goals

Romania
September 7, 2012 12:39pm CST
I was talking to my boyfriend yesterday and I asked him what are his plans for the future. not in what concernes us because I don't see myself having a family with him but in what concernes his future, his job..and to my surprise he said that he would rather live in the present than making plans for future. he said that he doesn't see any point in establishing some goals that he woudl want to achieve if there is the chance of not achieving those goals... I was surprised with the way he thinks. I never imagined that he doesn't have any ambition and that he's happy working as a driver. this really makes me sad
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@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
7 Sep 12
Sometimes, what we think now, will change as circumstances and time. It is very difficult, to make sure our goals for future. Perhaps, your boyfriend will have different goals gets input from you.
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@meticulo (1286)
• United States
10 Sep 12
There are just people who are contented with what they have now rather than having ambitions they can't achieve in the future. I guess your boyfriend is enjoying what he is doing right now. Now if you can accept him the way he thinks he is then it's much better but if not then probably he is not what you are looking for. Being a driver is not bad at all, just as long as he provides enough for his family. He can work overtime if he wants to have more income anyway. But then if it discourage you to have a boyfriend who don't have ambition in life then try to ask yourself: is he worth fighting for?
• Romania
10 Sep 12
now it's not...sadly. he's a good guy andI would like to see him getting better. I wouldn't see myself in a relationship with him on the long term.it's not that I consider myself superiour or something. it's just that there are other problems and we simply couldn't get along well
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@marguicha (215504)
• Chile
7 Sep 12
How old is he? That could be a reasonable answer from a teenager, but not from a grown man. Although each person seeks different things from her partner, I would not want to have had a man with no ambition in my life.
• Romania
8 Sep 12
he's 26 so you couldn't exactly call him a teenager. same as you I don't want a man without any ambition in his life. I don't care if he achieves what he wants or not. I don't care if he has I don't know which car or a house in miami. I just want to see him fight for what he wants.
@Metatronik (6199)
• Pasay, Philippines
8 Sep 12
Maybe your boyfriend is frustrated and it is hard for him to attain the things that he like to do. Maybe he said that because he have done that before but due to some failures in life then he wasn't able to make it to the point that it was not accomplish.
• Romania
8 Sep 12
and if you didn't achieve what you wanted once this should be a reason to give up on your dreams? I would like to see him stronger and more abitious and not give up on the first obstacle that comes in his way. I want to become a judge but I didn't manage to take the exam this year. this doesn't mean I:m going to give up. I'll take it next year and the year that comes after untill I manage to achieve what I want
• United States
7 Sep 12
That is a little sad to think that he doesn't have any sort of goals in life. But I thought it was interesting that you said you didn't see yourself having a family with him. Do you just not see yourselves having kids or do you not see yourself being with him the rest of your life? Most people have some sort of goal in their life and it's sad that he believes he can't achieve a goal. He should set goals that he knows he could eventually one day make. I've asked my boyfriend the same question before as well and I expected to hear him say he wanted to be in the army and then in a few years get out and become a police officer. Instead, he said he wanted to get married to me and live a happy, healthy life. He didn't mention his careers at all and I thought it was so sweet. I hope your boyfriend can feel a little better about himself and maybe set some goals :)
• Romania
8 Sep 12
I don't see myself spending the rest of my life with him. he's not the type of man that I want next to me and this is mainly one of the reasons. I want a man who is ambitious. of course I see myself having kids. I adore my brother's kids and I want to have kids of my own. the answer he gave you is indeed sweet. it;s nice that he thinks of the idea of you two having a family. as I said I don't see myself having a family with him. but this doesn't mean I don't care for him and I would like to see him more ambitious, that he fights for what he wants
@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
7 Sep 12
Hi swissheart, how old is your boyfriend? I think he really enjoy his present life and can not able think about his future right now. Sometimes when were still single and enjoying our life we preferred to focus for what we have not for what we want to achieve in the future but when your married, had a family and children those are time figure out what we really want to do in life not only for our future but for the future of our family. I think you boyfriend has an ambition he just do not want to tell it to you or he is afraid that you might get disappointed if he will not achieved his ambition in life.
• Romania
7 Sep 12
he's 26. I don't care if he achieves what he wants. i want to see him fighting for what he wants. he quit working as a driver and he works in an amusment park now. at the age of 26? he still lives with his parents and he doesn't have any plan in changing that. I don't know what he wants to do with his life. don't get me wrong when I said about living with his parents. I don't care about that I have my own place to live and I consider myself independent but I don't like the fact that he doesn't have any goals. he lives and doesn't really care about what tomorrow brings
@nezavisima (7408)
• Bulgaria
7 Sep 12
Many young people do not have goals and dreams, and it's really sad because a person if there are no plans for the future then why live only to see that lead a normal life. I always have some goals and dreams ambitsiy. It is just nice to have hope and not put up might just have to give him a little encouragement to start thinking that it is important for you to set optimism that maybe life will be just driver. nice day!
8 Sep 12
oh my god, how can somebody just live like that, I mean without goals, without aim, without motivation and inspiration. Its too hard just to live when you dont know what to do.I guess in order to stay happy u need to be motivated because when you achieve something you feel happy and that is not compareable to anything.
• Philippines
7 Sep 12
That's really sad if he's not making any effort in planning your future or even his own future. I think you can encourage him and tell him that it's not bad having dreams and ambition because it will guide him in doing better in life. You can tell him that setting goals will be a great guide for him so that he will have a better future. And you being the girlfriend can influence him. You can show him that he can do so much more. Help each other. Little by little he will soon realize that he can do something to make his future a bright one.
• Romania
7 Sep 12
I would like to become a judge in the near future. this year I took the exam in order to do that but I failed. this doesn't mean I'm going to give up on my dream. he said that he admires my ambition but there is a lot to talk about that