Rookie Relationship Mistakes You Made When You Were Younger

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Being good at relationships is something you learn by trial and error, over time. The thing is, nobody's got time for that, so we asked readers to show us their rookie relationship mistakes so we can all learn from them.

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Entry by PollyDarton

Maybe it's all the video games WINNER IS YOU but I always thought of getting married as some kind of end goal to life. CRACKED.COM when it's more like

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Entry by writeb

I USED TO THINK THAT I WOULD NEVER BE TRULY HAPPY UNTIL I WAS DATING SOMEONE. THE REAL TRUTH? DATING CAN BE HELLA STRESSFUL AND SINGLENESS IS BASICALL

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Entry by Rich949

0 was under the assumption that all men had to be assertive and constantly take control. To me, this translated to choosing every activity we did for

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Entry by femshep87

1 used to believe that if 1 truly loved and they loved that someone me, our diferences wouldn't matter because everything would fall into place. As it

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Entry by Tokoyoto

It wasn't until I worked retail myself that I realized: It is not a great idea to ask out girls while they're at work. They're trapped back there, and

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Entry by Busteq

CRACKEDco I thought that not showing attachment made me look cool. It only made her think that I didn't like hanging out with her.

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Entry by PookieJones

USED TO THINK THAT COUPLES HAVE TO TEXT EACH OTHER 24/7. As it turns out, not giving someone five minutes to respond is super annoying.

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Rookie Relationship Mistakes You Made When You Were Younger

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Entry by PollyDarton

I used to think fiery relationships were romantic and exciting GRAUN but in reality, adult couples that fight all the time are either cringe-inducing

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Entry by Busteq

I thought endlessly praising her would make it look like I appreciated her. I now realize it only made me look like a suck up. CRACKED COM

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Entry by denzity007

Rookie Relationship Mistakes You Made When You Were Younger

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Entry by Chan Teik Onn

I used to believe that everyone needed to set a type (attractive, loves sports, into comic books) and follow it religiously. I dissuaded myself from p

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Entry by AmyB8484

I thought if a guy cared about me, he should show it with romantic gestures like buying flowers and candy. Now I'd much rather have help with the dish

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Entry by Scott Laffey

I used to get into relationships with good physical chemistry, figuring an emotional connection would come later. I eventually caught on that CRACE th