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Written by Jessica May | “Summer lovin’, having a blast” may be a famous line in the movie Grease, but depending on your luck, it may not have been your reality with your summer fling. Now that the summer is ending, you finally have to ask the question, “Should I end my summer fling?”

End it if….

You haven’t discussed plans for the future.

If you and your fling have completely avoided the topic of what happens when the summer ends, perhaps it is best to keep the relationship what it always was: a fun, short-term fling. If you really wanted something more, you would have been considering how they would fit into your daily life every season.

There aren’t real emotions involved.

If it is just a physical connection, there is no point continuing the fling past the end of the summer. Summer is the perfect time for experimentation and commitment-free relationships, but when you get back into the real world, you want to leave yourself available for new possibilities and new people. If you don’t have an emotional connection, why limit yourself?

You haven’t introduced one another to family or friends.

If you haven’t met family or friends, then it isn’t serious. If you were headed the relationship route, you would have met his family or friends at some point during the summer months. Think about it – if you were truly interested in more than just a fling, you would have shown him off to everyone you know! Enjoying alone time is fine but it might mean that neither of you are looking for a serious commitment.

Continue it if…

You have a strong connection.

Whether or not you were looking for a serious relationship, you might have found one! If you find yourself enjoying your fling’s conversation just as much as his beach bod, he might mean more to your than just a summer hook-up.

You can see a future together.

It is important to picture the person in your normal everyday life, not just your laid-back summer activities. If you can truly see yourself spending the rest of the foreseeable future with this person, go for it!

You are prepared for the possibility of long distance.

With the summer’s end, you might be headed in different directions. If you are willing to overlook the difficult task of maintaining a long-distance relationship, then you must have really established a strong connection. While long distance can be hard, if you believe that you can make it work, go for it!