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Because People are idiots

Lack. Of. Communication.

Sexual boredom

yeah that to

Communication is a biggy which generally leads to a growing apart.

I think its a lie from the beginning. People are afraid that this may be it, "I may not get another person who can stand me" or something. And then through time, shit just starts coming out on a larger scale. Thus, hidden emotions which have been bottled up for so long explode out and relationships end badly.

No I'm not bitter.

Originally posted by Marxman
Thus, hidden emotions which have been bottled up for so long explode out and relationships end badly.



Relationships that end on a good note don't really end do they, lol

Im Bitter Because It ended badly.

Originally posted by Soleran
Relationships that end on a good note don't really end do they, lol

Yea I was thinking about relationships that end on a good note while making my post. Then I thought that it wasn't interesting enough.

Originally posted by Smiter
Im Bitter Because It ended badly.


Well good for you then, closure is your friend. Now walk away and don't drunk dial them.

No matter the type of relationship, an essential ingredient is trust. Without trust no relationship can flourish. Another key is communication, or lack of. Couples have to learn to talk and listen to one another effectively.

to noone's surprise I agree with Storm. Trust and Communications are key. However Love and Compassion are also essential (altho this might seem obvious I know a few 'older' couples where I seriously doubt it still that obvious)

We're not built for relationships?

We live longer!

Seriously, look at human mortality rates back in the 19th Century. The average life expectancy was a lot lower than it is now. People generally didn't have relationships that had to last for fifty years.

Originally posted by RichardD
We live longer!

Seriously, look at human mortality rates back in the 19th Century. The average life expectancy was a lot lower than it is now. People generally didn't have relationships that had to last for fifty years. Or even half that amount years.

Originally posted by lord xyz
We're not built for relationships?

Tadadada bingo.

MAINLY, because people are selfish morons

they go into relationships without acknowledging that a relationship is about 2 people, not just their self. SO their actions tend to focus on one person and eventually it will break down.

LOL other times its just that the people are not compatible.

I found believe it or not John Gray's Men are From Mars Women Are From Venus to give me pretty good scope why relationships fail.
I highly recommend you read it. Note that it is about relationships that are happening rather than how to start relationships.
I found the most interesting parts to be the 12 types of love and how some types of love are more important for each sex and when all are considered can make relationships SIGNIFICANTLY sturdier and infallible to failure. If I remember correctly:

Women's 6 primary love needs:
1] Caring : Man shows interest in woman's feelings and concern for her well-being
2] Understanding : Man listens with out judgement but with empathy when she expresses her feelings and she feels heard and understood
3] Respect : Man prioritizes her needs, wishes and considers her thoughst and feelings
4] Devotion : Man makes her feel adored and special - more important than his other occupations
5] Validation : Man accepts and confirms validity of her feelings - giving her the right to feel the way she does
6] Reassurace : Man repeatedly shows he cares, understands and respects and validates and is devoted to her she will feel she is continually loved
Men's Primary Love Needs
1] Trust : Woman's attitude is open and receptive. She believes he is doing his best and wants best for her. If shes shows positive faith in her man's abilities he feels trusted and thus VERY loved
2] Acceptance : Woman lovingly recieves man without trying to change him and affirms he is being favourably recieved. Not that she thinks he is perfect but simply that she is not trying to improve him - she trusts him to improve himself
3] Appreciation : Woman acknowledges recieved personal benefit and value from man's efforts and behaviour. man knows his effort is not wasted and is thus encouraged to give more
4] Admiration : Man feels woman's admiration. Woman regards him with wonder, delight and when she is happily amazed by his unique characteristics e.g. humour, strength, integrity etc.
5] Approval : Woman's approving attitude acknowledges the goodness in a man and expresses overall satisfaction with him - trying to recognise the good things and reasons he does rather than bad
6] Encouragement : Woman's encouraging attitude gives hope, courage to a man - expresses confidence in his abilities and character. When women express trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval it encourages a man to be best he can be
If kids were taught in school about these things it would help the sexes really understand each other and quench the thirst to attack the opposite sex. Relationships are about reciprocating imo

I highly recommend the book. Next step is to get partner to read it

I found Penn and Teller's Bullshit episode about true love to give me a better (or funnier) understanding of the problem.

The problem in the world today is communication. Too much communication.

