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Do you feel that your view on relationships is a healthy one? Why have the majority of your relationships failed?

Do you look at love and relationships in a healthy way, or do you have too-high expectations? Think about it for a moment- do you think that finding a partner will fix everything for you? Do you expect to be happy once you find a partner? Do you think it is a partners job to take over where your parents left off? Are you possessive? Jealous? Quick to anger? Do you split chores evenly? Why do you think the majority of your relationships have failed? Try and be honest.

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  1. faeryflutterthe1andonly - 41-45 years old - female

    Posted by faeryflutterthe1andonly May 18th, 2012 at 7:42AM

    Gosh...I'm too naive...I believe the lies and promises because I believe there is good in everyone. So, I find out the truth and forgive them and move on. Their loss. I have too much love to give to have he LL-bent hearts steal my light. I will continue to believe in the good...no matter how many angry sad people try to snuff mine out!

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  2. RobsV - 22-25 years old - female

    Posted by RobsV May 18th, 2012 at 1:50AM

    I think I have a fairly healthy approach to relationships.
    I have never expected anyone to fix everything for me, I will always have issues which only I can fix.
    I am happy, but I never expect complete and constant happiness - there will be rough patches and I accept and welcome that.
    My partner had nothing to take over from my parents, before I moved out of their house I already had a job, was paying my own bills and caring for myself, and was hugely independent.
    I'm not possessive or jealous because I trust my partner implicitly (sp?)
    I do have a short fuse and temper, but I have learnt to assess situations and whether I am being un reasonable or not and if I feel I need to discuss something, I will only do so after having a smoke and calming down.
    No, we don't split chores evenly, I do all house work and he just cooks (because he enjoys cooking more than I do). Also, I prefer cleaning because I have a slightly OCD approach to it and know it'll be done properly.
    Previous relationships faield because I didn't stay true to who I was, I had a terrible choice in men and they mostly felt they were entitled to expect me to change to their specs (remove piercings, not get tattoo'd, stop drinking and smoking...)

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  3. tiderider - 51-55 years old - male

    Posted by tiderider May 18th, 2012 at 11:58AM

    The few relationships i had failed because i'm asexual and women want sex.

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  4. FattyBumppo - 22-25 years old - male

    Posted by FattyBumppo May 18th, 2012 at 2:05AM

    "do you think that finding a partner will fix everything for you?"
    No, but it would be a start. I'm not looking at the moment, however. Learned my lesson.

    "Do you expect to be happy once you find a partner?"
    I do. I've only been truly in love once but it was the happiest time in my life.

    "Do you think it is a partners job to take over where your parents left off?"
    I don't look for parent-like qualities in a partner, at least not consciously, and I've never felt like I would want to behave or want to be treated as if my love were my parents. So no.
    If she can make good potato salad though, I won't stand in her way. :P

    "Are you possessive? Jealous?"
    No. I don't think not being jealous at all is a positive trait but I'm not feeling it. :(

    "Quick to anger?"
    Generally speaking, no. Depends on the subject. Things like weird design decisions in products, games or movies, ignorance and intolerance can annoy me easily but to actually anger me you'd pretty much have to set out to anger me.

    "Do you split chores evenly?"
    I haven't been in a relationship where that was an issue.

    "Why do you think the majority of your relationships have failed?"
    Lack of confidence, fear of rejection preventing more commitment, and ultimately I'm not a lovable man. Likable, under the right circumstances, but not lovable.

    I'm not someone you can be proud of as a partner and as much as you think you don't care what people think, having a boyfriend you have to explain to your friends, find excuses for why you're with him,... it takes a toll on you, and in the long run I'm not worth it.
    You know that feeling of almost physically seeing your day brighten when you see her, tiny ants crawling over your skin for a couple of seconds after she touched you, running in place while sitting on your couch while you wait for her to text you back, and feeling a rush of excitement when she lets her hair down and smiles at you...
    I won't ever inspire any of those feelings in someone. I can be kind and funny and very loyal, but that's simply not enough when you're looking for someone to love.

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  5. SpiritOfTheRabbit - 31-35 years old - female

    Reply by SpiritOfTheRabbit May 18th, 2012 at 2:14AM

    Oh my goodness. I have a lot of work to do with you! The first thing I would ask you to do is to only talk about yourself the way a best friend would talk about you. Jesus, I don't even KNOW you and I would never say those things about you. Everyone is lovable. I'm learning this too. Don't give up on yourself- is that what a best friend would do? *hugs*

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  6. sterling81 - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by sterling81 May 18th, 2012 at 1:49AM

    Dunno. My first relationship failed because I was immature. My second relationship failed because I got clean and sober and she didn't.

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  7. johnnywillsave - 26-30 years old - male

    Posted by johnnywillsave May 18th, 2012 at 1:33AM

    No clue. The last one I messed up. But sh it happens.

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