Do I have to choose my love or my study?

Cambodia
November 26, 2008 8:50am CST
I am very difficult to make a good decision for my problem. I love a girl very much, and everyday I always spend my time with her in order to make her feel warm with me. She like me very much. She said that she want to stay with me. But now I am very weak at studying because I spend a lot of time with her. I don't know whether to choose her or my study. If I choose her, my study will go down. If I choose my study and stay away from her, she maybe angry with me. What should I do?
35 responses
@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
28 Nov 08
Well you should be doing your study but that does not mean you have to give up your girlfriend. You need to work out how to do both. If you spend all your time with her then you will fail and then what future will have? Talk to your girlfriend and work a time for study and a time for seeing her. It cannot be that hard.
• India
26 Nov 08
How can love spoil ur studies??It will never.. The problem is not with love with u people. I have a friend who loved a guy and she was the topper in our college. Just work hard keeping in my mind that u shud keep the gal who loves and trusts happy for her lifetime,u'll start working for her. I really don't know how old u are. The depth of ur love. But I bet if u are really serious about it,u will work hard and try to give ur best in all the sectors. Hope I have made things clear. If u still feel that u r not able to concentrate on ur studies bcos of love,I wud suggest u to stay away,work hard accomplish urself and then get back to ur love with a dignified position in the society. All the best dear
@Volkus (202)
• Romania
26 Nov 08
Sorry, but this means that you guys have a weak relationship. From your post, I may assume that you don't love her that much. These thing aren't excluding one other - love and studies. She should understand you, and she'll respect you the same as she did before. If there is true love, sacrifice is number one. And it doesn't depend what kind of sacrifice.
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• Cambodia
26 Nov 08
Well, I think I should stay away from her, but I cannot control my mind. You know it's very hard to stay away from someone you like very much.
• China
2 Dec 08
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@ralphido (842)
• India
2 Dec 08
Believe me if you spend more of your time with her, one day when she asks you what else you have done in your life expect spend your time with me , you will have nothing to show for yourself.. i suggest you concentrate more on your studies if you want to be with that girl forever.
• Cambodia
2 Dec 08
Yes! It's a great idea. I will face the problem when I she ask me about that, and I don't have anything to show her. Oh! my god! It's very difficult to me....
@efarmer (184)
26 Nov 08
Well if she is studying the same thing that you do then you could both study together. Otherwise you can talk to her about your problem and then you can work out a way so that you spend time studying and also with her and who knows maybe she can help you out with your studies too. And you know if she loves you then she will understand. so dont worry and all the best
• Cambodia
26 Nov 08
Good. You are right. Now I am study the same subject with her. I hope she will encourage me to study and we will one day succeed the goal that we want.
@Conker (16)
• United States
28 Nov 08
I think that if she really loves you she needs to accept that there are other things in your life that are important as well as her. If she is taking up all of your time and you do not have time to pursue other important things in your life this is an unhealthy relationship. You should not be put in the position of having to make this sort of choice because a loving girlfriend would want you to be happy and realize that in order to be happy you need to pursue your studies. If she says that this makes her feel insecure then she really is behaving in a way that is destructive to your relationship in the long term.
• Cambodia
28 Nov 08
Well, I think she love me very much. I also care about my study, but I cannot control my mind on her. I really want to do everything for her. Studying is very important for me. If I lose it, my future will be bad, and I will not be able to get a good job. So if I don't have a good job, may be I cannot live with her with happiness.
@Conker (16)
• United States
29 Nov 08
I think you have the right idea now. If you are not able to pursue your goals in life then you will not have much of a future together. You will be penniless and jobless but in love. And love does not last long in that sort of stressful situation. So you need time to pursue your dreams and get an education if you want your relationship to work in the long term. If she does not want you to do this then she is not right for you. By holding you back she will only cause resentment down the line. It is hard to look at the situation objectively when you are in love but you have to think about your future and what is best for you in the long term.
@ranjetjoy (129)
• Philippines
2 Dec 08
right now, i'd choose study first, if he will wait me until i finish my studies. we are very young and we don't know our future.
• Philippines
2 Dec 08
its my point of view for myself. if she really love you she can wait,,,same here i have a boyfriend but he understand and talk about our future.
