again and again in my life. Warning, it might be a little philosophical.

So, as I mentioned, me and my girlfriend have been busy. But I'm not going to write about what we did because I don't think anyone would be interested. Instead, I want to talk about what changes personality-wise and in terms of character when you live in a relationship. I don't know if anyone is interested in that either but here we go. Hahaha.

I want to start with the facts. I'm 20 years old and my girlfriend is 19. We have been in a relationship for 2 years and 2 months now. Although, we started dating in highschool, it was not your typical movie-like lovestory. But that doesn't matter. What matters in this post is, how I have changed in the course of this partnership. For instance, my mentality changed a lot. Before we started dating I'd say I was more selfish than now. Even the first months I was thinking more about myself and trying to treat myself well, rather than my girlfriend. I realized that pretty fast and it has never been like that ever since.

One thing that does baffle me a lot is, the difference between being alone and being in company of the person you love the most. Imagine yourself at a bus stop. You walk up the bus stop and check your clock to see how long you have to wait for the bus. Imagine it's 10 minutes. (Again, this is very personally speaking, so you might disagree, but let's continue.) If you were alone at that bus stop you would be pissed. You would think something like "shit, why do I have to wait so long. I just wanna get home." or something along those lines. Now, imagine the same scenario, but while you wait for the bus you look at your partner. You smile. You hold his/her hand. You kiss. And all of a sudden, the bus shows up. Time flew by so quickly. And deep down you would've hoped the bus wasn't going to come this early because you don't want this moment to end. This special moment with the most special person you know.

I actually think a lot of people will be able to relate to this. Your whole mentality will change when you get into a serious relationship. I'm not talking about one-nighters here. I'm talking about serious, long-term relationships. You start to think about little gifts for your partners. Letters. What food you could surprise them with. You plan dates. It takes up the majority of your time and I think it should be like that. Making your soulmate happy shouldn't have a time restriction. Or thought restriction, if that makes sense.

What I'm trying to say here is, that especially men that don't invest time in their partner, are doing something wrong. And even if it might not be cool to do it infront of your friends or whatever. Well, you chose to be in this relationship. If you can't bring enough effort into it, it maybe was the wrong decision. For me, my partner is everything. This girl is the most beautiful and most precious human being I know. And ever will know. We are planning our future. Where we want to travel. Where we want to live. What jobs we might get into. And honestly, planning this with the person you love most, is such a gift. The human brain often isn't able to comprehend how special something is. Most of the times, you'll realize it when you have already lost it. And I don't want that to happen. And I think no one who is in a serious relationship wants that.

So. What I try to do is remind myself. Remind yourself how special your partner is. Remind yourself how precious the time you spend together really is. And if that's hard to do. Imagine how it would be without your significant other. Then it'll be easier. Getting to know someone is often a serious of coincedences. Life is too short to be grieving all the time. Or being sad all the time. Be happy. Spread love and positivity. Man, I'm sounding like a preacher. My message is: Men, protect your girl. I'm sure I will.


Thanks for reading.

Just. Jump. :)

                             

Before you go crazy and accuse me of something. No. I'm not promoting suicide.
This is all about letting yourself go. Exploring. Finding all the beauties in life. People tend to get caught in vicious circles that they can't leave or can't break out of. Sometimes people don't want to leave it. Because they feel safe in it. They know everything and everyone around them. However, that isn't always good.
The reason why I'm writing this right now is because I want to encourage people. There are so many beautiful places in this world. I bet you won't even have to travel far to find them. The only thing you have to do is leave your comfort zone. Not even for long. People might say "It's dangerous when I go out. I don't know the people here. I don't even know this location here."
Well. Of course there are some risks but they are overshadowed by all the positive feelings you get when you finally break free. New friends. New favourite restaurants. New beaches. Everything is so new and fascinating. I've talked about this in an earlier post. As kids we all had this characteristic. We were all curious. We all wanted to explore new things. It is so sad to see this fade away more and more. Even if something bad happens to you (I hope you will all be safe). It's an experience. An experience that you will have for the rest of your life. Just enjoy the blessings of life and don't think about the negative stuff. Push everything negative aside and just be happy. With everything going on in the world it might be a bit hard, but you can make it. I believe in you. Just. Jump. :)

How well do you know your city?

Yesterday was the 5th of Juy 2016. Great. This already sounds like a highschool homework. Anyway. I don't wanna brag or anything but I found out something. I was just strolling around my hometown, which is Vienna, without any idea of where I was. But isn't that the cool thing? As children one of the strongest characteristics is curiosity. The will to explore new things and find things of which you never knew they existed. As people grow older and the technological progress doesn't seem to slow down, people tend to lose that will. Looking up where you have to go and how you will get there is obviously more relaxing. But you have to break out of it sometimes. When I walk down the streets I see less and less people doing that which is very sad. Yesterday I was concious of my decision. I knew that my phone with internet access was in my pocket. I knew that I could've just openend google maps and figure where I was. But why? I wanted to escape that. I wanted to get outta my comfort zone. I wanted to discover new places on my own without knowing the shortest route to it. And while I was just wandering, looking at places I thought of exactly that misery. Smartphones and other devices suck out the will to explore. Being nosy is great. But I also made the same mistake. I thought that I would know Vienna just because I grew up in this wonderful city. However, there is so much more to it. I really really recommend everyone who is reading this (I don't know how many actually will) to break out of this lifestyle. Think back to when you were a child and didn't have a smartphone. I bet for most of you, those times were filled with joy and happiness. Exploring the world and seeing how beautiful it can be is such a great experience. And if you think that I'm a complete idiot for saying such things, I'm really happy that you've read until here. Trust me. You should try it. With that being said. Thanks for reading.

Chris