How To Avoid Becoming That Annoying Couple Everyone Hates - Page 13

We’ve all been in a relationship where we think we have found true bliss, heaven on earth even. You’re newly in love, your heart is singing, and all you can think about is this man and his relationship with you. We’ve also all been on the flip side of things, watching our friends be all touchy-feely with their new man and confessing their love every chance they get. Though it can be cute for a short while, after some time, it gets really, really annoying, and you may find yourself cursing love. Here are 7 things to avoid doing so that you don’t become the annoying couple.

Avoid overusing the word we

It’s okay to say that “we went to dinner last night” or that “we are going to see this movie tomorrow.” Using the word we only becomes an issue when you start using it for every single thing. Though it may be nice to say we and to recognize the fact that you have a man by your side, don’t lose focus that you are an individual still. You’re still an “I” and a “me.”

…Instead watch your vocabulary

No one is asking or expecting you to completely erase the word “we” or “us” from your vocabulary. Instead, your friends are secretly wishing that you’d just tone things down a bit. It’s plenty fine to talk about you and your boyfriend, but it’s not okay to talk as if you two have morphed into one single living and breathing body. That just becomes annoying and flat out strange.

Don’t assume your man is invited

When a friend asks you to go to lunch or to go to see a movie, don’t automatically assume that your boyfriend is invited as well. If you’re invited to a party or for a night out on the town with a bunch of other people, then it’s acceptable to bring your man along with you. But don’t dare bring your man to your best girl’s house after she invited you over to watch TV and chow down on some Chinese.

…Instead ask

If the proposed plans seem like ones that would be okay to involve your boyfriend in, ask instead of just assuming that it is okay to bring him. But before you even ask, take a step back and consider the situation. Does your man really need to spend an hour or two hanging out with your best friend? Does he need to tag along at the mall with you two while you shop for clothes for an upcoming party? Think, and then ask if the plans are appropriate.

Don’t cancel plans with your girls

Your best girls will realize that you’ll want to spend some time with your man on a Saturday night eating a nice dinner instead of hanging out at the local bar. But, as time passes, it’s important that you start spending time outside of your relationship, especially spending time with your closest friends. Once you’ve made plans to go shopping or to hit up the spa, don’t cancel these plans, or else you just make yourself out to be rude and it makes your friends think that they’ve lost importance to you.

…Instead stick to your plans

There’s really nothing else that you can do here than to simply stick to the plans that you make with your friends. Your friends will understand that you’ll have a little less time to spend with them since you’ll want alone time with your man. But don’t use your relationship, or being in love, as an excuse to cancel plans with people.

Don’t rule out your single friends

When you’re in a relationship, it’s always nice to be friends with other couples, since you can go on double dates and do couple things together. However, just because you’re in a relationship doesn’t mean that your single friends don’t have a place in your life anymore. Couples and single people can hang out and have tons of fun.

…Instead make time for everyone

Being in a relationship should not deter you from hanging out with certain people in your life. Of course you may want to tone it down with that one man you had a crush on months ago, but other than that, not being single doesn’t mean that your single friends can be tossed aside. Don’t hesitate to ask your single friends to come hang out with you and your man. Single friends can have just as much fun as your couple friends.

Don’t talk about your relationship all the time

Your friends don’t care that it’s been 25 days and 7 hours since your first date. Your friends also don’t care about some of the other personal and obsessive details that you’ve kept track of, nor do they care to hear only about how your relationship is going and how amazing your boyfriend is. Speaking of these weird and random details only makes you look and sound a little odd. Talking about nothing but your relationship gets boring, quickly.

…Instead filter your topics

When you’re with your friends, there is no need to talk about nothing but your relationship. No matter how giddy or in love you are, there has to be other things to your life than just your relationship. Talk about work, school, something other than your relationship. It’s okay to mention things here and there, but don’t let your relationship define what you talk about, especially around your friends.

Don’t show PDA every second of the day

It’s just fine and dandy to kiss your man, hold his hand, and hug him when you’re in public, but when you’re hanging out with friends, there is no need to be kissing and hugging up on each other every second of the day. Though you may think it’s cute and that it shows that you two really do care about each other, in the end it can get extremely annoying. Every time your friends are looking over, there you two are faces.

Stop flooding your social networks with relationship stuff

In the early stages of your relationship, it’s expect to see the tell-tale signs on your social networks. Your Facebook relationship status will change and you may post you two’s very first official selfie together on Instagram. However, as the relationship becomes a little less new, the selfies and Facebook status updates in regards to your boyfriend should start to slow down. No one cares about how much you love your man, especially when you’re writing about it every single day. And no one wants to see you two kissing every hour of the day. This will make you the most annoying couple ever.

…Instead Keep some of your love private

Taking selfies of you two here and there is fine, and posting a love-filled Facebook post can be tolerable every once in awhile, but if you find that you’re doing these things on the daily, ask yourself why. Are you trying to show off? Do you feel the need to confess your love publicly to make it real and true? Keeping your love private, such as writing each other notes or leaving a message on the mirror, is much more romantic.