Would you or are you "Waiting for Someone"

United States
April 27, 2011 12:28pm CST
I was surprised to hear the stats on how many people are "waiting for someone", to get out of prison or jail. Love or married to someone who is in prison and some may never get out. I'm not saying they don't deserve love also, and I especially understand if your husband or wife is in jail for protecting you or your family. But also was amazed at how many women, especially, have not even known men outside of prison that are "waiting" for them. One woman is holding onto a man that will be there for 40 years. Bless her heart. On the other side, young men and women wait for their friends to come home from religious missions or travels for school. I guess that shouldn't be different but seems different somehow. Are any of you out there waiting for someone in this regard? I'm curious.
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@neenie (343)
• United States
28 Apr 11
In a sense, I am waiting on someone right now. I would never wait for someone for 40 years or probably nowhere even close to that. Let's say my husband went to prison for 40 years. Depending on what he did, I may still visit and talk to him. However, I wouldn't wait for him. I would tell him straight up that I was going to be seeing other people. I wouldn't lie to him about that. But there is no way I would just sit around and wait for them.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
28 Apr 11
I have aited for omeone in the pat. Thee moment are the hardet to take. aiting for omeone ho can';t be ith you make the time eem even longer than it i.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
28 Apr 11
i can't imagine myself waiting 40 years for a person no matter how much i love the person... i am just being honest and realsitic... if i have to wait for a person that i love for 40 years, how old will i be when he comes out from the jail? take care and have a nice day...
• United States
27 Apr 11
For me I think it would matter what if anything my husband did to go to jail. I mean I love him and if it wasn't anything to do with me, our kids, other kids, or something that could be dangerous to me and my kids I might. I have a bad temper though and I have to say that if he went to jail for something stupid my temper might take over, actually I would bet on it. If he was protecting us I would of coarse wait but anything else I don't know. Another factor would be how long.
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
27 Apr 11
me and my boyfriend have been together for almost 7 years now, he is in New York and i am here in Philippines. we only see each other once a year and he stays here with for 3 weeks.our communication is constant, we chat,text, call each other EVERYDAY. but i admit right now as i am writing this comment, i am very much hurt and it is 6:25 am here and i am still awake thinking of him. i don't know what happened but everything was perfect until lately, it seems like fighting and arguing have been our weekly activity i don't know what to do but if ever this relationship fails, i would still wait for him no matter how long it takes. i will never stop begging him to take me back again until such time i see him moving on with his life and happy without me if he tells me to just move on because he has already move on, then i'll just let him go no matter how much pain that will cause me i know someone who's boyfriend was put to prison. the guy told him to just move on with her life and so they broke up. for me i wouldn't agree with my boyfriend if i was the girlfriend. i wouldn't let my boyfriend suffer and feel that he is alone especially on times like this. i will wait for him. now the guy is out. it was only a few months in prison.
• Philippines
28 Apr 11
Yes I am Waiting for someone. I have read in an article that waiting for someone is a good decision. God answers our Prayer in 3 ways Yes, No and Wait. Waiting means having a better results. Just wait and see what will happen.
@misc11 (384)
• United States
27 Apr 11
I am not waiting for anyone, but I do think this takes very strong people. I don't think I could do it depending on how long the person would be gone. If it was longer than 20 years, I don't think I would because you have to live and be happy in your life and you only live once. I do understand why people do wait though and respect them for this. The only part I don't understand is when women meet their husbands once they are already in prison and then marry them at the prison and the person will be in there for life. I think that is a level of committment that I will never reach. This is very hard on the women because not only do they only get to see their husband for conjugal visits once every couple of months, but they also end up supporting their husband in jail and having to take care of them, so it is also very difficult financially. Bless the women who have the strength to do this!
• Philippines
27 Apr 11
I'm not waiting for someone, because I'm with someone know and I waited for him to be mine again :) I believe that this kind of waiting takes a lot of courage and strength. If the two person really love each other they can wait until the end of time :) That's how the magic of love works :D