Souvenirs at the Wedding
What is it with women and souvenirs at weddings?
I’m actually curious to know if we women pride ourselves in the number of souvenirs we get to take home from weddings. I was at my friend’s wedding a couple of days ago and there were these gorgeously dressed women who just had to have every single souvenir that passed their table. Is there some medal attached to the quantity of souvenirs we’re able to acquire? At the same wedding, there was a friend of mine who came at the very end of the wedding, yet she took home the most souvenirs.
What beats me is, it’s not that we can’t afford to buy these souvenirs on our own; it’s just that when we get it free, it feels so much better.
Nope, that’s not the only reason we do it, can you blame us when we have to pay outrageous amounts of money for the aso ebi? (i cant complain, I've done mine)....
So I guess in our own way, it’s simply taking what truly belongs to us, right??
So why do we do what we do?
Long Distance Relationships
She stood there and watched him pull out his passport from his inner coat pocket and hand it over to the immigration officer. The queue at the airport was extremely long, but she didnt mind; As long as she could steal some extra time with her fiance.
The airport couldn't have been busier, so many people traveling outside the country, not to talk of the ones returning into the country. "I’ll be back soon baby", he said with sadness in his eyes, as the tears flowed down hers. "When"? She thought. Drawing her close, he kissed the tears that flowed down her cheeks and unto her lips, then reassured her of his love for her.
She had a strange feeling she may not see him again. What could she possibly do about this? absolutely nothing. He had to go to school and she had to wait for him (at least until she could get time off from school). How were they ever going to make this long distance relationship work?
Everyone hates the idea of long distance relationships, however many are stuck in it. When faced with one, it’s important to decide if you wish to continue in the relationship or not, because long distance relationships are expensive, exhausting, and involves the investment of time and emotions. If you do decide to stick with it, please note that you would need to make a lot of sacrifices and life style changes. If you both love and trust each other, when the waiting is over and you're finally together, it makes it all worthwhile.
Bridge that communication gap. Many people don’t know this, but successful long distance relationships are built on a solid line of communication. When communication is all you have, for a very long time, you hold it dear to your heart and cherish it. Technology has made this so much easier now with Skype, emailing, phone technologies like blackberry, ovi chat etc. Things are a lot different now so there are no excuses for silence. Gone are the days when all we had were letters in the P.O Box and a few expensive calls.
Trust is very important in EVERY relationship wether it's long distance or not. Truth is, if you dont trust your patner,please dont even think about entering into that relationship, more-so when you have to live apart for a certain period; you may end up causing yourself so much heartache and trauma worrying over your partner's activities. If there's no trust, it would eventually cause a break up, so why invest your emotions in someone you dont trust. Think about it...
Share special moments like you were together; taking birthdays, anniversaries, special occasions etc seriously. Celebrate together sending gifts and cards.
Just as in all relationships, keep no secrets. Discuss openly about all things and have a genuine interest in your partner’s activities.
Try to be as independent as possible. The last thing you want is to have to rely on a person of the opposite sex to help do certain things for you like; driving, cooking your meals, cleaning up, buying gas into your car etc.
Create fun activities for yourselves. Play against yourselves in internet games,sing to each other and send loving texts messages. Waking up to a simple and short message like "I love you", would definetely leave a smile on your partner's face for the entire day.
As much as possible, try to avoid long distance relationships but if you find yourself in one, it certainly isn’t the end of the world nor the relationship. The key to long distance relationships is trust and learning to keep that special someone close to your heart. He/she may be so far away, and yet so near;Make sure you two are completely in tuned with each other's activities. Know your partner's work schedule, in fact know where your partner should be at all times. Get to know more about each other's jobs and what the jobs really entail. Contrary to popular belief, you may be in a long distance relationship, still make it work and actually enjoy it.
What beats me is, it’s not that we can’t afford to buy these souvenirs on our own; it’s just that when we get it free, it feels so much better.Nope, that’s not the only reason we do it, can you blame us when we have to pay outrageous amounts of money for the aso ebi? (i cant complain, I've done mine)....
So I guess in our own way, it’s simply taking what truly belongs to us, right??
So why do we do what we do?
Long Distance Relationships
She stood there and watched him pull out his passport from his inner coat pocket and hand it over to the immigration officer. The queue at the airport was extremely long, but she didnt mind; As long as she could steal some extra time with her fiance.
She had a strange feeling she may not see him again. What could she possibly do about this? absolutely nothing. He had to go to school and she had to wait for him (at least until she could get time off from school). How were they ever going to make this long distance relationship work?
Everyone hates the idea of long distance relationships, however many are stuck in it. When faced with one, it’s important to decide if you wish to continue in the relationship or not, because long distance relationships are expensive, exhausting, and involves the investment of time and emotions. If you do decide to stick with it, please note that you would need to make a lot of sacrifices and life style changes. If you both love and trust each other, when the waiting is over and you're finally together, it makes it all worthwhile.
Bridge that communication gap. Many people don’t know this, but successful long distance relationships are built on a solid line of communication. When communication is all you have, for a very long time, you hold it dear to your heart and cherish it. Technology has made this so much easier now with Skype, emailing, phone technologies like blackberry, ovi chat etc. Things are a lot different now so there are no excuses for silence. Gone are the days when all we had were letters in the P.O Box and a few expensive calls.Trust is very important in EVERY relationship wether it's long distance or not. Truth is, if you dont trust your patner,please dont even think about entering into that relationship, more-so when you have to live apart for a certain period; you may end up causing yourself so much heartache and trauma worrying over your partner's activities. If there's no trust, it would eventually cause a break up, so why invest your emotions in someone you dont trust. Think about it...
Share special moments like you were together; taking birthdays, anniversaries, special occasions etc seriously. Celebrate together sending gifts and cards.
Just as in all relationships, keep no secrets. Discuss openly about all things and have a genuine interest in your partner’s activities.
Try to be as independent as possible. The last thing you want is to have to rely on a person of the opposite sex to help do certain things for you like; driving, cooking your meals, cleaning up, buying gas into your car etc.
Create fun activities for yourselves. Play against yourselves in internet games,sing to each other and send loving texts messages. Waking up to a simple and short message like "I love you", would definetely leave a smile on your partner's face for the entire day.
As much as possible, try to avoid long distance relationships but if you find yourself in one, it certainly isn’t the end of the world nor the relationship. The key to long distance relationships is trust and learning to keep that special someone close to your heart. He/she may be so far away, and yet so near;Make sure you two are completely in tuned with each other's activities. Know your partner's work schedule, in fact know where your partner should be at all times. Get to know more about each other's jobs and what the jobs really entail. Contrary to popular belief, you may be in a long distance relationship, still make it work and actually enjoy it.
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