Remember when you listened to the radio that one time and the perfect relationship song came on? Well, okay maybe you haven’t had that experience, but it is undeniable that certain songs were just made to be "our song." Usually it’s some adorable Taylor Swift song or a catchy Bruno Mars number, a song that’s sweet, has a good melody and gets stuck in your head so easily you play it in your mind for days.

There are many good relationship songs out there, but you don’t have to be in a relationship to appreciate them. Before I got into my current relationship, I would blare Taylor Swift and I couldn’t wait for Zac Brown Bands’ "Whatever It Is" to come on the radio. We hear these songs on commercials, in the car, or on a friend’s iPod, and we find comfort in their up-tempo melodies and cute lyrics. I mean, who doesn’t want Bruno Mars to say he wants to marry them or even Drake to say he wants you to miss him while he’s gone?

It’s hard to make relationships work, especially if your significant other isn’t around for you to see him/her every day. Relationships, particularly long-distance relationships, require the two of you to make an effort to show you care about each other. Having a song together is a good way to remind your girlfriend that you’re thinking about her or to tell your boyfriend you miss him. They’ll get the lyrics stuck in their head and, instead of concentrating on class, they can daydream about you, as they rightfully should. It’s like Keith Urban says, "I wanna put you in a song. Wherever I’d go I’d have you there with me."

Love songs transcend genres: T-Pain’s "Rap Song", The Plain White T’s "Rhythm of Love", Green Days’ "Extraordinary Girl", Infant Sorrow’s "Inside of You", The Beatles’ "I Want to Hold Your Hand", Before Their Eyes’ "Sing To Me", and Katy Perry’s "Teenage Dream". These songs have almost nothing in common except their common theme: love. They all seem to be saying, "I’m better when I’m with you. You make me happy." Isn’t that what we all want to say to our respective amours?

Don’t try to tell me you don’t have at least one playlist on your iPod that is just songs that remind you of that special someone. It doesn’t have to be just "your song." My playlist for him is full of all the songs that remind me of him, and his "cline cd" contains all the ones that he thinks I’ll like. Having a song with someone says that you have at least acknowledged the kind of music they like, and they’ve made an effort to hear some of yours.

So tonight when you get home and turn on the radio, when that one song comes on, don’t be afraid to think of that special someone because they’re probably thinking of you, too. And in case you were wondering, our song is "Count On Me" by Bruno Mars.