I think it's important to change a little bit, personally, when you're in a relationship with someone you love and care about. Being in a relationship brings all kinds of emotions as well as different ideas and qualities into your life.

Personally, I know what I love and I know what makes me happy. I'm very outgoing, I love the outdoors, I love shopping, I love being around friends and family, I love doing my hair and makeup, I love playing sports, I love reading, I love school, I love writing, I love kids, overall I love a lot of things. I consider myself to be pretty down to earth and I don't mind trying new things, some I learn to love, and some I learn to hate. With everything I love, I expect my boyfriend to have an entire list of things that he loves too. With that list, I'm sure he expects me to learn to love certain things he enjoys and hate others.

Being in a relationship, you learn a lot of new things about someone. You learn what makes them happy and you learn what makes them mad. When you’re learning so much about someone, you might learn to realize that you love some of the same qualities but you might learn to hate some as well. However, one thing is for certain, you learn to love the things your significant other loves because that's what makes them happy.

The point of this article is to ensure you that it's okay to change your mind about what you like to do and what makes you happy. You're going to grow as a person because of your significant other. I’m lucky to say that I’m happy with my boyfriend because he puts in as much effort in the relationship as I do. I don't feel like I'm putting in all of the effort. In the past, I haven’t been as lucky. He cares for me as much as I care for him. He wants to know what makes me happy just as much as I want to know what makes him happy. I want to know what his goals are in life just as much as he wants to know what my goals are. We both encourage each other to do our best in everything we do and we both show how often we are proud of one another. I've never felt so lucky to have someone that truly cares about me and goes above and beyond to show it.

So change. Change for the better. Your relationship is going to test you at times, let it. Your personality will change, your interests will change, your goals will change, and the way you live will change. One person has the ability to change your entire world. With that being said, one person also has the ability to make you want to become a better person.

I'm perfectly content listening to my boyfriend talk about hunting and fishing just as I'm equally happy, if not happier, when he asks me to tag along to share his hobbies with me, but with that, I'm also still the same girl who likes wearing makeup, spends hours getting ready with nowhere to go, and spends too much money on clothes and shoes I don't need. Every relationship is give and take. I'm perfectly happy learning about hunting and fishing as well as whatever else makes my boyfriend happy, just as my boyfriend is happy with learning about what I love to do too. I'm still the same girl I've always been, but I will never turn down a date in the woods or a day out on the lake, because that's what makes my boyfriend happy. People change, it's inevitable. I know one thing for certain, I'm a better me because of my boyfriend and everything he introduces me to.