College makes every aspect of life a little more serious: money issues, life choices and relationships intensify as soon as we put on that first UCF sweatshirt and walk into the classroom for ENC 1101.
With all this importance placed on decisions, stress can turn a dating relationship from a light-hearted situation into a practical joke. To combat such a fate, couples need to participate more often in the recreational drug of smiling.
Laughter subconsciously acts as the language of love. Funny anecdotes and ongoing inside jokes articulate private dialogue between couples. Plus, everyone loves a good dirty joke, (here’s the dirtiest joke I know – a sheep fell into the mud).
Compatibility in the sense of humor department proves integral to a relationship because we should make laughter a daily part of life.
Couples need a few “LOL moments” each day to ease the stress of life. Chuckling together at life’s oddities helps people feel better about their insecurities. A partner who you can laugh with daily is better than being able to sleep in and not leave the house on a rainy day.
Plus, funny people are sexy – even with the lights off. A sense of humor doesn’t get old.
Like a fine wine, humor grows tastier with age – and I’ll definitely drink to that.
When couples approach their relationship with frowning faces and stern demeanors, it can negatively affect the way they interact. Laughter doesn’t just act as a comedic break; it can make a relationship easier. Nit-picky comments seem to be less important when both parties are giggling like school children at a funny observation.
Although couples need to take time to laugh, conflicting humor styles – some people like Bill Maher and others like Bill Cosby – may affect more than just what movie a couple rents from Blockbuster.
There is an appropriate time for relationship humor, but some types of jokes just aren’t funny – they are belittling.
Weight, money or intimacy issues (to name a few) should not find their way on the greatest hit lists of comedy. And while an impersonation may be spot-on, pin-dropping silence will probably follow a hurtful impression. Some things we say might seem hilarious to the audience in our head but tank in the actual delivery. Heckling results in sleeping on the couch.
The job of relationship comedian can be a tough undertaking. Stand-up relationship routines may eventually make your partner shut down. Couples who joke around with each other must make sure that their punchlines don’t lead to a relationship knock-out, leaving each other in emotional, not side-splitting, stitches.
Relationships offer each participant a chance to grow. A sense of humor about a relationship can break down guarded walls and help to better understand a partner. Laughter makes the heart grow fonder and laugh lines map the course and destination of a lasting relationship.
If a couple can’t find the time to laugh together, they will be on the Pineapple Express to breaking up. The once riotous two-person skit becomes a monologue, another “one man show” – and that’s no joke.
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