Getting into a new\u00a0relationship is\u00a0awesome. But chemistry isn\u2019t everything — the timing has to be right, too.<\/p>\n
However, instead of bluntly explaining\u00a0why you shouldn’t rush into a relationship, read on for tips on how to know when it’s the\u00a0right<\/em> time to get into a relationship with someone.<\/p>\n You Know What You Want<\/strong> You Know You’re Ready<\/strong> You Have the Time<\/strong> You Know What You’re Getting Yourself Into<\/strong> You Got to\u00a0Know the Person<\/strong> xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Getting into a new\u00a0relationship is\u00a0awesome. But chemistry isn\u2019t everything -- the timing has to be ...","author":575967,"featured_media":83654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[260,270],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06133521\/shutterstock_279709595-660x400.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06133521\/shutterstock_279709595.jpg","formated_date":"July 7, 2016","category_name":"Sex & Relationships","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113835\/health-2.svg","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#f4bae4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83622"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/575967"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIt\u2019s a statistical fact that most relationships don\u2019t last forever. And most\u00a0relationships come to an end because both partners weren’t on the same page.\u00a0You’re only setting yourself up for drama if you don’t know what you want out of your potential significant other. If you don’t know what to expect out of a relationship, how is your partner supposed to know how to make you happy?<\/p>\n
\nOK, so\u00a0you know what you want, but now you need to make sure you\u2019re ready. Many people head into relationships shortly after a bad breakup, but we don’t blame them. Some might feel empty and think\u00a0they need a significant other for their life to feel complete — and that can be because they don’t feel comfortable being alone.\u00a0But\u00a0it’s important to make sure you’re happy with yourself first because nobody else can do that for you, especially your potential partner.<\/p>\n
\nSparks may fly and you both\u00a0might have all the chemistry in the world, but without time, all that is moot. We all have dreams and aspirations — places we want to see, things we want to do, goals we want to accomplish — but relationships can take a toll on those things. Because, like everything in life, relationships take time and you don\u2019t want to burn yourself out. It\u2019s a good idea to take a step back, evaluate your life, and see if you even have the actual capacity (even emotionally) to take on\u00a0a relationship.<\/p>\n
\nHaving a significant other is\u00a0fun and a relationship can have a positive impact on your life, but relationships are hard work. You will be sorely disappointed if you go into a relationship thinking you\u2019ll be waited on hand and foot — it\u2019s actually quite the opposite. You\u2019ll have to compromise (whether you like it or not) and put\u00a0their needs before yours because that\u2019s what you do\u00a0when you truly care about someone. It\u00a0will be incredibly\u00a0rewarding, but just make sure you know what a relationship entails.<\/p>\n
\nDating and hooking up is fine (you do you, boo!) but maintaining a serious relationship takes more than that initial attraction. Get to know each other’s\u00a0pasts, idiosyncrasies, and interests because they’re all building blocks to a healthy, happy relationship.\u00a0Besides, doesn\u2019t it feel even better that this person knows your faults and loves you regardless? Poet Archibald Bronson expressed it best when he said, \u201cFriendship is the essence of dating and the foundation of marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n