Romance Is Prescriptive

Not only can it limit the possibility within the romantic relationship, but it may stunt your other relationships.

Within a romantic relationship:

• It tells you how you should feel and what you should do during your relationship lest you be a bad partner
  • You don’t have to do everything together or share all hobbies, etc.
  • The Norms of Romance
• It is not always the social concept of romance, but your own ideas about it too
  • Relationship Limiting Beliefs

Other relationships:

• Stricter notions of exclusivity of emotional and physical intimacy can limit connections with others