While it might seem that weather and relationships between humans have nothing alike at first glance, it’s not correct. It seems that despite the fact that we do not think about it, in fact, the weather is an integral part of our daily life. And it can not only affect what we do, how we feel, and what happens to us but also be a kind of example of natural earthly behavior and the replacement of some processes with others. So, let’s examine precisely how exactly weather phenomena are reflected in our lives in different ways.
The Worse the Weather, the More People Use the
Before the age of the Internet, people would necessitate leaving their homes, no matter how bad the weather was. Nowadays you can stay inside for a very long period and still be active in your daily needs with online services that make everything much easier.
Thanks to the Internet, you can get everything you require online. You can order food, get a taxi to take you where you have to go, work and study remotely, and find a quick date without having to leave the comfort of your home. While some people come up with theories that magnetic waves and other weather things slow down Wi-Fi, others take full advantage of a platform aimed at having a fun and enjoyable pastime, dating new matches online. In the process of such casual hookups, you can meet many people, some of whom can become a possible life partners, and someone can give food for thought about human nature.
Looking for Similarities in the Weather and Personal Life
There are countless idioms and quotes about bad weather and the climate overall, and this is not a coincidence. People have been making connections between their individual life and the way they feel, and the weather since the beginning of the world as we acknowledge it. It even changed our history in the most extraordinary way!
The easiest way to explain the connection between the weather and particular relationships is to look at simple, well-known expressions:
“If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm”
This means that to get someone at their best, you must first view them at their worst and be able to handle it. It’s the weather version of Marilyn Monroe’s opinion. And it can be true not only in the case of a long-term relationship, when it seems that everything is already known about each other, but even more so if you are involved in a casual relationship when two strangers have just met. You just need to “share one umbrella and weather the storm together.”
“Bad weather always looks worse through a window”
This one can be perceived as everything will look worse than it actually is, especially when you watch it from afar. This can apply to any task before you jump in and recognize it wasn’t that hard to begin with, or it can refer to the way we tend to judge people on dating sites, basing our opinions on a couple of lines of text and a bad picture.
Can the Weather Help Express Our Feelings?
You can say “I’m under the weather”, “I’m on cloud nine”, “I stormed off”, “don’t steal my thunder”, “I’ll take a rain check”, “don’t rain on my parade”, or “I’ve weathered the storm”, and everyone will comprehend what you mean.
The weather is used to express anything and everything. You can say that a day is hot (high temperature) or that a person is hot (sexy, attractive). You can get cold feet and be too nervous and, thus, cancel a casual date. Or if you’re feeling under the weather, you will take a rain check – cancel a date because you aren’t feeling well.
The best part about all these idioms is that people worldwide will agree with them, including particular ones. Thus you can easily express your feelings by using parallels with the weather.
Conclusion
The weather determines our interpersonal relationships, our actions, and the way we communicate with one another. We can use it to our advantage to move along in a relationship, to create a deeper bond, and understand one another more in-depth.
