A guy I was newly dating brought me to a party where I knew nobody. Fortunately, I was in the mood to drink, mingle and have fun so it would have gone well regardless. But halfway through the night, while I was making small talk with some other guests, I happen to look past them towards the other end of the room. And I saw my date standing there mingling with some other guests, but he had his eyes on me. And in that room full of people dressed up to the nines, I felt, very special.
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Just because you are at a party with your significant other doesn’t mean you have to be joint at the hip. And just because a couple sticks together at a social event doesn’t necessarily make their relationship a great one. Here are 5 things happy couples do at parties.
They Mingle
They came together, and they’ll leave together. But while at the party, they will socialize with other party guests separately.
This small absence will make both your hearts grow fonder. Interacting with other people can be fun, a good way to network and learn interesting things. And it will give you more things to tell your partner about after. It brings a freshness to your relationship because you continue to grow as people.
They have an eye out for each other
They can float on their own perfectly well, but in essence, they are still a team. So happy couples never lose sight of their partners and are ready and willing to swoop in at any sign of distress displayed by their partners from across the room.
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Other than having a protective eye out for their partners, happy couples also have an appreciative eye out for them. It’s nice to observe your other half from across the room and admire how good they look or the way they light up when they laugh.
They have an exit strategy
Happy couples don’t dread social events together because they know it’s not a prison sentence. They can read each other’s body language and have signs to indicate “I'm done/bored/tired and want to leave”.
Have a conversation before you get to the party about how long you think you’ll want to stay, so then you’ll both have an idea of a time frame.
They have boundaries
No, you will not catch someone from a happy healthy relationship grinding crotches on the dance floor with some other person… no matter how much they have had to drink.
Happy couples don’t have to be reminded or chided on how to behave appropriately in a party setting. It’s usually a mutually respectful mindset that they have.
They don’t have drama
A happy couple knows that a party is not the place or time for an argument. They will mention briefly if something is upsetting them and then they have enough self-control in them to wait until after the party to hash things out.
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If, for whatever reason, you and your partner start to argue … then you should both leave the party or agree to deal with it later. Watching the drama of a couple get in a huge shouting match is probably more awkward for guests than watching you crotch grind someone on the dance floor.
So the next time you’re at a party with your man, be a happy couple. Happy people know how to have fun, and so do happy couples.