Chapter 4-Relationships and Sexuality

Chapter 4 dug deep into relationship and sexuality facts, disorders, and strategies to strengthen relationships. I feel as this is quite important for our age range as most of us probably are not married yet and are meeting hundreds of new people at school. One remark in the book that stood out to me was “as society changes, so do relationships”. This is a crucial point as we cannot rely on every relationship we have to be the same as another we had/have. Section 4.3 touches on relationships and social media since society relies on it heavily now. In a time with so many dating apps and online communication, dating can be a dangerous thing. A 50 year old man could sit behind a screen and pretend he’s Kendall, age 21. Predators can easily fool people so its extremely important to confirm the person is who they say they say they are. Another aspect to social media it relying on it for a relationship. Texting your significant other is helpful at times, but its easy to hide behind a screen and state anything, and is also hard to communicate tone/emotions. Next, I found the graphic of the man and women that outlined common communicating habits between the genders. I laughed at it as I found most of the things to be true for myself and others I know. Its good to know its not just me that leans back when listening and interrupts sometimes. Lastly, The part regarding coping with failed relationships was helpful. Almost everyone has experienced a break up, and they are not easy. You can feel lot but you learn a lot about yourself and grow in the long run.

Things have been a little shaky regarding my health aspect of eating clean all the time and cutting fat/building muscle. I started off well Monday and Tuesday but it went downhill Wednesday. I went out for drinks Wednesday and ended up eating a lot of late night pizza. The rest of the week/weekend followed with some unhealthy eating choices since I already budged Wednesday. Routines are huge for me so once I break it, Its sometimes hard to get right back into it. Snack runs to Cumbies have been killing me. I didn’t make it to the gym as much as I would’ve liked too as this was the toughest week so far. This entire thing is a mental battle and I feel like I am continuing to strengthen my mindset. I have been struggling to eat breakfast before my classes (especially my 8 am) so I began to drink a supplement drink(Carnation Instant Breakfast) that included all the nutritious values for a well balanced breakfast. Lastly, I am hoping to stretch more to help my posture as I found a set of shoulder stretches that directly help posture that I will post below!