Being in love doesn't make you qualified enough to judge someone else’s academic success.
Why are some people so desperate to prove that academic achievers aren't real achievers?
The moment someone posts an academic achievement, the comparisons begin.
"At least I have someone who loves me."
"Guess who's God's favorite child."
"Marks aren't everything."
Why are we comparing two completely different things in the first place?
Love and academics aren't even competing in the same category.
Comparing them is like comparing 10 N of force and 10 N·s of momentum.
Academic success is built on years of grinding.
Showing up on days when you don't feel like showing up.
Starting again after every setback.
And here's the funny part:
In the beginning, all that effort is often one-sided.
You keep giving long before success gives anything back.
It needs effort too, but healthy love is mutual.
If your relationship feels like endless grinding, that's not romance. That's unpaid overtime.
Don't use your relationship to invalidate someone's achievement.
And don't use someone's achievement to invalidate love.
Neither becomes more valuable by putting the other down.
Not everyone dreams of topping an exam.
Not everyone dreams of finding their soulmate.
People want different things.
People work for different things.
People sacrifice for different things.
Because the need to turn every achievement into a competition says more about you than it does about them.