Are you suppost to subsitute your happiness for the hapiness of another??

Answer 1

if you do that...isn't that suicide without killing yourself?...

there are lots of other ways to make someone happy...sacrificing your happiness takes out the essence of your will to live. sometimes its good to live for yourself and especially when any such kind of situation comes when you have to substitute your happiness for someones else.

Answer 2

I totally agree with Heather - any person who's worth you sacrificing your happiness for theirs would not let you sacrifice your happiness - relationshipwise that is.

Now in life there will be times when it will be necessary but on a less intense scale. If the person is worth it then do it. Just be sure that you can live with it (and by that I mean put it past you and move on)

Finally, if you are not yet a parent, then when you do become a parent then you'll know that all i've said before goes right out the door. Parents (good ones) will almost always sacrifice their happiness for their kids. But again, there's a limit to this and one needs to know that limit. If sacrificing means encourage in wrong-doing then that's not right, that's abetting. :)

Answer 3

I don't think all that utilitarian stuff should really affect the way we live life. Philosophy with freakin Epicurius and Kant and the rest of those dudes all have flaws in their arguments. No one is ever correct, do what you feel..and if its looking out for others the awesome! And if its not, then you be happy! There will always be people that do things for others benefits/happiness, so if we all chip in a little at some point in our lives (big or small) then we'll all be a.o.k!

Answer 4

That depends on who you're making the sacrifice for. If it's for your childern, then YES, their happiness take precidence over your own. If it's for someone who you care for enough that you know they would do the same for you, then yes to that as well. But if it's just someone who is not right for you to have in your life, then by all means, put your happiness first and leave them be. Do what you know in your heart is right, you know the answer, just be strong enough to do the right thing, because it's never the easiest thing to do. Good luck to you!

Answer 5

I think your gonna do what oyu think is right no matter what we put but if you really wanna know i think the only way you would ever do that is if you loved the person any ways. Most likely if the person you love is happy then your happy to. but if not you need to talk to the person your sacrificing your happiness for and tell them how you feel.

Answer 6

If you go by the utilitarian philosophy, you would choose whichever happiness is greater, if you went by Kantian philosophy you would choose whichever one you would want all the other people in the universe to choose. If you went by my philosophy I would choose the happiness of the other person if I knew and cared for them, if not then it's me all the way, within reason of course, you still have to treat everyone with respect whether you know them or not.

Answer 7

Only if their happiness is more important than your own. Children are the only example I can think of where this would apply, and even then there are exceptions (before you flame me, watch Cops and you will see what I mean).

Read The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Answer 8

I think if you are talking in a relationship sense then the other person should want you to be happy and shouldn't make you sacrifice your happiness just for them.

Answer 9

no.
if u substitute your happiness for another persons happiness and that does not make u happier had u not made the substitution then its not worth it.

there is no such thing as an unselfish good deed.

Answer 10

no with out mutual happiness what is the point. if both cant be happy its broken and needs to be fixed or ended