Should a person in this situation stay or go? ( Archived) (24)

Dec 21, 2011 12:51 PM CST Should a person in this situation stay or go?
tomcatwarne
tomcatwarnetomcatwarneOcean City, Plumouth, Devon, England UK289 Threads 7 Polls 17,106 Posts
rohaan: Not so fast, Tom. There are plenty of people who can behave correctly in a relationship. One does not have to settle for sloppy. I worked at LEAST 60 hours per week, took care of an elderly neighbor, volunteered for a counseling center, took care of my house and yard, car and pets, answered every letter and telephone call or knock on my door promptly, and still found time to hang out at the bars. If I can do it, anyone can.

Well I admire your resourcefulness, but how does this relate to a relationship. This women is not perfect and non of us are. I have been in relationships with far greater problems than the ones described by the OP. You can't give up at the first setbacks, if you love someone it is better to persevere and look to your own imperfections. If you move on at the first indication of some faults (1) you don't really love that person (2) you don't have the mental stamina for a long term relationship (JMO)
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Dec 21, 2011 1:03 PM CST Should a person in this situation stay or go?
rohaan
rohaanrohaanCoos Bay, Oregon USA229 Threads 10,493 Posts
tomcatwarne: Well I admire your resourcefulness, but how does this relate to a relationship. This women is not perfect and non of us are. I have been in relationships with far greater problems than the ones described by the OP. You can't give up at the first setbacks, if you love someone it is better to persevere and look to your own imperfections. If you move on at the first indication of some faults (1) you don't really love that person (2) you don't have the mental stamina for a long term relationship (JMO)
"How does this relate to a relationship"? You have got to be kidding. It relates in every way possible. Reliability Reliability Reliability. Being inconsiderate of other people's time and feelings is more than a "setback". You are so off track in #2--having reasonable expectations of behaviors that are desirable in a relationship makes that person even MORE ready, and more mentally tuned for one. (Are you for real??)
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Jan 8, 2012 3:05 PM CST Should a person in this situation stay or go?
RunawayDreams
RunawayDreamsRunawayDreamsPalm Bay, Florida USA7 Posts
In my opinion, Noone is perfect, if you truely love someone that means you love thier flaws as well! However, If you find that there is something about the one you love that you would change, it's time to talk to them about it and then you have to follow your heart!! I personally would feel as though they just didn't care about me enough to be more dependable in the aspects you mentioned! I believe that everyone deserves the chance to make right or explain thier actions... That's why honesty in relationships is so important! Noone outside of a relationship is qualified to say one way or the other as to what's right or wrong! My rule is to always communicate, be true to your own feelings & needs and follow your heart as to what to do!
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Jan 8, 2012 6:33 PM CST Should a person in this situation stay or go?
stepiladi
stepiladistepiladieverett, Washington USA7 Threads 1 Polls 224 Posts
there is a lot to consider, more than any of us has the right to comment on, however, if this person is not concerned by the way their actions affect you there may be something much deeper going on than the fact that they can't read their watch and be considerate of other peoples time! If you have talked to them and told them how this makes you feel and there has been no effort affected by the other person you will have to decide if there is enough of the other wonderful things there to equate to dealing with somebody's faults that really affect you. just remember that the things that seem little now can turn into the ones that become huge issues later. remember how when you first start dating someone and you thought it was so cute that they slurped their soup but by the end it was the most annoying thing about them? just keep that in mind
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