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Sep 16, 2009 8:13 AM CSTif they really needed you to..............
kkitty2
kkitty2kkitty2somewhere in Minnesota, Minnesota, USA19 Threads 6 Polls 445 Posts

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If you were in a long term relationship and they treated you wrong so many times you just fell out of love with them.
You break up and then that person is having a lot of mental problems dealing with it, like going to the hospital and they just don't know how to deal with their broken heart.
You find yourself feeling so bad because even though you don't love them in the relationship sense you still care for them and you don't want anything bad to happen to them.
You tell them to seek help and they ask you to help them through all of this, would you?
is it the right thing to do?
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Sep 16, 2009 8:17 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
stefonline
stefonlinestefonlineDublin, Ireland136 Threads 9,702 Posts
kkitty2: If you were in a long term relationship and they treated you wrong so many times you just fell out of love with them.
You break up and then that person is having a lot of mental problems dealing with it, like going to the hospital and they just don't know how to deal with their broken heart.
You find yourself feeling so bad because even though you don't love them in the relationship sense you still care for them and you don't want anything bad to happen to them.
You tell them to seek help and they ask you to help them through all of this, would you?
is it the right thing to do?



Run forrest run......super
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Sep 16, 2009 8:20 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
Godsgift
GodsgiftGodsgiftEnnis, Clare Ireland251 Threads 13 Polls 10,040 Posts
kkitty2: If you were in a long term relationship and they treated you wrong so many times you just fell out of love with them.
You break up and then that person is having a lot of mental problems dealing with it, like going to the hospital and they just don't know how to deal with their broken heart.
You find yourself feeling so bad because even though you don't love them in the relationship sense you still care for them and you don't want anything bad to happen to them.
You tell them to seek help and they ask you to help them through all of this, would you?
is it the right thing to do?


Oh, this is Codependancy 101 built on taking prisoners and hemming each other in with emotional blackmail. It's not a case of the right thing to do morally but the healthy thing to do for yourself and that can be very difficult like coming off a drug. It's a hard road but it's worth it.This is about you I'm afraid and not him.hug
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Sep 16, 2009 8:25 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
pretty79
pretty79pretty79Frederiksberg, Capital Region Denmark8 Threads 1 Polls 312 Posts
kkitty2: If you were in a long term relationship and they treated you wrong so many times you just fell out of love with them.
You break up and then that person is having a lot of mental problems dealing with it, like going to the hospital and they just don't know how to deal with their broken heart.
You find yourself feeling so bad because even though you don't love them in the relationship sense you still care for them and you don't want anything bad to happen to them.
You tell them to seek help and they ask you to help them through all of this, would you?
is it the right thing to do?

Break ups suck, banana
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Sep 16, 2009 8:25 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
Polarbutterfly
PolarbutterflyPolarbutterflyunknown, Northwest Territories Canada115 Threads 9,486 Posts
He may take the situation of me
helping him to his advantage;
he may think by me helping him,
that in some way there may be
a reconciliation,if this were me.

IMO

conversing
kkitty2: If you were in a long term relationship and they treated you wrong so many times you just fell out of love with them.
You break up and then that person is having a lot of mental problems dealing with it, like going to the hospital and they just don't know how to deal with their broken heart.
You find yourself feeling so bad because even though you don't love them in the relationship sense you still care for them and you don't want anything bad to happen to them.
You tell them to seek help and they ask you to help them through all of this, would you?
is it the right thing to do?
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Sep 16, 2009 8:34 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
snuggs99
snuggs99snuggs99Dover, New Jersey USA8 Threads 329 Posts
kkitty2: If you were in a long term relationship and they treated you wrong so many times you just fell out of love with them.
You break up and then that person is having a lot of mental problems dealing with it, like going to the hospital and they just don't know how to deal with their broken heart.
You find yourself feeling so bad because even though you don't love them in the relationship sense you still care for them and you don't want anything bad to happen to them.
You tell them to seek help and they ask you to help them through all of this, would you?
is it the right thing to do?



