Will you change yourself because you love your partner?

@rinaaus (1201)
Australia
August 23, 2007 11:16pm CST
If your partner ask you to change something about yourself for better of something, will you change because you love your partner?
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11 responses
@brew2x (3094)
• Philippines
25 Aug 07
If you truly love someone then you must accept him for what he is including his flaws. If you wanted to change something about yourself then you must do it because you really wanted to and not because of someone else. Everyone is different and if you have some issues, I guess you and your partner can always makes some adjustments. You can't totally change but somehow both of you can meet in the middle.
@tsitra100 (171)
• Barbados
25 Aug 07
Only if the change is beneficial to my partner and I but not for love.
@miaonly (72)
• China
25 Aug 07
well, first of course,in most love cases, change is necessary and better-relationship orienteded, because love is an affair of two, and sometimes your change for your partner shows your care to your partner which will make him or her happy satidfied and be willing to do changes for you. that is quite good. however, i do not think all kinds of change are wise. one of my friends has a sad story, her boyfriend used to require her to change ranging from hairstye to cloth-taste , my friend tired her best to meet his requirements until finally got exhausted . you guess what? her bf told her that he just wants her to be more like his ex-girlfriend.how heart broking it was!!!!! so as to me, i choose to keep a balance and second thinking, if this change will really makes a better person, i will take it , if the only function of changeing is just to make my partner happy , maybe in fact , it is not worthy.
@cynddvs (2948)
• United States
24 Aug 07
I am willing to make compromises on certain aspects of my life. But I am not willing to change who I am for my partner. And I wouldn't expect him to change for me as well. We fell in love with each other for who we are and that's how it should stay.
@eemee468 (446)
• Philippines
24 Aug 07
'course! that's the thing you'd know that you love him not just because he makes you happy, making yourself the priority, but being able to change for someone you'd be ready to be with the rest of your life.. love is actually a verb.. love can be seen by the action it prompts.. and he'd be your better half, so you'd change.. better, of course!c:
@vinzen (1020)
• India
24 Aug 07
"Love is another form of acceptance." If we are in love and love the person dearly, i dont think that the person would ask us to change, as partners accept each other as and for who we are. They have knonwn us right from rhe start and know us inside out, they have accpetedu s with out flaws, and they know our nature, and that is what is love, acceptance with all the flaws, good and bad points, isnt it.? Still if for the betterment of the relatinship, if there are any differences or problmes which need to be resolved, and incase they require me to make a change in my attitude and behaviour, i would only be too willing to change. If my relationship and married life is at risk, or even if there is any kind of simle problem brewing bewteen me and my spouse and either my spouse or me, are required to change ourselevs a little for the betterment, i think we would very willingly agree to change, withouth any hassles of any kinds. There should be no egos, no problems, no ifs and buts in this, as we should realise that its only for our own betterment that we are doing this. I understand at times, some people think that they are perfect and why should we change, that would only lead to more problmes and ego clashes, which would further detirioate the relationship more. So if we want things to remain, marriage and partners to stay, we should learn to give in and accept things too, after all we are doing it for the person we love, isnt it.
• Philippines
24 Aug 07
It really depends. But, I believe that CHANGE IS INEVITABLE. We can't stop changing for the better, right? And, if you really love the person, you'll try to change yourself into a better YOU.
@2babita (1072)
• India
24 Aug 07
If necessary I will change,bcoz I really love my patner more than me.
@Flight84 (3048)
• United States
24 Aug 07
I'm lucky in the fact that my husband accepts me for me and I know he would never ask me to change. He accepts me for all my faults and quirks and loves all the good things about me. If he ever did ask me to change something, I probably would for him. I love him and he is the sweetest and most patient man I've ever met. I probably wouldn't do it for anyone else but him, well, maybe for my mama.:P
@xiuluoelly (1224)
• China
24 Aug 07
A genuine love, we must love all of his, whether it is good news or bad, I will not let my people love me and change, but if I love the people asked me to change some things, maybe I will change.
• China
24 Aug 07
i think i will. but i have not gotten someone i really love so far. If i love sombody,i will love all she has.