I agree. We should all shut the f*ck up and dance.

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
I agree. We should all shut the f*ck up and dance.
Dancing is a sort of communication.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Dancing is a sort of communication. Vertically? Or horizontally?

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
Vertically? Or horizontally?

No matter.

Originally posted by Fire
to noone's surprise I agree with Storm. Trust and Communications are key. However Love and Compassion are also essential (altho this might seem obvious I know a few 'older' couples where I seriously doubt it still that obvious)
With compassion, you rather mean an inability to show affection toward your partner.

Originally posted by Storm
With compassion, you rather mean an inability to show affection toward your partner.

Lack of actual compassion would be slightly bad a well though.

Intolerance, incompatibility, failure to see incompatibility and act early instead of forcing the relationship.

I wish relationships didn't. Relationships with everyone though, would never be perfect. Even with your family. When i was with my ex, we barely argued, we were both very easygoing etc, just did not realise why it ended myself. It was weird.

I believe most relationships end because people are out looking on how to get for themselves and not thinking of what they can give. It's mostly selfish and of course a lack of communication. Communication and being open, flexible, nonjudgmental, excepting the person for what they are not trying to change them and respecting them if they want to leave the relationship. If people are open and honest not afraid to express their own feeling then respect and understanding can occur...This is a start to unconditional love which has the other persons best interest at heart along with your own. If both can do this then this would be a special relationship that even if it did end would end on a positive note.

Financial problems cause problems between older couples. I don't have much experience in this field, seeing as how I am 16, but I have witnessed it many times in my parents before they got divorced and now in my Dad/Step-Mom's relationship.

Sexual problems often contribute to a relationship failing as well. And I don't mean just somebody being unsatisfied, but anything even relating to sexual things. Such as jealousy of another man or woman that interacts with your boyfriend or girlfriend, or somebody cheating on somebody else.

Which leads me to my next one: Unfaithfulness; which is my least favorite.

And, as it has been said, miscommunication AND lack of communication at all contribute a large deal to a relationship not working out.

I just wanna skip the heartbreaks in life, but it sucks that everyone has to go through them.

Relationships fail for various reasons. Financial problems, cheating, lack of communication, clash of personalities, lack of interest, and poor sexual performance. I'm pretty sure there's probably more, but I named the most common situations.

ideas about how you just know those things about your partner that really piss you off are going to change as soon as (insert bs reason here).

yeah right.


Accepting people for who they are, instead of who you want them to be, is a often neglected, but key part of a good relationship.

I agree. It mainly consists of people not giving and taking, or not being as easygoing as their partner, friend etc. I never usually have this problem as i give and take easily, just arent with the right type of people a lot of the time. How come your swear word appeared there?
I know that me, myself is not perfect, but i do have to say that i barely have arguments with people like me, because i do not cheat, do not do anything that would truly hurt someone.

Originally posted by Smiter
I just wanna skip the heartbreaks in life, but it sucks that everyone has to go through them. You can't, so except the heart breaks, but YOU CAN think of it as this:

When one door closes another one opens as is with everything in life.....don't dread it, but look at as it as another beginning, a new opportunity........

Even when two people are compatible, and there is a small chance of conflict between the two, people change.


As we grow, we change. Sometimes we do not grow in the same direction.


Love between two people exists, but it is not immortal. Love dies all the time, same way Hate dies, same way attraction dies, same way everything dies.

I think it is very rare when someone truly loves another, in a selfless manner.


Most relationships are built on the concept of exchange



I love you, you love me back....I make you happy, you make me happy back....I work for you, you work for me....I boost your ego, you boost mine....I'll suck yours, you suck mine.....etc.etc.etc.etc.


When these exchanges of values, actions, whatever the case may be, are not mutually and consistantly met, problems arise.

This tends to be the case with most of us.



I believe True Love, or "undying" love, is when you Love someone without depending on the exchange. When you simply desire that this person be happy, with or without you.

The way you would put a family member before yourself, and love them regardless of whether or not they hurt you.....

If you find someone who puts you before themself, then you are very very fortunate. It's rare to find someone who genuinely desires your happiness above thier own.

