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The two forever conflicting M’s; Marriage and Media, can never go hand in hand. Boys and girls all around the world are walking into their married lives with exceedingly high expectations. Men expect their wives to look and walk around the house in skimpy clothing, just like in their ‘oh so notorious porn fantasies’. Women want their husbands to be spitting images of the likes of Brad Pitt and Shahrukh Khan. But here’s the bitter truth; having these surreal expectations is beyond their control.
Why do you wonder? Well, it’s our ever-delusional media that’s to blame. TV shows, movies, morning shows, and X-rated websites are killing relationships. They are leaving the married and engaged couples of our generation longing for more, both in and out of the bedroom. We’re all running towards better, be it relationships, job titles, salaries, clothing, food, or housing. Everyone wants to be recalcitrant and go around quenching their thirsts for “more”.
Now, I’m not telling anyone to settle for less than what they deserve but come on you guys, a prince on a horse or a woman who’s always in a good mood and ready to f*** does not exist. We all have our ups and downs and it is the love we are provided with when we need it most, that matters. None of us are perfect and believe me when I say that there lies no beauty in flawlessness.
I am a believer in fate and I think the people we are bound to end up with are predefined. So if someone’s there for you with all your dirty laundry, appreciate them. Don’t let the illusions our media creates about “couple goals” fool you, even for a second. All of us have baggage after long, rough days, and that’s okay. Please don’t expect your relationships to be all rainbows and sunshine.
You will, sometimes, at your worst because of the person you think is best for you, but it is how you two cope with those situations, that makes a real difference. So, in a world that gives us trillions of reasons to be ungrateful for what we’re blessed with, find at least a couple thousand to show gratitude. We are neither made with fire nor light, hence none of us possess the power to be completely good or bad, and that’s what makes us human.
Rise beyond the lies our media is hellbent on feeding us and cherish those who care for you. For once you succeed in doing that, no matter how pale, dark, tall, short, or unsexy your partner is, won’t matter. Because then your eyes will truly open to the blanketed love reflecting through their actions. Little acts of kindness will bring you two together and that’s when you’ll experience heaven on Earth.
