The Honeymoon Stage

Posted by Ling on January 26, 2010

I have made a number of friends in Sydney and surprisingly, the majority of them are single.

And if you have been a faithful fan of my 6-year-old blogs, you will know that one of the topics I love to write and talk about is DATING.

My Sydney friends soon found this out and have given me a new name – Ling the Love Guru.

I have been giving guys and girls practical advice about meeting guys/girls and dating guys/girls forever.  (Remember this blog post – click here)

Anyway, ever since I started dating, these friends have noticed the changes in my appearance. Remember how I mentioned here that instead of looking my usual glam self, I have become rather scruffy i.e. no make-up and wearing old rags plus wrinkly forehead (due to Botox wearing off…)

I have confidently shared to them that this is on purpose. After sharing with them, they named me Love Guru. I will now share with you.

Here is the reason why you can afford to look scruffy at the START of a relationship.

Relationships go through many stages.

The initial stage is the “Honeymoon Stage” where every day is a happy, smiley, sunny day because you know that you have acquired a newfound other half.

You no longer have to face the dreadful mornings of waking up to go to work or face studies feeling unwanted and unloved because you have acquired a newfound other half.

If you see a couple showing PDA (public displays of affection) or if you hear a love song, you no longer have to pine for someone because you have acquired a newfound other half.

Before you sleep at night, take a look out the window.   Because let me tell you something – the moon and the stars that you see are the same moon and stars your newfound other half sees. You can sleep with a silly smile on your face because you have acquired a newfound other half.

Are you with me so far?

So in this Honeymoon Stage, while your other half is blinded with love / sun / clouds / moon / stars, use this opportunity to show your other half the downgraded version of you.

Girls, this means : wear less make-up or none, if you dare! Dress in your casual wear. Don’t wear heels. Wear your glasses instead of contact lenses. Relax your diet and put on a couple of pounds.

Guys, this means : use less hair-gel, grow some stubble, workout less, let off an occasional burp.

Girls and Guys – this does NOT mean : Don’t shower and stink of B.O.  Please continue to brush your teeth and floss!!

Your other half will react in one of two ways :-

1. No change – This is GOOD NEWS. This means that they are so blinded in love with you that no matter what you look like downgraded, they still love you. It means that in the future, when you will eventually downgrade (i.e. cannot maintain your current youthful looks), they will still accept and love you because they have seen it before and won’t be shocked when you suddenly have a bad hair/face/body day.

2.  Complain – This is also GOOD NEWS.  This means that they are superficially in love with you and that they will not accept the downgraded version of you. This relationship will probably end as soon as you have a bad hair/face/body day. Therefore, get rid of them before they get rid of you! You are better off without someone who gives superficial loving.

You don’t believe my theory??  Take a look around today.

I bet you will see a hotty with a not-so-hotty – either :-

a) A good-looking hunky guy cuddling up to a short, fat and not-so-good-looking girl

or

b) A spotty, nerdy, lanky guy cuddling up to a hot ass girl

Once upon a time, they were both hotties, but at the Honeymoon Stage, one of them became not-so-hotty but because the other hotty half was so blinded by love, it did not matter.  And they both lived happily ever after.  The End.

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