In relationships, what would you consider as "complicated"?

Sad Hearts - People hurt inside, and sometimes people just give up. But is that really the right decision to make?
United States
May 14, 2010 8:45pm CST
I've been surrounded with friends that have so many relationship problems. One friend always seems to be dealing with the wrong guys; she'll end up feeling used at the end of the relationship and realize that it was only a mistake to go out with them. And she realizes that she wasn't really in a relationship with the guy, but really she was in a relationship with herself. Another friend finds herself to be with the same guy that's been chasing after her for 2 years, and once they've gotten together, he acts different. Like a lazy sloth waiting around for someone to cook food for them, and he expects her to do all the work. She's basically the man in the relationship, and he isn't really anything. There are other relationships where they continue to fight every single day, but they find themselves still staying with each other because they just can't picture themselves and their current partner with anyone else. So what about you? What do you think is complicated?
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
15 May 10
Loving is easy enough. It comes very natural in two people who are right for each other. Even if the characters are in opposite poles, when one compliments and/or enhances the other, then there is a good loving relationship there. Having said that, we must be wary of allowing ourselves to fall in love because of the idea of being in love. People make the mistake of feeling in love because they want to fall in love. That is where the complication comes in.
• India
15 May 10
For me every relationship is complicated in a certain point. When the demand and supply doesn't match or fulfill the needs then the relationship becomes complicated. You can consider any kind of relationship making this theory as base.
@ankit_620 (496)
• India
15 May 10
Relationships are really hard to judge. Not only they are hard to judge, they are hard to be kept, preserved, or followed.People face many difficulties in their relationships. Some they turn out to be minor which are easily resolved or handled really well, but some are hard to swallow, they are rigid the problems which no matter how hard you try, it just knock you off and down and smash you like anything.Then the situation becomes strange like helplessness surrounds you everything becomes haphazard,messy,slapdash and jumbled like everything falling into pieces that's when the situation becomes complicated. In a relationship which is going on really well just suddenly takes a different turn when any one of them start liking someone else or suddenly realizes that he or she is not the one for me, or sudden change of attitude towards life and also loss of interest with no particular reason, family problems do come too.If any of this happens all this leaves the situation for both in the relationship the situation which is "COMPLICATED".
@jasmeena (846)
• Indonesia
15 May 10
Well, the answers may vary..from dealing with the wrong person, or they still love each other but they can`t be together because something happened yeah, relationship itself sometimes is complicated.
@emerillus (467)
• Philippines
15 May 10
Nowadays, there are a lot of people with relationship problems. "Complicated" for me is like this: 1. Boyfriend and girlfriend hasn't had a formal break-up. One of them still thinks they are still involved while the other thinks it is already over. The one who thinks they are still together might call the relationship "complicated" because the other doesn't show himself up anymore. 2. A woman in a relationship with a married man(with kids). The man would say he loves the woman more than his wife but has no courage to tell her because it might break his family apart. hmmm. what else?those are just a few I could think of.
@kielogs (188)
• Philippines
15 May 10
I find relationships to be complicated if there is no communication between two parties. When both of them are not able to compromise on certain situations. At the same time if the situation is on that grey area phase. One must rather go either black or white in making decisions.
• United States
15 May 10
I know exactly what meant. I see several girls here in California who behave just like your friends. One of the main reasons behind this is that some people simply like the idea of having problematic relationships. Where it comes from? The desire to be never lonely and win over a person who does not care for them at all. There are plenty of nice guys out there. But women pick the incompatible guys simply because they like to pass their time with a puzzle or challenge. This is not love at all! To me what will seem complicated is being with a guy who just to make him committed to me. If the guy keeps hanging out with me saying he likes me but isn't ready for a relationship yet I will call it complicated. But my days with that is over. I found the real love of my life. I have no problem coming from him at all. We both are happy and looking forward to getting married soon.