do you compltely understand your partner???????????

@parthu28 (498)
India
May 11, 2009 8:30am CST
hey friends.... as i told earlier it has been 6 years since i am in the current relationship........ but even today there are incidents where both of us react in a way the our partner doesnt expect...... we no doubt have a very happy relationship but still we dont understand each other completely........we still have to explain about why we feel a particular way n things like that.... is it normal or is anything wrong with us?????? do you completely understand your partner,every bit of him/her?????
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@khayshenz (1384)
• United States
11 May 09
Well, here's a better question: DO YOU COMPLETELY UTTERLY UNDERSTAND YOURSELF? Why you do certain things or like to certain things in specific ways, why you feel a certain way, etc? If you answer yes to that question - then you have a glimmer of hope in FULLY understanding your mate. Honestly, I don't even understand myself sometimes so I don't try to completely understand my mate. I just rest assured in the fact that his decisions will be good for both us because he loves me. I doubt that anybody fully understand their mate (or who they are, for that matter). That's the joy of being in a relationship (and full time marriage) - learning new things about your partner each and everyday! =)
• Lithuania
11 May 09
i agree with you 100% :)
@angelsmummy (1696)
11 May 09
i understand my partner completly but that might be becuase i am interested in psychology and am stufying it at the moment, although i dont think he understands me when i am pregnant as my hormones go completly wild i turn into someone thats different and i have to explain to him what i am felling and why as he likes to be involved in the pregnancy but doesnt understand the hormone changes, but when i am just me and not pregnant he understands me completly
@parthu28 (498)
• India
11 May 09
now that really nice angelsmummy that you and your partner understand each other in such a good way.and by the way best of luck and congrats for the baby..............
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
12 May 09
I think the beauty of a relationship is being surprised by your partner on a regular basis even when you have been together for years! My husband is still unpredictable to me sometimes and I'd like to think that I know him pretty well! I believe it is quite normal, heck I surprise myself at times!
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
12 May 09
no, there are times i know there are so many things i still do not know about him...but i try to understand him still even though he is confusing sometimes.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
12 May 09
Hi parthu, That is always the case, one can be in a relationship/married for several years and even come to know the person inside out- even then it is difficult to gauge the reaction of your partner to a certain incident. I feel that in a way it makes life a little more interesting and challenging instead of knowing before hand what one can expect from the other person...
• United States
12 May 09
hm well first of all Congratulations on being with someone for 6 years, that is something to be proud of, since now a days most people don't last that long. i wouldn't say i completely understand my Girl friend, but i understand her enough to know her reactions to things, and how things will play out depending on what it is, but yeah, that is normal, nothing is perfect, but i really like to think my 7 month relationship is as perfect as the definition says it is, but i know we are human, so we make mistakes, but it will most likely always be over a miss understanding but in the end, even tho things are wrong, you can go to bed knowing you have such a great girl/guy in your life :)
@dodo19 (47095)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
11 May 09
I'd like to think that I understand him fairly well, to say the least. There are somethings about my fiance that I don't understand really well, but we haven't been together for very long. But we plan on being together for a long time, so we've got time to try and understand the other person better, at least the parts that we don't fully understand, if there are any.
• Philippines
11 May 09
No, it's perfectly Normal for people to be happy even though you're both different. that's thrill when you both are completely different because you're interested with each other in regards to interest,hobbies and other stuff. it could also lead to several arguments and conflicts but i hope you don't encounter that often.
• Philippines
11 May 09
Well i do have some problems too understanding my hubby but i see to it i asked him about what he said, you know ,language barrier at times specially when you are born of different countries. Communication is really important in a relationship and you need to be both open to converse and ask anything so that there will be no doubt and some misunderstanding when you both can't seem to understand. I always make sure i ask hubby again and again about a word he says and sometimes jokes back at him on how we speak of it, even him, he does joke me about my own tongue, when i say words which for him seems strange, foreign thing.
@zedlav23 (458)
• Philippines
11 May 09
The honest answer is no. I don't think we can even reach that point. I still get surprised every once in a while on how my wife treats me and I guess that's what makes the relationship even more exciting. It's truly a long process of discovering each other's good and need to improve side and eventually loving it.
@PinkyPosh (226)
• Canada
11 May 09
No one can claim that some one understood the otherone completely. Because, it is difficult for us to understand ourself. This is pretty natural and is common. No matter how many years you had completed in a relation, there will be times when we will not be able to understand the reactions. Because, people dont always react in the same way. With the changing times, our characters and the reactions also change. But one thing that does not change is... "being clam and patience solves many problems". Follow this.... and you can handle any kind of reaction.
• India
11 May 09
Well my relationship has just started ... we only had 2 dates yet. And i have to say i know nothing about my partner yet . With every call we make , with every date we go and with every sms we are discovering something new . We will take time , a lotta time to get to know each other. In beginning i though i know her quite well but on 2nd date that thought was crushed as she had given me a surprise package of new traits . same with her , she told me that she needs more time to commit to me . its very important to know your partner as without it you won't be able to develop trust . so lets hope ill understand her soon and she too .
• Lithuania
11 May 09
everything is fine with you. all people are individual and they have fostered different. so dont worry about it, if something wrong the best way to completely undestand to talk :)