You are in love and this time it is different. You are prepared to do anything to make it last. To prevent this ship from sinking you work hard to steer this relationship into a safe harbor. In process you lose yourself and your romantic relationship becomes all-consuming!

Kyra fell head-over-heels for Dan and went out of her way to create a wonderful relationship. She found herself at hockey games, at parties with his friends and on vacations with his family. At home, things were not much different. Kyra cooked his favorite meals, kept house way he wanted and listened to music of his choice. On Dan’s advice, she cut her hair short, wore less make-up and a conservative wardrobe. For Dan, this relationship was perfect. She had adapted to his lifestyle, defended his views and even began to talk like him. Kyra’s friends witnessed her change from a spirited and happy woman to a subdued and pleasing personality. This relationship had sucked life out of Kyra, yet she was last to notice.

While compromise in a relationship is necessary, denying core of who you are is not. When you finally realize that an all-consuming relationship is depleting you, there will be nothing left but resentment. It will be difficult to reclaim yourself while remaining in that same relationship. The outcome of such a relationship is usually a heart-breaking crisis, with no one but you to blame.

The opposite of an all-consuming relationship is a half-hearted relationship. In this relationship one or both withhold affection until evidence is in that other is hooked. I love you, if you love me first has become a common trend. Fearing that you will give more love than you receive, you put your partner on probation. You judge according to your expectations and keep track of his or her scores. The higher scores, more you are willing to love. This conditional view creates tremendous emotional insecurity.

Paintballs are gelatin capsules filled with a water-soluble marking dye. The dye inside is non-toxic, meaning that if you swallow it, it will not hurt you. However, taste is not very pleasant.

Paintballs are manufactured by many different companies. As with most things, paintballs can be either low quality, or high quality. Of course, paintballs also come in a variety of colors. Paintballs can also be bought in many different quantities, with just as many variations of prices.

Most paintball fields require you to purchase and use their paint. This is how they make their money. Therefore, in most cases, brand and quality of paint will not be deciding factors.

The best way to determine which brand/quantity/quality of paintballs you should buy is to know how you will be using those paintballs. If you are using paintballs for practice, you naturally will want to go with cheapest paintballs. Quality will not matter much in this instance.

If you will be using paintballs for rec-ball, again, quality is not quite as important, and you may want to go with cheapest price. However, if you will be using paintballs for tournament play, quality matters a great deal. You want paintballs that will not break easily inside your gun or in transit. At same time, you do want paintballs that will break easily when they hit an opponent. Many tournaments will require you to use paint that they are selling. Tournament grade balls tend to be resistant to “wiping”, meaning that paint is harder to wipe off. This discourages cheating.

You must also purchase right size paintballs for your gun. Paintballs sizes are measured in calibers. The most common caliber of barrel on a paint gun is .68. However, it is important that you check documentation that comes with your gun to make sure you know correct caliber of your gun’s barrel, therefore enabling you to purchase correct caliber paintballs.