Growing up, you see a lot of relationships depicted on TV and in movies, and it all seems so romantic and beautiful and perfect. The whole “happily ever after” thing, you know?

But then you grow up and you realize that, while being in a stable, loving relationship certainly does have those elements to it, there are also plenty of moments in between that aren’t TV-worthy, but are the essence of what being in a relationship entails on a daily basis.

Artist Amanda Oleander is based in Los Angeles, and her illustrations bring viewers behind closed doors to show what relationships are really like when no one else is around.

Scroll through these photos and let us know if these scenarios look familiar.

1. I can help you with that

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24 Hour Print Sale Now available on the site. Link in bio to see the rest available. 29 prints available this week + giving away pins to the first 20 orders—————————————— Nuevo arte ahora disponible en el sitio durante 24 horas. Enlace en bio. ———————————————————————— Nova arte agora disponível no site por 24 horas. Link na bio. ———————————————————————— Nuovi dipinti ora disponibili sul sito ———————————————————————— New art now available on the site for 24 hours. ———————————————————————— هم‌اکنون سری جدید نقاشی‌ها به مدت ۲۴ ساعت برای خرید از طریق وبسایت قابل دسترسی هستند. ———————————————————————— رسمات جديدة متوفرة في الموقع على مدار الـ ٢٤ ساعة . ———————————————————————— International shipping available ———————————————————————— Gifting a print to a random person in the comments. To enter the giveaway tag someone that you think will appreciate an art print as a gift!

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on May 6, 2019 at 12:07pm PDT

2. Making meals together

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Drawing 42/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. Tonight Joey made a pasta dinner and it was amazing . Sharing a meal with the person you love and eating a meal made with so much love is one of the best feelings. ————————————— Title: Pasta Love

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on May 3, 2019 at 12:02am PDT

3. Binge watching

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Drawing 24/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. This is @joeyrudman and I catching up on @gameofthrones before season 8 starts on April 14th. —————————————————— Joey has been begging me to watch GOT for years and I finally caved. It took me a couple episodes but now I am all in and always excited to get lost in the Game Of Thrones world with every episode. We are on season 4 at the moment. Please don’t comment any spoilers. —————————————————— Title: Game Of Thrones

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on Mar 28, 2019 at 2:54pm PDT

4. Don’t fall asleep yet

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Me last night staying up until 4 a.m excited about all of the projects and events coming up this year. —————————————————— Title: Stay awake with me —————————————————— Título: mantente despierto conmigo —————————————————— Título: Fique acordado comigo —————————————————— Titolo: Resta sveglio con me —————————————————— Titre: Reste éveillé avec moi —————————————————— Titel: Bleib wach mit mir —————————————————— Название: Просыпайся со мной —————————————————— Başlık: Benimle uyanık kal —————————————————— הכותרת: להישאר ער איתי —————————————————— タイトル：私と一緒に目を覚ます —————————————————— العنوان: البقاء مستيقظا معي —————————————————— با من بیدار بمون ——————————————————

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on Mar 21, 2019 at 5:39pm PDT

5. Dining in

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Drawing 21/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. Dinner at home lately has been us saying “Let’s watch … while we eat!” But in reality we eat so fast we finish within the first 5 minutes. This is inspired by yesterday eating our home cooked beyond burgers. ——————————————— Title: Burgers

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on Mar 8, 2019 at 10:02pm PST

6. In the bathroom

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24 Hour Print Sale Now available on the site. Link in bio to see the rest available. 23 prints available this week + giving away pins to the first 20 orders—————————————— Nuevo arte ahora disponible en el sitio durante 24 horas. Enlace en bio. ———————————————————————— Nova arte agora disponível no site por 24 horas. Link em bio. ———————————————————————— Nuovi dipinti ora disponibili sul sito ———————————————————————— New art now available on the site for 24 hours. ———————————————————————— هم‌اکنون سری جدید نقاشی‌ها به مدت ۲۴ ساعت برای خرید از طریق وبسایت قابل دسترسی هستند. ———————————————————————— رسمات جديدة متوفرة في الموقع على مدار الـ ٢٤ ساعة . ———————————————————————— International shipping available ———————————————————————— Gifting a print to a random person in the comments. To enter the giveaway tag someone that you think will appreciate an art print as a gift!