Originally posted by Lord Urizen

Most relationships are built on the concept of exchange

I love you, you love me back....I make you happy, you make me happy back....I work for you, you work for me....I boost your ego, you boost mine....I'll suck yours, you suck mine.....etc.etc.etc.etc


Skipped all your bullshit and got the the main point.

relation ships fail cause those who are in one cant actually function as a couple pretty simple, and the reason for that wary for the couples/relationships that crash

because the either of the two involved subconciously don't want a relationship.

Originally posted by Lord Urizen

Most relationships are built on the concept of exchange



Is there something Freudian about that?

relationships are not meant to last forever

Ahhhhhh you hit in on the nail...................People change .and if one can realize that people do change and grow then there is endless posibilites to this.........

Yes people change and grow.......Is that a sin? Yes it is in many relationshiips................stay the same and all is ok........change and grow.....Implecisity that is what we all here to do................

Originally posted by Smiter
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Not enough communication. People aren't honest with each other. They don't trust each other. That's why relationships don't work. With every relationship, you need trust and honesty, and a lot of communication. If you have none of that, you're doomed.

Human beings are promiscuous by nature.

Relaitionships are to bring people closer; is it necessary to be closer?

Originally posted by lord xyz
Relaitionships are to bring people closer; is it necessary to be closer?
Sometimes

Originally posted by Sanctuary
Sometimes Hehe.

Another reason that relationships fail is that one or both have no empathy meaning they cannot know what it's like to be in the others shoes. They are oblivious, or don't care........Learning how to listen is important. If one doesn't listen the other might think about leaving to find someone who WILL listen.

Each time relationships fail, it is because one cheated, or was not honest enough.Lots have same relation to "why".

Not necessarily......I've known many people that have cheated and still the relationship worked out....

Originally posted by Smiter
Skipped all your bullshit and got the the main point.






I thought the rest of it was insightful, just sharing my experience and knowledge....but if you at least got the gist of it, then that's all that matters. Hope it helped .

Originally posted by soin2cal
Each time relationships fail, it is because one cheated, or was not honest enough.Lots have same relation to "why". Originally posted by debbiejo
Another reason that relationships fail is that one or both have no empathy meaning they cannot know what it's like to be in the others shoes. They are oblivious, or don't care........Learning how to listen is important. If one doesn't listen the other might think about leaving to find someone who WILL listen. Haha, you both make me laugh. Could it be that people expect so much in a relationship, and when one or more of their expectations aren't successful, they feel like the relationship isn't good enough, so they give up on it and seek another. Like Becker said, "No expectations, no disapointment." then agian, that's sounds a bit like abstinence... Teehee.

]Originally posted by lord xyz
Haha, you both make me laugh. Could it be that people expect so much in a relationship, and when one or more of their expectations aren't successful, they feel like the relationship isn't good enough, so they give up on it and seek another. Like Becker said, "No expectations, no disapointment." then agian, that's sounds a bit like abstinence... Teehee.They all want to be heard,and understood.. why do you think there are protesters? Because they want to be heard. It is a basic human need to many.

Originally posted by debbiejo
.They all want to be heard,and understood.. why do you think there are protesters? Because they want to be heard. It is a basic human need to many.

This IMO is why the god of the bible is flawed......That god has a NEED to be listened to which is a human need.

ok, back on topic.

Originally posted by debbiejo
This IMO is why the god of the bible is flawed......That god has a NEED to be listened to which is a human need.

ok, back on topic.

not really the God of the bible is an overgod

only demigods -> greater dieties need worshipers to maintain their power (see D&D core rule books)

Speaking of relationships failing I ran across an analogy.

Once there was a little girl who had problems to tie her shoes so she asked her best friend and said "I can't do it all by myself, can you help me?" But her best friend said "NO, I don't see the need for it" So the girl kept trying to tie her shoes cause she knew it needed to be done and it was causing her to stumble. So then she asked again to her best friend..He said "NO I don't see any problem and I am busy with many things." This went on for years until the little girl learned all by herself to tie her own shoes....At that point her best friend came to her one day and said "Whats going on with you? What is going on with your shoes?" And the little girl said "I learned to tie them all by myself, aren't you proud?" But the friend said "NO I liked you better when you didn't know how to tie your shoes" The girl answered and said "What? You didn't think I needed them tied?" And the friend said " I never noticed."

This is also why relationships fail.

relationships fail due to a decided lack or at least lopsided view askew of the pleasures of giving oral pleasure...




