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9 Relationship Expectations vs Reality as Told by Nicholas Sparks

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at WVU chapter.

Admit it… you watch those sappy Nicholas Sparks romance movies and envy the cuteness overload throughout it. You try to make your relationship as cute as they are on screens, but sometimes it doesn’t always go as planned. Let’s face it… it happens.

 

1. Those adorable things they say that make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

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2. When you haven’t seen them in a long time

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3. Looking at each other and falling in love all over again

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4. Asking you to dance out of nowhere

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5. Going on dates

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6. Trying to impress them

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7. Kissing

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8. When you don’t want them to leave

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9: Saying “those three words”

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I am originally from Westchester, New York. I came to WVU for my undergrad in Strategic Communications with an emphasis on Public Relations and a minor in Sports Communication. My involvment on campus includes blogging for Her Campus, a sister of Alpha Phi, the assistant director of the media team on the Mountaineer Maniacs executive board and lastly, an athletic communications intern with the WVU Athletic Communications office. I will be graduating in May of 2017 and I am looking forward to getting started with my future career in Journalism and Public Relations!