Being in love can unlock even the mushiest behaviors within us; the kind your single self swore you would never ( could never!) feel the urge to engage in. But when it comes to matters of the heart, all bets are off. One minute you’re swiping on dating apps “just for fun,” the next you’re writing a several-paragraphs-long Instagram caption for your partner’s birthday , or at least fighting the urge to declare your love for them from the rooftops to anyone who’ll listen. It’s this same romantic compulsion that makes it so easy to come up with cute nicknames for your girlfriend. Like, of course you want to call her Ladybug Petunia—she is a Ladybug Petunia!
Naturally, everyone’s a little different when it comes to what they want or like in relationships . Maybe your girlfriend ha