... or was I alone the victim of such treachery??

Relationship failed because of lack of respect towards 1 another.

Good ,but can you elaborate in more detail.

Originally posted by Smiter
Why Do Relationships Fail?

Because people stop trying to make them work.

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Because people stop trying to make them work.
Yah, committment is a very important.

I think this thread is oversimplifying the complex chain of events that can lead to the failure of a relationship.

Cause chicks don't fcukin' listen.

1 word-Cheating.

Nope.........it's not being there.....empty space........empty.

Love is an illusion created by the mind to fill a void that doesn't exist. As time passes the realiztion is made and the relationship falls apart.


"All this so called love is just a temporary confusion of the mind, a mental illness." Haruhi Suzumiya

Actually, the REAL reason why relationships fail is because of space aliens.

Noooooo don't think this yet let it go...True love is what? .....haven't found it myself......

Originally posted by Smiter
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Many reasons.

Ive not read through this one but Id say a lot of times its lack of communication... and sometimes... its not that they arent talking... more so they dont know how to talk to each other. When I was with my ex (my daughters dad) I couldnt talk to him ... but expressing my feelings and thoughts to others was easy.... but then I got to where I simply didnt care as well.

Originally posted by debbiejo
Noooooo don't think this yet let it go...True love is what? .....haven't found it myself......

thats because you spend too much time with MR. K.M.C.

Originally posted by Shelbert Lemon
I got to where I simply didnt care as well. Yep, that's what it comes down to alright.

Just because someone doesn't love you back, doesn't make your Love any less valid.


I've been in Love before, and no it wasn't an illusion. It may not have been mature love, or selfless love, but it wasn't something I invoked upon myself.

Unfortunately it wasn't returned....guess what....I was heartbroken ...


For TWO YEARS



I would have died for this guy.....i dont know wtf got into me....i would never ask to be in that state of mind again....i never loved someone since to that intensity....not even my current relationships contain that kind of flame.

Originally posted by Lord Urizen
Just because someone doesn't love you back, doesn't make your Love any less valid.


I've been in Love before, and no it wasn't an illusion. It may not have been mature love, or selfless love, but it wasn't something I invoked upon myself.

Unfortunately it wasn't returned....guess what....I was heartbroken ...


For TWO YEARS



I would have died for this guy.....i dont know wtf got into me....i would never ask to be in that state of mind again....i never loved someone since to that intensity....not even my current relationships contain that kind of flame.

thats because you gave it all that youve got and youve got nothing more to give. You invested something and lost everything. Now you gotta recover it back. But recovering doesnt mean recovering it back to the ORIGINAL STATE. Recovering means some parts will be missing and not complete. Love sucks doesnt it. But in return, for those that are missing pieces, you become stronger wiser and tougher.

Originally posted by Smiter
thats because you gave it all that youve got and youve got nothing more to give. You invested something and lost everything. Now you gotta recover it back. But recovering doesnt mean recovering it back to the ORIGINAL STATE. Recovering means some parts will be missing and not complete. Love sucks doesnt it. But in return, for those that are missing pieces, you become stronger wiser and tougher.

Indeed. ....very well said.

Originally posted by Lord Urizen
Just because someone doesn't love you back, doesn't make your Love any less valid.


I've been in Love before, and no it wasn't an illusion. It may not have been mature love, or selfless love, but it wasn't something I invoked upon myself.

Unfortunately it wasn't returned....guess what....I was heartbroken ...


For TWO YEARS



I would have died for this guy.....i dont know wtf got into me....i would never ask to be in that state of mind again....i never loved someone since to that intensity....not even my current relationships contain that kind of flame. Originally posted by Smiter
thats because you gave it all that youve got and youve got nothing more to give. You invested something and lost everything. Now you gotta recover it back. But recovering doesnt mean recovering it back to the ORIGINAL STATE. Recovering means some parts will be missing and not complete. Love sucks doesnt it. But in return, for those that are missing pieces, you become stronger wiser and tougher. I know what you say is the truth because I learned this exact same thing through experience...

Originally posted by BobbyD
Indeed. ....very well said.

I feel like a guru or something
Those who are looking for relationships, Does everyone go through the same shit? Heartache-Heartbreak-Headache-Sexache?

