All relationships have their ups and downs, but most couples don’t understand how to handle their issues. Like Julia Michaels says, “I’ve [had] issues, you [ have] them too, [ we all have issues],” but we shouldn’t let this issue hinder our personal relationships with others.

For instance, most couples get into verbal altercations which can honestly be relationship ending. These disagreements can be over a lot of things from different ends of the spectrum; whether it is about infidelity or about not answering a simple phone call.

In all honesty, most arguments between couples start because only a half-truth or a whole lie was told; meaning they didn't tell their spouse everything, and now they're caught.

I've seen plenty of relationships, be it romantic or be it friends, end because of things of this nature. One thing people don't realize is that all you have to do is tell the truth, but their spouses also have to realize that it's not easy for some to be that honest with someone else no matter how they feel about them.

You see, some people have trust issues; they are extremely uncomfortable sharing their feelings with others. I personally have no problem, but friends of mine are so afraid and anti-social that they turn to stress-eating or end up having panic attacks.

As young people, we have to understand that who we are with for today, or this week or this month is not who we are going to be with forever. So, when one of us are in a relationship that turns bad where one spouse is getting physically or mentally abused, we need to run the other way, and run fast.

A lot of people think of running as something bad, but it isn't. No one should be made to stay in any type of relationship they don't want to stay in. It's hard to run and it's hard to say goodbye, but for a lot of individuals, they think they can't; they think it's impossible.

I am here to tell you it is OK.

No one can tell you how you are supposed to live, so don't let them. You may think you're on an island, but you're not. You might think you're alone, but you're not. So don't deal with this alone if you don't have to. Break free of your chains and live how you want to live.