GravyBoatCurley: i know there i s comprimise in all relationships but as far as stuff like
kids or drugs or open relationships or religion
I don't have kids, don't do drugs, never even considered an open relationship and beliefs are fine so long as they're not fanatical or trying to convert me, as I don't believe in any of it.
I don't have any set rules per se, other than be honest. Everything else is negotiable.
GravyBoatCurley: i know there i s comprimise in all relationships but as far as stuff like
kids or drugs or open relationships or religion
kids = if you choose to be with a partner that has kids, accept that package
drugs = if they choose that path and you want them to pass it up, then good luck .. it will only work if they are willing to accept the help you offer but otherwise nah uh let it slide
GravyBoatCurley: i know there i s comprimise in all relationships but as far as stuff like
kids or drugs or open relationships or religion
No. I have compromised on some big issues before, and although I don't regret the time I had with the man I did it for, I won't do it again for a committed relationship.
Not on big issues I wouldn't, but on little stuff sure most things can be worked out or compromised on. I don't do drugs or want a druggie or someone who drinks a lot, I don't do open relationships and so long as they don't push their religion on me or put my beliefs down. I believe most everything else is workable.
GravyBoatCurley: i know there i s comprimise in all relationships but as far as stuff like
kids or drugs or open relationships or religion
I think people need to be clear in their own mind, from the start in a relationship, as to what things in a partner are negotiable, and which are not.
That way, people don't spend the next xx number of years, trying to change the opther person. That never works, and should be avoided at all costs. JMO
GravyBoatCurley: i know there i s comprimise in all relationships but as far as stuff like
kids or drugs or open relationships or religion
Major 'rules' are not to be broken in my life by myself or my SO.
Kids are accepted wholeheartedly as they are innocent and part of the person's life. No children is likewise fine as I could never place that sort of demand on someone. (One of us would have to get 'fixed' though as I am fertile like the Nile River Delta). Drugs are a definite never in a million years. Alcohol is a close second to that as well. Open relationships, well that speaks for itself, open the door and wish them good luck. Then change the locks and have their belongings packed and in the driveway. No second guessing here. Religion is not something I truly want but belief as long as it is subjective and not objectively demanded is fine.
Again this is the current person we are defining here. Anything that is in the past is not something I could include in these rules if it is no longer in the present, and I have no reason to carry such 'baggage' forth when the other person has left it behind.
venere08: I think people need to be clear in their own mind, from the start in a relationship, as to what things in a partner are negotiable, and which are not.
That way, people don't spend the next xx number of years, trying to change the opther person. That never works, and should be avoided at all costs. JMO
true,
but sometimes one of 2 might develop taste for "open relationships" where 1 of 2 might be accident-prone
but sometimes one of 2 might develop taste for "open relationships" where 1 of 2 might be accident-prone
not always can be avoided from the start.
Life.
that is true, but generally, things that devlop along the way are part pf the person's personality makeup anyway. People who believe in loyalty and faithfulness etc, don;t just become completely hedonistic, unless they aquire brain damage of some kind. But I do concede, there may be some circumstances that could not be forseen years earlier.
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