Originally posted by Smiter

Those who are looking for relationships, Does everyone go through the same shit? Heartache-Heartbreak-Headache-Sexache? I dont know about everyone but yeah something like that.

I thought so, for once I feel I could prove my theories about love romance relationship and all that shit, are validated or correct.

Originally posted by Lord Urizen
Just because someone doesn't love you back, doesn't make your Love any less valid.


I've been in Love before, and no it wasn't an illusion. It may not have been mature love, or selfless love, but it wasn't something I invoked upon myself.

Unfortunately it wasn't returned....guess what....I was heartbroken ...


For TWO YEARS



I would have died for this guy.....i dont know wtf got into me....i would never ask to be in that state of mind again....i never loved someone since to that intensity....not even my current relationships contain that kind of flame.

PVS must not be at work today.

Originally posted by Smiter
I thought so, for once I feel I could prove my theories about love romance relationship and all that shit, are validated or correct. it isnt a science you can prove or disprove... not everyone works the same way

Originally posted by Smiter
I feel like a guru or something
Those who are looking for relationships, Does everyone go through the same shit? Heartache-Heartbreak-Headache-Sexache?
Love finds you, often when it' s most inconvenient. It comes in its own time, on its own terms, in whatever shape or form it chooses, and whether you accept it or reject it is entirely up to you.

Originally posted by Storm
Love finds you, often when it' s most inconvenient. It comes in its own time, on its own terms, in whatever shape or form it chooses, and whether you accept it or reject it is entirely up to you.

Well said.

Originally posted by Storm
Love finds you, often when it' s most inconvenient. It comes in its own time, on its own terms, in whatever shape or form it chooses, and whether you accept it or reject it is entirely up to you. this is the most truest thing for me... again... my battle lately is weather to accept whats in front of my face.... again.

I want to put this in my profile to save it if you dont mind.

Originally posted by Storm
Love finds you, often when it' s most inconvenient. It comes in its own time, on its own terms, in whatever shape or form it chooses, and whether you accept it or reject it is entirely up to you.


Such is life as a whole and not just love

But trying to find love sucks badly.

Ok, last year I gave my time money effort love, I gave myself, as in I gave everything that I've got. Unfortunately, my best wasn't good enough that my ex's was trying to find someone better, in other words they cheat. They took advantage of what I've got and so I'm bitter, I am still although, I say to myself, your stronger wiser and tougher than this. I'll be over it soon but it takes time.

Originally posted by BobbyD
Well said.

For an Animal Lover like yourself, you probably can't be as picky.

Originally posted by botankus
For an Animal Lover like yourself, you probably can't be as picky.

Go to a zoo. Youll find love over there.

Originally posted by Smiter
thats because you gave it all that youve got and youve got nothing more to give.



I know


Well, actually I do have a lot more to give, but I have always felt that I loved my partners more than they loved me. I'm a very sensitive guy when I open up, and I tend to close off to people I don't feel I can trust.







Originally posted by Smiter
You invested something and lost everything. Now you gotta recover it back. But recovering doesnt mean recovering it back to the ORIGINAL STATE.



I know ... what I felt was in the past, and I learned from it. When I look back though, none of it makes sense. But I learned the hard way that just because I love someone, doesn't mean there's any real connection. The guy I was head over heels for didn't really give a shit about me...lo0o0ng story

It also didn't help that he kept trying to deny who he was.....

Ne ways, I got over it, but I never had a heartbreak last THAT LONG....this hurt far more than my ego....If a soul existed, I felt like my soul itself was damaged....


But I can tell you one thing....I haven't been the same ever since





Originally posted by Smiter
Recovering means some parts will be missing and not complete. Love sucks doesnt it.



Love only sucks when it's not returned, because then you cannot let it circulate, and when it is trapped in your mind and body it becomes a strong poison.

It took me months to admit to the guy how I felt, only to have been humiliated when the guy told all his freinds that I was this "disgusting ***" and "i better stay away from him", even though he flirted with me wayy before that.



At the time I put up with so much abuse....it was like I lost myself...I never felt more desparate in my entire life than at that year.....I look back, and wanna smack myself for allowing myself such weakness.

Today, i don't tolerate any form of abuse, even from those I love.






Originally posted by Smiter
But in return, for those that are missing pieces, you become stronger wiser and tougher.