It is a personal choice. I did it for my ex-husband after our divorce. He was an alcoholic and I went chasing after him in bars to get him home to safety. One winter we had a lot of snow and ice and I found him sleeping in the car. When your body is full of alcohol you don't feel the cold. Other times he would come to my door, drunk as a lord, and I fed him and gave him a place to sleep. He deserved respect not just because he was the father of our daughter but because he was a human being. Unfortunately I wasn't there one more time when I could have saved him. He was found dead two days after he died.
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Sep 16, 2009 8:39 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
UrDreamsCumTru
UrDreamsCumTruUrDreamsCumTruKildare, Ireland4 Threads 16 Posts
why sink to their level be the person you are and do good by a friend but makesure they know thats all it is! cheers
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Sep 16, 2009 8:39 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
Been there, experienced that and don't recommend it. Leopards never change their spots. It's an old cliche but thêre is always some truth behind all thêse cliches. Do the thing that's right for you. we only have one shot at this life.
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Sep 16, 2009 8:49 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
Big_John
Big_JohnBig_JohnOcean Springs, Mississippi USA19 Threads 9,767 Posts
I would be there for help; however, I do believe I would isolate my heart and keep it truly platonic. I could not kick someone to the curb, but everyone has been on the money that this is a big problem waiting to happen.

If you hadn't put the "...to the hospital...." part in there, I would have walked away.
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Sep 16, 2009 9:03 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
kissmedeeply
kissmedeeplykissmedeeplyPetitcodiac, New Brunswick Canada70 Threads 15,139 Posts
Hell no
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Sep 16, 2009 9:05 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
kissmedeeply
kissmedeeplykissmedeeplyPetitcodiac, New Brunswick Canada70 Threads 15,139 Posts
snuggs99: It is a personal choice. I did it for my ex-husband after our divorce. He was an alcoholic and I went chasing after him in bars to get him home to safety. One winter we had a lot of snow and ice and I found him sleeping in the car. When your body is full of alcohol you don't feel the cold. Other times he would come to my door, drunk as a lord, and I fed him and gave him a place to sleep. He deserved respect not just because he was the father of our daughter but because he was a human being. Unfortunately I wasn't there one more time when I could have saved him. He was found dead two days after he died.


but that is not ur fault

You cant put ur life on hold forever..

Its something to help someone..but not all the time...bouquet
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Sep 16, 2009 9:11 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
krisha
krishakrishatokyo, Kanto Japan76 Threads 6,375 Posts
kkitty2: If you were in a long term relationship and they treated you wrong so many times you just fell out of love with them.
You break up and then that person is having a lot of mental problems dealing with it, like going to the hospital and they just don't know how to deal with their broken heart.
You find yourself feeling so bad because even though you don't love them in the relationship sense you still care for them and you don't want anything bad to happen to them.
You tell them to seek help and they ask you to help them through all of this, would you?
is it the right thing to do?


we are all want and need a good relationship,so why u need to suffer or waste your time to someone treat u bad? dont blame yourself in what happen to him,is your time to move on and have peace to yourself,let them learn a lesson..just think only about yourself,jmo.wine
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Sep 16, 2009 9:16 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
leonjs48
leonjs48leonjs48michigan, Michigan USA1 Threads 299 Posts
out of respect for what we had, and any love / friendship i had for them, yes i'd be there.angel
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Sep 16, 2009 9:21 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
sweet_saucy2008
sweet_saucy2008sweet_saucy2008Northwest, Tennessee USA506 Posts
I have been through this many times and have always been there to help them through. Support is key even if the a relationship is over.

Hey Jeff. grin
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Sep 16, 2009 9:21 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
snuggs99
snuggs99snuggs99Dover, New Jersey USA8 Threads 329 Posts
kissmedeeply: but that is not ur fault

You cant put ur life on hold forever..

Its something to help someone..but not all the time...



