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Celebrity Couples Should Never Be Your "Relationship Goals"

Stop looking for the Liam to your Miley.

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From John and Chrissy to Blake and Ryan, we all are guilty of fawning over some of Hollywood's cutest couples at some point. I mean, who wouldn't? They're seriously cute and always entertaining us somehow.

There's only one problem with this obsession, however. People are starting to compare themselves and their relationships to celebrities, which we should all know by now never ends well.

What some people don't realize is that what you see is not the entire picture. All of these couples seem perfect and without a single flaw, which in reality is just plain false.

Everyone has their own imperfections and relationships do too.

Now, I'm not saying that these celebrity couples actually have horrible relationships, I'm just letting you know that what you see is not everything that's there. No relationship is without flaws, and comparing yours to that of a celebrity is only setting you up for failure.

Constant comparison is a perfect way to always end up unhappy. You'll never be able to replicate what you see in the media. Not only because it's not even completely true, but also because you're simply not that person and there's no way for you to become exactly like someone else.

You should think about relationships in the same way. It's pretty unlikely that your boyfriend will surprise you with a Kanye-style flower wall this Valentine's Day, but that doesn't mean that he loves you as much as Kanye loves Kim.

I know all of this may sound pretty pessimistic, but it's really not. It should actually be comforting to realize that you really don't have to live up to the impossible standards portrayed by celebrities in the media.

Instead, compare your relationships to how they affect your own relative happiness. What's perfect for you is not perfect for someone else, so your relationship should not be the exact same as anyone else's.

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