zeus911: yes you'e right cherry, learning the language is a must if you wish to integrate. Maybe not the full language but enough to get by on a day-to-day basis... One of my pleasures in discovering new places is getting to know the people there, their customs, their peculiarities and most importantly their foods and drinks. Makes adapting so much more fun.
kcuc0574Ho Chi Minh, Southeast Vietnam Vietnam2,003 posts
mira_1984_8: Are u ready to give up any thing to be with the one you love? (leave ur country and start from 0),do u think u might regret the life u gave up or it doesnt really matter to u if u live any where in the world as long as u r happy with him/her?
mira_1984_8: Are u ready to give up any thing to be with the one you love? (leave ur country and start from 0),do u think u might regret the life u gave up or it doesnt really matter to u if u live any where in the world as long as u r happy with him/her?
At this specific time no as I'm not at that stage of a relationship with anyone. If it did come down to it, though, I honestly go for it because if you love someone, I think you need to follow your heart.
I think its more difficult if you have young children, and in that instance I would more than likely not be willing to move away from the other partner if they were involved in the children's life.
At this stage in my life, I've certainly got more freedom to do as I please.
imsophie1: There's giving up your life to be with someone, and then there's giving up everything to be with someone (if that makes sense). Over the last few years I became involved with 2 different men. Chemistry was there and we had great times. Just when deeper feelings were beginning to show up, it was brought to my attention that I would be expected to give up the things that brought me a great deal of joy for the last 40 years: my animals, my library, my crafts, etc. One implied I would have to give that all up because he didn't have room for my "stuff". The other wanted me to give up everything to travel around the US in a van, living off the proceeds of selling things at flea markets.
It's one thing to give up my life to make a major move to be with the one I love, but it's entirely something different to be expected to give up everything I enjoy because there's no room or to live like a gypsy. Not in this lifetime!
I may have been wrong all these years, but I thought that being with the one you love was a blending of two lives, not of expecting your love to give up everything in their life to fit into a corner of yours. I'd give up my current life to be with the man I love, but I refuse to do that if it also means giving up everything I enjoy. There are limits to everything.
I think those were very unrealistic expectations laid upon you. You're right that it should be a blending of two lives into something much better than either by themselves would be. It's too much to ask someone you really and truly love to give up everything they hold dear in order to be with you. On the contrary, I think if it's true love, there would be no stone left unturned in finding a way to enhance the life of your partner instead of restricting it and asking them to "give up" the things they love. That would indicate to me that there's a completely unworkable deficit of compatibility that would quickly cause a relationship to unravel in a very harsh way.
Oh yes... to answer the question, myself. If it was true love, I'd move heaven and earth to be with her and I'd enjoy being with her even if she lived in a grass hut on the edge of the jungle. With true love and compatibility, there's not much more in life to ask above essentials. Everything above essentials and the companionship of your soul mate is just gravy, in my opinion. We're all going to leave this world with no possessions of any kind and valuing possessions above love is a judgment call that might be OK for others but not for me.
Love is what you put into it and it's an investment that yields such high returns in quality of life that Wall-Street Bankers could only dream of such an investment vehicle.
imsophie1: There's giving up your life to be with someone, and then there's giving up everything to be with someone (if that makes sense). Over the last few years I became involved with 2 different men. Chemistry was there and we had great times. Just when deeper feelings were beginning to show up, it was brought to my attention that I would be expected to give up the things that brought me a great deal of joy for the last 40 years: my animals, my library, my crafts, etc. One implied I would have to give that all up because he didn't have room for my "stuff". The other wanted me to give up everything to travel around the US in a van, living off the proceeds of selling things at flea markets.
It's one thing to give up my life to make a major move to be with the one I love, but it's entirely something different to be expected to give up everything I enjoy because there's no room or to live like a gypsy. Not in this lifetime!
I may have been wrong all these years, but I thought that being with the one you love was a blending of two lives, not of expecting your love to give up everything in their life to fit into a corner of yours. I'd give up my current life to be with the man I love, but I refuse to do that if it also means giving up everything I enjoy. There are limits to everything.
I think those were very unrealistic expectations laid upon you. You're right that it should be a blending of two lives into something much better than either by themselves would be. It's too much to ask someone you really and truly love to give up everything they hold dear in order to be with you. On the contrary, I think if it's true love, there would be no stone left unturned in finding a way to enhance the life of your partner instead of restricting it and asking them to "give up" the things they love. That would indicate to me that there's a completely unworkable deficit of compatibility that would quickly cause a relationship to unravel in a very harsh way.
gardenhackle: I think those were very unrealistic expectations laid upon you. You're right that it should be a blending of two lives into something much better than either by themselves would be. It's too much to ask someone you really and truly love to give up everything they hold dear in order to be with you. On the contrary, I think if it's true love, there would be no stone left unturned in finding a way to enhance the life of your partner instead of restricting it and asking them to "give up" the things they love. That would indicate to me that there's a completely unworkable deficit of compatibility that would quickly cause a relationship to unravel in a very harsh way.
Think its about blending for sure. Last guy I talked too didn't even bother asking me about anything I enjoyed doing. He didn't like pets either and I have a dog/cat so if I'd have moved I'd have had to give them up. In hindsight, most of the discussions centered on around his life and how I would fit into it. Think there needs to be give/give/take/give!
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