I agree. But I also became less trusting....and not all because of him. Feelings come and go....I'd have lovers who were obsessed with me one day, and forgot about me the next 4 months....I also had lovers who I was totally attracted to one day, who I forgot about the next day as well.....


I have less trust for my own feelings as well as others.

droolio

Originally posted by PVS
droolio


OH BABY NOW YOU'RE TALKN MY LANGUAGE ! droolio




Thanks for cheering me up.....now I remember why I look to cheap sex to solve all my problems

Originally posted by Lord Urizen
OH BABY NOW YOU'RE TALKN MY LANGUAGE ! droolio




Thanks for cheering me up.....now I remember why I look to cheap sex to solve all my problems

ok sounds fun. enjoy your aids.

Originally posted by PVS
ok sounds fun. enjoy your aids.





AIDS NEVER TASTED SO SALTY ! droolio




















Oh f*ck, that's disgusting....

...yet not funny.

Most of our experiences are so different and yet similar.
The drama of Love continues.

Originally posted by PVS
...yet not funny.



I was being serious.....I don't joke about sex....only religion.

Originally posted by Smiter
Most of our experiences are so different and yet similar.
The drama of Love continues.



Which is exactly why I strongly disagree with arguments from Lord Xyz and other people who don't beleive Love actually exists.

thats because lord xyz never had any love, theres a claw that shaped of V attached to his balls. little did he know and only ass juice or puzzyjuice can desolve that.

I did not get that

Originally posted by soin2cal
I did not get that

Be happy that you didn't.

why?

Because I didn't get it, either, and I'm sure I'm not alone on that one.

It's the horse again....with that tongue..and in a relationship thread.....

And she likes it too.......

I hate failing so feed me the info i dont fail

Originally posted by Storm
Love finds you, often when it' s most inconvenient. It comes in its own time, on its own terms, in whatever shape or form it chooses, and whether you accept it or reject it is entirely up to you.
exactly. fight it all you want, its a losing battle.

Nope... love is a verb.

love is the most powerful eomtion of all. love will make you do crazy things, and it can also bring your life into balance.

Do not confuse love with lust.

Originally posted by queeq
Do not confuse love with lust.
theres a fine line, indeed, but love is so much better.

But love is hard work. Lust is not.

youve never been truly in love, have you?

You wouodn't believe me, but I've been married for 14 years. I think I do know what I am talking about.

then you should know that true love comes naturally. if the other person is all that matters to you, and you to them, love is easy. it gets hard when one of the two does not love the other as much.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
then you should know that true love comes naturally. if the other person is all that matters to you, and you to them, love is easy. it gets hard when one of the two does not love the other as much.

Half true. ...still takes effort either way.

Don't believe everything you see in the movies.

But, after reading many of your posts here, you are (generally) correct about your assessments.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
then you should know that true love comes naturally. if the other person is all that matters to you, and you to them, love is easy. it gets hard when one of the two does not love the other as much.

the affection comes naturally, to keep it that way is hard work.

Like working on a railroad alllllll dayyyyyyyyy longggggggg.

Relationships fail because of incompatibility and getting with and marrying someone just because she looks cute and that's all that matters.

Or because they wanna impress others. Stupid are the men whom get married because all his friends are doing it.

I believe it fails because at least one of the two doesn't want to WORK on the relationship...

That's usually the case...

I was in a long relationship and I found when one no longer cares then the other just mirrors it, then poof.

Yup... I think it all comes down to how important one thinks lasting relationships are.

And people change also, and if the other can't accept that then ......poof. It's a judgmental thing. It's really conditional. And so the two part ways. And it could be for the better, really. Otherwise, resentment builds up..........then you got a murder on your hands.........

death

With me, when i broke up with my last ex, it was because i lost the initial interest i had in her. I mean don't get me wrong she's cute as hell but I became dead bored with her, no matter what we did and no matter how hard we tried.

It got to the point where we'd get on the phone and talk about any and everything, constantly, then later on in the relationship, nothing would be said for as long as 10 min. while on the phone.

It became mind numbing. It's sort of as if we did everything there was to do. Like there was nothing else to do or say anymore. It just became dull. I got 2-1/2 years down the drain and a lesson learned. Not a bad deal, eh?