I didn't say anything was my fault. I chose to help him. I knew him for four years before we got married and I knew he was a good man. He drank all the time but I was only 16 years old when I met him. I didn't know about alcoholism. I had my own life and starting dating a couple years after my divorce. My helping him didn't get in the way. He was the best friend I ever had.
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Sep 16, 2009 9:24 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
leonjs48
leonjs48leonjs48michigan, Michigan USA1 Threads 299 Posts
sweet_saucy2008: I have been through this many times and have always been there to help them through. Support is key even if the a relationship is over.

Hey Jeff.
hi there, very nice to see you this morning!!hug
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Sep 16, 2009 9:49 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
sweet_saucy2008
sweet_saucy2008sweet_saucy2008Northwest, Tennessee USA506 Posts
leonjs48: hi there, very nice to see you this morning!!


I just wanted to slip in while I can before I get in trouble. rolling on the floor laughing
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Sep 16, 2009 10:08 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
kissmedeeply
kissmedeeplykissmedeeplyPetitcodiac, New Brunswick Canada70 Threads 15,139 Posts
snuggs99: I didn't say anything was my fault. I chose to help him. I knew him for four years before we got married and I knew he was a good man. He drank all the time but I was only 16 years old when I met him. I didn't know about alcoholism. I had my own life and starting dating a couple years after my divorce. My helping him didn't get in the way. He was the best friend I ever had.


I know you didnt..i was just saying it becos i felt ur pain of him going and you werent there this time..

kudos for you and sticking by himteddybear
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Sep 16, 2009 10:12 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
snuggs99
snuggs99snuggs99Dover, New Jersey USA8 Threads 329 Posts
kissmedeeply: I know you didnt..i was just saying it becos i felt ur pain of him going and you werent there this time..

kudos for you and sticking by him



You are so right Kiss. It was very painful for his mother to call me and say "he's gone". I cried all the time. People couldn't understand why I would cry for an ex-husband. It was a plantonic relationship but that didn't matter. I worried about him all the time. And I'm not exaggerating when I say this, it took almost three years before the crying and sadness stopped.

To this day when my daughter and I talk about daddy, my eyes swell up with tears.
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Sep 16, 2009 10:14 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
kissmedeeply
kissmedeeplykissmedeeplyPetitcodiac, New Brunswick Canada70 Threads 15,139 Posts
snuggs99: You are so right Kiss. It was very painful for his mother to call me and say "he's gone". I cried all the time. People couldn't understand why I would cry for an ex-husband. It was a plantonic relationship but that didn't matter. I worried about him all the time. And I'm not exaggerating when I say this, it took almost three years before the crying and sadness stopped.

To this day when my daughter and I talk about daddy, my eyes swell up with tears.
awww...i know it must be so hard at times..as i said kudos to you for being there for him..

The world would be such a better place if we would be there for peopleteddybear
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Sep 16, 2009 10:49 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
snuggs99
snuggs99snuggs99Dover, New Jersey USA8 Threads 329 Posts
kissmedeeply: awww...i know it must be so hard at times..as i said kudos to you for being there for him..

The world would be such a better place if we would be there for people



I'm not pining for him. He died in 1975. It's just a memory that stays in the past unless someone brings up a subject that opens the door to talk about it. Life moves on.
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Sep 16, 2009 11:07 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
kkitty2: If you were in a long term relationship and they treated you wrong so many times you just fell out of love with them.
You break up and then that person is having a lot of mental problems dealing with it, like going to the hospital and they just don't know how to deal with their broken heart.
You find yourself feeling so bad because even though you don't love them in the relationship sense you still care for them and you don't want anything bad to happen to them.
You tell them to seek help and they ask you to help them through all of this, would you?
is it the right thing to do?



Sorry but I wouldn't.
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Sep 16, 2009 1:10 PM CST if they really needed you to..............
rubendario
rubendariorubendarioHartford, Connecticut USA8 Threads 1 Polls 3,278 Posts
kkitty2: If you were in a long term relationship and they treated you wrong so many times you just fell out of love with them.
You break up and then that person is having a lot of mental problems dealing with it, like going to the hospital and they just don't know how to deal with their broken heart.
You find yourself feeling so bad because even though you don't love them in the relationship sense you still care for them and you don't want anything bad to happen to them.
You tell them to seek help and they ask you to help them through all of this, would you?
is it the right thing to do?



