is the past important in a relationship? ( Archived) (18)

This is really an interesting question, and there are many, many variables. I'm a very flexible, easy going guy, but if this question was in regards to a "shady" past, or an overly precocious past (careless and frequent rolls in the hay...) then I would say it's important to take a second look. In the movie "Grace Kelly", there is a scene in a restaurant with Grace, her mother, and Grace's soon-to-be fiance, Oleg Cassini. Mrs. Kelly is adamantly against a marriage, and questions him about his past relationships/wives, and asks if he remained faithful, to which he is unable to give a straight answer. She then says, "My husband is a betting man. He always says, 'I never wager on a horse with a poor track record'."

As harsh as these kinds of things may seem, and yes, nobody is spotless, of course, it's fair to expect a certain amount of decorum, and many are capable of it, and because of this, I have to say that yes, past IS important.