Who invented long term relationships anyway. I think it's a dumb idea. Ok, for some. Ok, heres an idea. Marriages should be a contract for 5 years, after that, one must renew.........simple.

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
Relationships fail because of incompatibility and getting with and marrying someone just because she looks cute and that's all that matters.

Or because they wanna impress others. Stupid are the men whom get married because all his friends are doing it.

Ha. As true as your statement is, women are worse. ...more inclined to marry since their friends marry. Guys, intrinsically want to stay single for as long as they possible can, thus it's more like guys marry because they WANT to marry. Women marry when they CAN marry.

Originally posted by debbiejo
Who invented long term relationships anyway. I think it's a dumb idea. Ok, for some. Ok, heres an idea. Marriages should be a contract for 5 years, after that, one must renew.........simple.

haha. Marriage may be ok, but it looks like it takes crazy effort and discipline, it seems.

I dunno. And with more and more people getting divorced that staying married nowadays just makes marriage seem not worth the cost and effort.

Originally posted by debbiejo
Who invented long term relationships anyway. I think it's a dumb idea. Ok, for some. Ok, heres an idea. Marriages should be a contract for 5 years, after that, one must renew.........simple.

Nice idea, but the renegotiation process could be a logistical nightmare.

Don't ruin my idea...

LOL

Originally posted by debbiejo
Who invented long term relationships anyway. I think it's a dumb idea. Ok, for some. Ok, heres an idea. Marriages should be a contract for 5 years, after that, one must renew.........simple.

AH... the easy way.

I do not really fancy ever getting married. I believe many rush in, also the cost, its very expensive and i would want a wedding that wasnt in this country! LOL!

I also believe that you commit yourself to someone, so therefore whats the whole point in marriage? Incase your relationship happened to go wrong for example, then you wasted out all your money.
I am not being negatively, its just my thoughts. I personally think you should commit yourself to everyone if you commit yourself to getting married.
I actualy do commit myself to people, therefore never let them go as theyre important to me. Even a friend!

Originally posted by queeq
the affection comes naturally, to keep it that way is hard work.
i disagree. the affection is the easy part.

Yes, but keeping it is harder...

drugs alcohol. but mostly u have to have chemistry with that person to make a relationship work.

Relationships fail because of YOU!!!!

It's all YOUR f**king fault!!!

committing yourself to your job, letting it become your life.

Originally posted by Draco69
Relationships fail because of YOU!!!!

It's all YOUR f**king fault!!!

It takes 1 to mess up, It takes 2 to break up It takes 3 to cheat.

Some wise words today. Where'd you get those? From a fortune cookie?

or a cracker jack box?

Possibly

I know why my relationship failed. Because I'm broke


























































back.

Relationships end cause, well the other ones a psycho........And won't seek help either...........damn!

You seem to talk out of experience. Care to share?

Trust. Communication. Love. Etc.

There are several factors as to why relationships fail, and I don't really think one can provide a broad reason as to why. Love isn't that simple.

*Shrugs*

It's not the relationships that fail, just like drugs aren't responsible for being taken.

People fail relationships, and that's the main reason. One way or another, it's to do with the two people involved. In other cases, circumstances just may not be right.

I've always maintained the idea that two people who want a relationship to work equally, and have the means and situation to make it succeed, can do so. Everybody is different and things can change.

-AC

Originally posted by queeq
You seem to talk out of experience. Care to share? The mans a damn lunatic.........He's sooooooo damn obsessed with me. God, sure wish he'd find some panties to sack......and leave me alone........What the hell, there is more to life them me ya know........LOL

Relationships fail due to one or both partners remaining unwilling to give up their individual self to better the combined relationship of the two. This doesn't mean you must completely lose your identity, but it does mean that if an aspect of your individual self conflicts with the betterment of the relationship it must be discarded, or discussed within the relationship, to achieve either a compromise that results in no harm to the relationship. Compromise and communication are wonderful things, but they are merely tools one uses in attempting to maintain and better the relationship. Selfishness that leads away from some compromise on either part is the reason a relationship fails. You must be satisfied, but so must your partner in the relationship, if your satisfaction comes at the expense of your partner's satisfaction, you will result in a poorly functioning relationship.

Sorry if this repeated various other people's posts, I just answered the question did not read through the thread.

For my background: I have been in one monogamous relationship for almost twenty years, and have been married for eleven of those years.