• China
2 Dec 08
hey,buddy.i do have the same troule ,maybe i dont refer to it as a trouble,its a cosy thing to spend time stayying with gf.do you think so? however,i have a stronger motive power to study hard and give her happiness. so it is not love that spoil ur study,maybe you are thinking sth else about her, huangshamanman1314
• United States
14 Dec 08
Have you tried combining it? I mean, find a way to study with your love. Perhaps she would be interested, and also, would give you another common interest to share in your relationship.
• India
2 Dec 08
hey man you need to study in order to make a career and become some thing before you can actually start a family. What will you feed her? How will you survive? I agree you love her but love will not fill your stomach and if you do not become an indipendent man standing on yor feet, i doubt if the love will last too long. Concentrate on your studies first. keep meeting her too, but remeber that if you do not make a career for yourself, yo are likely to lose her in any case so do first things first.
@Lucifey (93)
• China
1 Dec 08
If she really likes u, she'll not just let u give up ur study. Or, u could study together for both ur future. She should understand u.
• Goose Creek, South Carolina
28 Nov 08
It's important to be able to balance your time wisely. If she loves you, not only will she understand the importance of your studies, but she will support you, and perhaps even help you in studying. It's just something you have to steel yourself to do.
• Philippines
26 Nov 08
You know, finishing your studies should be your priority right now. I know you love the girl so much but what will you be in the future? Eventually, you will plan to have a family and unable to support them because you did not finish school and cannot get a good job. Make her as inspiration for you to study more and finish school. You can still see her even though you are studying. During weekends or school break. There are a lot of means for you to be able to contact her and show your love. Through e-mail or yahoo chat. Just study hard. You can do it.
• Cambodia
26 Nov 08
Studying is very important for myself and my family. I also think that If I choose her, I will be a good lover.But I will be the person who doesn't have enough ability to get the good job. It is very complicated....
26 Nov 08
oh please do not let your studies go down the drain, as for your gf, she will understand if she loves you as much as she claims, you can always find a balance between the two passions in your life, but defo dont let go of some valuables tools you are gaining just now for love, you are young and u can cope. I hope you do well.:)
• Cambodia
26 Nov 08
Yes I will try to keep both of them. My study and my love are important for me.
• United States
16 Dec 08
Well, if your girl loves you as well, she will understand that you also need to spend time for your studies, let's imagine this, if you don't pay attention to your studies and you start failing at everything and some day you break up with her you will realize that all time spent with could have been usefull to finish your studies get a great job and be someone in life and have a career, be excelent in your profession and why not, get a better girl. Studies makes you see life in a different way, you have more acknowledge of things, you are able to improve every day and be useful for your comunity and earn money doing what you study for. Girls comes and go, love ends, studies are forever. If i were in your position i would choose studies, because love and studies are not a good combination. But you can also talk to her explain everything that you need also time to study that you will have to spent with her, just organize yourself in that way you will have time for both, love and studies. But if sho does not accept, maybe is not the one. Stick to the Studies!!!! I hope this works for you....
@cortney09 (1345)
• United States
27 Nov 08
I think you can do both. If she loves you then she will understand that you have to study. I don't think that she will be upset, if you have to spend a little less time with her, so that you can study.
@syfarisk (378)
• Malaysia
27 Nov 08
Love is not measured by the amount of hours you spend with your partner. It's also about quality, not just quantity. It's important to make decisions that are smart. If you truly love your partner, and if he/she truly loves you, then the both of you need to be more smart in allowing each other to proceed with studies. Both are important, love and your studies. So, you must find a way to re-adjust your schedule in a way that you can benefit from both. You can spend 1 hour a day with him/her, during lunch, and have a really good conversation. That's enough, you don't need to be talking on the phone with him/her 24 hours a day. That's not love, it's addiction. If you love your partner, then you will have a vision that you want a bright future with him/her, and to have that bright future, the both of you must be aware that you need to give each other space for your studies.
• United States
28 Nov 08
Maybe she can help you with your studies. It might motivate her to do studies and get into school as well. That sounds like a hard decision for you to be trying to make, but if she truly loves you, then she should be able to understand. School studies are important because further education makes you able to get a good job or career and make more money in life.
@hxqyj110 (108)
• China
27 Nov 08
I don't think it is a problem. Just balance both of them. Many people are in love while they have a good study. You can study together with her. Both of you can improve together.
• Morocco
27 Nov 08
you can choose the both of them make balance dear:) if you're happy with you lover you'll be successful^^ regards
• China
27 Nov 08
forgive me if i upset you,in my view,i don't think you have managed your time properly.your girl will love you more if do good in your study.it just don't contradictory between in love and study