Taken For Granted.... (13)

Oct 14, 2006 6:26 PM CST Taken For Granted....
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
Have you ever walked away from a relationship because you felt you were being taken for granted...

Or has someone walked away from you because you took them for granted??
Oct 14, 2006 6:28 PM CST Taken For Granted....
shyatfirst
shyatfirstshyatfirstcobourg, Ontario Canada22 Threads 1,462 Posts
I've felt taken for granted and walked away. Whether we admit or not we all would like to feel special and wanted every once in a while.
Oct 14, 2006 7:34 PM CST Taken For Granted....
PunkassPrincess
PunkassPrincessPunkassPrincessPlum Hollow, Ontario Canada33 Threads 294 Posts
Being taken for granted....

I think this is the main reason that a lot of relationships fail. It's not that we mean to take each other for granted, for it is never our intention at all, we just love someone so much and we are so comfortable with that person, maybe we get caught up in the day to day...???

It is sad and starts out as something so small and insignificant it will slowly grow and then the relationship breaks.
Oct 17, 2006 10:03 AM CST Taken For Granted....
Pucks
PucksPucksVernon, Canada107 Threads 3,326 Posts
I can totally relate to what Princess stated. I think this is what happened towards the end of my relationship.
Oct 17, 2006 10:12 AM CST Taken For Granted....
donnacala
donnacaladonnacalaNorth York, Ontario Canada27 Threads 875 Posts
yes, it did happen to me.......being taken advantage of.......
I don't know why it happened and maybe I let it.....but it gets quite tiring when "men take my kindness for weakness"........I used to be blinded but no longer......
Certainly I walked away......and looked forward.......
Oct 17, 2006 10:58 AM CST Taken For Granted....
Pucks
PucksPucksVernon, Canada107 Threads 3,326 Posts
For moi, it was not taking kindness for weakness towards my ex...it was just getting caught up in the daily rountines, every day stuff..being busy and putting the relationship behind. The fun kinda died and i let it.... as did she. We just didnt do the things we did years before...like road trips, skinny dipping etc. This is what i mean by taking things for granted in my situation. That doesnt mean i didnt love my ex towards the end but we and perhaps more me, were not putting the same efforts into the relationship as we had in the earlier years.
Oct 17, 2006 11:02 AM CST Taken For Granted....
battlebanshee
battlebansheebattlebansheeWest Melbourne, USA3 Threads 107 Posts
I love this answer. So many would assume the thinking of it being doing laundry, garbage duty, things of that nature. To understand that it is "letting it die" for whatever reason and excuse, shows a learning experience. It is effort, but effort well worth the small amount of time we can invest.
Oct 17, 2006 11:06 AM CST Taken For Granted....
Pucks
PucksPucksVernon, Canada107 Threads 3,326 Posts
yes but learing the hard way. oh well will only make my next relationship better...i supposeconfused
Oct 17, 2006 11:09 AM CST Taken For Granted....
battlebanshee
battlebansheebattlebansheeWest Melbourne, USA3 Threads 107 Posts
but...learning...some never do.
Oct 17, 2006 3:12 PM CST Taken For Granted....
catwm
catwmcatwmSomewhere in the middle, Florida USA48 Threads 6,683 Posts
I only wish I had the courage..................


We seem to want things that remain elusive wikked, you and I find ourselves on the same paths sometimes.

When I have exhausted myself in a onesided relationship, when I have communicated my needs to the other, when I have been kicked aside, used and taken for granted, left feeling lonely ( while in a relationship )...............



what is wrong?
Oct 17, 2006 5:40 PM CST Taken For Granted....
Katine76
Katine76Katine76Moncton, Canada145 Threads 4,516 Posts
Yes I have and I hope I never have to go through that again either.
Nov 5, 2006 7:16 PM CST Taken For Granted....
theborg
theborgtheborgnorth bay, Ontario Canada6 Threads 109 Posts
battlebanshee,

Between your thinking and Pucks' experiences, I see a lot of my situation.

I, for one took things for granted with my ex - and for a long time at that. The "small stuff" that shows you care for your mate: going out for dinner, walking hand in hand, watching the sunset on the lake. In the end, when my wife left, I COULDN'T remember when was the last time we had done thatcrying frustrated

Definitely one of the most important lessons I learned from that relationship.

Taken for granted? Guilty

Sylvain
Nov 5, 2006 7:17 PM CST Taken For Granted....
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
I am "exhausted" Cat...sigh moping
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