You aren’t embarrassed to look ridiculous or silly

When you’re first dating, there’s a subtle distance between partners. But the friendship that’s created in a long-term relationship cancels out any and all distance. When you fully love each other, you have a higher level of trust and don’t need to hide those face masks that make you look like Shrek or your sweaty morning workout.

You aren’t afraid of your partner embarrassing you

At the start of a relationship, it’s natural to be coy about your partner embarrassing you. After all, you don’t know them well enough to know how they’re going to behave in every situation! But when you have been together long-term, you know what to expect, are fully ready, and support your partner, even when they’re supposedly acting strange or embarrassing. 

You stop being scared that a change in appearance might affect your relationship 

We pay too much attention to appearances at the beginning of a relationship, but we start to care less and less as time passes. When you’ve been in a relationship for a long time, changes like weight gain, balding, or appearance changes during pregnancy won’t affect your partner’s attitude or feelings about you. Instead, the strength of your relationship will carry you through these changes, whether temporary or permanent.