Do Labels Really Matter?

So you met someone a few weeks ago and you've been spending lots of time together, whether its going on dates or meeting up with mutual friends, there will come a time where you ask that person or ever yourself " What are we?"

You'll see yourself asking yourself that question because at somepoint you might meet someone you know together and not know what to introduce that person as, or you might ask yourself that question because you dont want to mislead or be misled. But the real question is, does labeling a bond really matter?

Some of us believe that labeling a relationship and making it exclusive helps us understand our boundaries with our partner and our boundaries with others, while others believe that one should act the way they feel in the moment whether its with one or more people and that labels only exist to restrict their actions and emotions.

Some people think that getting married for example is just another contract sign and that being truly in love does not need a marriage certificate to prove it, others believe otherwise.

Labels are important because they help organize your thoughts and emotions, imagine walking into an office with nothing but about a hundred of brown boxes with no labels and an empty space, if those boxes were labeled it would be much easier to put the tables, chairs, files, and stationary where needed instead of guessing by how the box looks.

Relationship titles aren't necessarily good or bad, they work with some and with others they don't. When labels are put in a relationship, you have a better understanding about what topics to talk about, it gives your companionship more structure and allows you to get to know each other on deeper and more intimate levels. If you're on team no label, you create spontaneity to the companionship, where you could feel libaral and comfier with your partner, just because there isn't a label, doesn't mean he's not loyal to you.

The only way to understand whether your relationship needs a label on not is by communicating well with your partner and understanding what you both want from each other. Do you both want to marry each other? Take it slow? Become exclusive? Keep it under the radar? So long as you both are on the same boat and happy thats all that matters.