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on Feb 18, 2019 at 12:13pm PST

7. Happy tears

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Drawing 7/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. Two nights ago before going to sleep I had happy tears. So much can change in a couple years. I am so thankful for everything in my life. —————————————— Title: Happy Tears

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on Feb 3, 2019 at 1:12pm PST

8. Spring cleaning

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Drawing 40/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. ——————————— Title: Spring Cleaning

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on Apr 28, 2019 at 5:52pm PDT

9. Reading in bed

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24 Hour Print Sale Now available on the site. Link in bio to see the rest available. 24 prints available this week + giving away pins to the first 20 orders—————————————— Nuevo arte ahora disponible en el sitio durante 24 horas. Enlace en bio. ———————————————————————— Nova arte agora disponível no site por 24 horas. Link em bio. ———————————————————————— Nuovi dipinti ora disponibili sul sito ———————————————————————— New art now available on the site for 24 hours. ———————————————————————— هم‌اکنون سری جدید نقاشی‌ها به مدت ۲۴ ساعت برای خرید از طریق وبسایت قابل دسترسی هستند. ———————————————————————— رسمات جديدة متوفرة في الموقع على مدار الـ ٢٤ ساعة . ———————————————————————— International shipping available ———————————————————————— Gifting a print to a random person in the comments. To enter the giveaway tag someone that you think will appreciate an art print as a gift!

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on Apr 22, 2019 at 12:03pm PDT

10. Going gray

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Drawing 53/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days. Joey and and I are constantly showing each other the new white hairs that keep popping up on our heads.

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on Jun 6, 2019 at 9:15pm PDT

11. Taking it easy

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Drawing 49/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. ——————————————— Title: Taking It Easy

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on May 18, 2019 at 5:51pm PDT

12. Chilling by the pool

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Drawing 46/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge challenge. This is inspired by this past weekend laying by the pool with @joeyrudman he was looking at me without saying anything for a bit and then said “I love looking at you.” And I immediately said “I’m drawing this.” We tried to get a photo of us this weekend but they were all posed of course since we don’t have a personal photographer photographing us candidly so here’s an illustration of what really happened. (Posting photos from this past weekend on my ig story) I cannot wait for more summer pool days coming up. ————————————————— Title: I Love Looking At You ————————————————— Título: Eu adoro olhar para você ————————————————— Título: Me encanta mirarte ————————————————— Titre: J'aime te regarder ————————————————— Teideal: Is breá liom Ag amharc ort ————————————————— Titel: Ich liebe es, dich anzuschauen ————————————————— כותר: אני אוהב להסתכל עליך ————————————————— タイトル：あなたを見ているのが大好き ————————————————— Название: Я люблю смотреть на тебя ————————————————— Eser: Sana Bakmayı Seviyorum ————————————————— العنوان: أنا أحب النظر إليك ————————————————— عنوان: من دوست دارم به تو نگاه کنم ————————————————— Mi piace guardarti ————————————————— P.S doing giveaway contest in my IG story.

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on May 14, 2019 at 8:27pm PDT

13. Wearing retainers

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Drawing 37/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. This is inspired by @joeyrudman and I going to sleep with our retainers sometimes. I’ll ask him if he has his retainers in when I don’t and if he doesn’t it makes me feel better because then we are both being “bad” and not wearing them together. ——————————————— Title: Retainers

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on Apr 23, 2019 at 10:27pm PDT

14. Couch potatoes

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Person: What are you doing this weekend? Me : —————————————— Title: Couch Potatoes —————————————— We are trying really hard to binge @gameofthrones before the new season starts in 8 days. Wish us luck!

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on Apr 6, 2019 at 10:47pm PDT

15. Hanging in the kitchen

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Drawing 26/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. This is inspired by hanging out in the kitchen the other day making pasta together with @joeyrudman. What’s your quick + easy dinner go to? ———————————————— Title: Pasta Night

A post shared by A m a n d aO l e a n d e r (@amandaoleander) on Apr 3, 2019 at 6:12pm PDT

Pretty true to life, AmIRite?

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