Absolutely not!! I have been down this road several times and they have taken advantage of me and it will not happen again. I will help them get professional help, show them the road to the doctor once and them I am done!!! cool
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Sep 16, 2009 2:37 PM CST if they really needed you to..............
Sojourner
SojournerSojournerAndorra la Vella, Andorra31 Threads 2 Polls 472 Posts
rubendario: Absolutely not!! I have been down this road several times and they have taken advantage of me and it will not happen again. I will help them get professional help, show them the road to the doctor once and them I am done!!!
Good answer!!thumbs down
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Sep 16, 2009 2:38 PM CST if they really needed you to..............
Sojourner
SojournerSojournerAndorra la Vella, Andorra31 Threads 2 Polls 472 Posts
Sojourner: Good answer!!
I meant thumbs up thumbs up
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Sep 16, 2009 2:51 PM CST if they really needed you to..............
SAXONNUMBER1
SAXONNUMBER1SAXONNUMBER1Leeds, West Yorkshire, England UK21 Threads 9 Polls 217 Posts
kkitty2: If you were in a long term relationship and they treated you wrong so many times you just fell out of love with them.
You break up and then that person is having a lot of mental problems dealing with it, like going to the hospital and they just don't know how to deal with their broken heart.
You find yourself feeling so bad because even though you don't love them in the relationship sense you still care for them and you don't want anything bad to happen to them.
You tell them to seek help and they ask you to help them through all of this, would you?
is it the right thing to do?



Avoid them like the plague!
Nothing but grief and heartache otherwise.
You're no doctor.
Why put yourself through it when you can find someone normal,who i'm sure wouldn't want you councilling an ex!wine
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Sep 16, 2009 10:13 PM CST if they really needed you to..............
kkitty2
kkitty2kkitty2somewhere in Minnesota, Minnesota USA19 Threads 6 Polls 445 Posts
Big_John: I would be there for help; however, I do believe I would isolate my heart and keep it truly platonic. I could not kick someone to the curb, but everyone has been on the money that this is a big problem waiting to happen.

If you hadn't put the "...to the hospital...." part in there, I would have walked away.



yeah I did walk away and he fell apart, and I really don't think he knows how to deal with it. does anybody? I tell him, I am not the one that can help him.
We have a daughter and I will try to find someone to get him the help he needs to deal with it. hug
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Sep 17, 2009 7:27 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
rubendario
rubendariorubendarioHartford, Connecticut USA8 Threads 1 Polls 3,278 Posts
Sojourner: I meant
thumbs up thumbs up grin cool
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Oct 5, 2009 8:55 PM CST if they really needed you to..............
leo4u
leo4uleo4ust paul, Minnesota USA2 Posts
people get hurt all the time and sometimes for the wrong reason and are not thinking right what did u do to make it so bad because it take two to f everything up not just one so look at yourself and think its your choice maybe u can help and be happy long relationship is worth keeping sound like u had someone to break yourheart before this do you have any kids together if so i would help him or her out life is to short and kids are to small yes i would help
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Oct 5, 2009 9:01 PM CST if they really needed you to..............
leo4u
leo4uleo4ust paul, Minnesota USA2 Posts
people get hurt all the time and sometimes for the wrong reason and are not thinking right what did u do to make it so bad because it take two to f everything up not just one so look at yourself and think its your choice maybe u can help and be happy long relationship is worth keeping sound like u had someone to break yourheart before this do you have any kids together if so i would help him or her out life is to short and kids are to small yes i would help maybe its love u may not every know until you try
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Oct 16, 2009 6:34 AM CST if they really needed you to..............
sweet_saucy2008
sweet_saucy2008sweet_saucy2008Northwest, Tennessee USA506 Posts
Sometimes it is hardest to put aside past emotions to do what is right. I have been down this road and have not regretted the humanity I have shown to others even when they had none for me. At the end of the day, I can hold my head up high. hug
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