It is said that love changes people, but to what limit? You are in love and everything is romantic and rosy. The only thing on your mind is to keep your partner happy and enjoy every moment of this romantic relationship?

But are you going out of your way and saying ‘yes’ to each and every wish of your partner? Are you becoming a doormat and slowly loosing your individuality? It is very easy to loose yourself in a relationship but very difficult to keep your identity in tact as a couple. So draw a line!

The problem starts in the initial phase of the relationship. Putting your best foot forward you are desperate to make your girlfriend or boyfriend happy at every cost. After all you are scared inside to be left alone once more. Those lonely Saturday nights were really dreadful, right? But does that amount to forgetting who you really are?

A love relationship can never work out if it doesn’t exist on mutual respect and freedom to be yourself. Set certain standards for yourself and stick to them no matter what. You have to make it clear that everyone has an individual choice and both need to respect each other’s likes and dislikes.

Whether it is the selection between a concert and a movie or salsa and ballroom dancing, draw a line. Of course in a relationship a bit of compromise is definitely required but maintain the balance then. If you give into his or her wishes at the beginning and later on refuse to follow on the same note, it makes your partner confused and lost. The unspoken line is drawn that you have changed and things are never going to be the same again.

So maintain your identity and handle this tricky situation with ease and comfort. Love relationship should be accepted the way it is, with your likes and dislikes. Don’t promise to change your whole appearance if you don’t want to. Wear some outfits of your partner’s choice and some of your own. Accepting differences in a relationship is a way of growing with each other. Don’t invest in a relationship with the concept of changing your partner, but the feeling of improvement and growing with each other.

So feel the fragrance of love around you and brim it with your compassion, understanding and commitment.