Relationship Talk: How to not lose yourself in a relationship

Funmi Iyanda explains the best ways to be devoted in your relationship without really losing your identity.

The importance of learning to live with one's self can never be overemphasized.

Many people never really find peace with who they are; they never even create time or give themselves the opportunity to actually  realise what their identity really is and this tells [often negatively] in the romantic relationships they get involved in.

And for those lucky enough to understand themselves and their true identity, there is also a fear that being in a relationship could strip off the core of their person.

Here is the thing about human closeness; when two people share a bond – friendly, parental or romantic – there is a strong possibility that they'll begin to pick from each other's behaviours and rub off on each other.