2007-12-27 17:53:38 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I stayed with a girl for eight years because she paid the rent and because I wanted to bang all her cousins. I never banged a single one, and I wasted all those years with someone I didn't love, hoping something would happen, but it never did. I should've moved in with my mom right out of college.
2007-12-27 17:58:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I've only recently escaped from an abusive relationship, so I can say without a doubt that fear can play a big part in why some people stay for a reason other than love. Abusers are good at demeaning and disrespecting their partners to the point that they have no self-esteem and they begin to believe whatever it is their abusers have said about them. It took me a little over ten years of being married to mine before I had enough. Then he swiped my kids (well... they're his too) in an attempt to make me come back. I'm fighting for them now, and in the meantime I'm having to hide out from him and his sister. Just be very careful in any relationship you get into, because the signs of abuse and control can be incredibly subtle. If you ever feel threatened or uneasy in any way because something just doesn't feel right, GET OUT!!! One in three women in the U.S. have been or are currently in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. I'm not sure about statistics on other relationships, but I'm sure it's pretty high up there.
Feel free to email me if you need to. I know your question was probably intended to be fun and/or innocent, but this is a real issue that needs to be considered, too.
2007-12-27 18:05:39 · answer #2 · answered by ladybugabell@sbcglobal.net 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh my, yes. A mutual respect and friendliness is a lot more important than a love filled with turbulence and drama. Also, the longer you invest in a relationship, the harder it is to pull out and start over again.
2007-12-27 17:59:01 · answer #3 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have- HUGE mistake. I was young, and I thought I loved him. Then he got crazy on me (don't they all) and I wanted to leave. But he pulled the suicidal threats on me. He was the most emotionally abusive person I have ever met.
I didn't love him anymore, but I stayed with him because I was scared.
If you're out of love, and the relationship is BAD for you, get out.
2007-12-27 17:56:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope
2007-12-27 18:00:13 · answer #5 · answered by And For A Moment I Am Happy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think a lot of people stay in bad relationships/situations for complex reasons: children, money, comfort, loneliness, etc.
2007-12-27 17:57:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Though my mom stays with my step-dad for security.
2007-12-27 17:57:04 · answer #7 · answered by MAKE A SCENE.™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been looking for someone to live with to help care for my disabled daughter.
I took in a renter to help with expenses.
I took in a family when they lost their job then the house they lived in.
2007-12-27 17:57:07 · answer #8 · answered by granny_sp 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope. I would never be happy or be able to live with myself if I was with someone if not for love.
2007-12-27 17:57:11 · answer #9 · answered by Jess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It's an up & down thing. It's very belittling!
2007-12-27 18:01:28 · answer #10 · answered by AnnaMaria 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