Investing

People say relationships are complicated. But I, like many others, just think people are complicated, not relationships. I mean, yes, they have their complications but it's up to the people within the relationship to go about solving it in the simplest and smartest way, or by further complicating it even more.
I think that it's much more simple than people allow it to be because we tend to look at relationships differently than we look at everything else in life. But when you get down to the basics, it's all the same. You find someone you don't mind investing in. When you make a decision, be it small or big, you usually weigh out your options. Well that's at least the smart way to go about decision-making. You think about how that decision will affect you in the long run, not just about how happy it will make you in the moment. If you invest in someone, think about if you can see yourself happy with them in the long run and think about if any arguments and challenges together will be worth it. You'll save yourself a lot of trouble and time figuring out the hard way.
It seems like people take relationships so lightly that they dismiss all the work then get upset that they get screwed over. But just like any other choice and decision you make, it comes with rewards and consequences. The reward will far exceed the work IF you put the acquired work into the "investment". But if you refuse to put in any type of work and effort or the bare minimum, you are complicating the situation further and setting yourself up for failure. When you're serious about a relationship working, invest your time and energy properly into it like you care to for your job or for fun. I bet you'll at the very least open yourself up enough to learn something more than you have before, if not get exactly what you want.