Sometimes I wonder..

..whether pop culture has spoiled us when it comes to romance. By the image of what a relationship 'should' be rather than what it is. By the crushing expectations we feel like we need to live up to.

I wonder whether, if there was no terms 'going out' or 'dating' or 'boyfriend' or 'girlfriend', would it change the way we acted around eachother? Or are these expectations somehow innate, or built up after only seeing other relationships?

bleh. All relationships are unique. Or so i like to think.