Having in a bad relationship or not having a man at all?

Philippines
September 24, 2012 3:20am CST
While I am searching in the web about men lies I suddenly found this question on one of the writings their. It just that it really struck me. Because I am once in a broken relationship with my first husband which ended last almost 4 years now. But now I am in a new relationship with my second. If this second relationship never turn out right just like my first husband am I going to tell myself that strucking question? HAVING IN A BAD RELATIONSHIP OR NOT HAVING A MAN AT ALL? Can I really make it up until I die of not having a man in my side? even a companion maybe? How bout you guys what are your point of views if in case you'll be on my shoes? Will you still look for a man that is right for you, or not having a man at all? ^_^
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Every relationship is different. If the first try failed then you can still try for the second time. Maybe the second try is another failed relationship but it doesn't mean that it's a bad relationship. I agree that, it maybe the person- maybe you haven't found the right person. Every failed relationship leaves you something to learn- until it comes to perfection.
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• India
24 Sep 12
That is about attempting till you meet success. But my question is is it possible for us to have that level of persistence in relationships. in this fast world, we are all busy with some thing or the other. there is always a possibility that we would have missed the best chance that we would have had. But there is no wrong in trying again.
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
I totally agree with jaihoo2009. Being in a relationship is like taking an exam. Your well being is always put into a test. If your relationship failed, then you should know the reason why it failed so that the next time you'll be into a relationship, you'll not commit the same mistake again. If you know a couple who are successful in their relationship, you should try to seek some advice. If you are tired in getting into a relationship because of the past failures, there's nothing wrong with that. What you need to do right now is to enjoy being single until you are pretty much satisfied with that kind of life. Then maybe, after a while, you ponder on the future. If, maybe after 5 or 10 or 20 years, you still think you'll be happy being single then stay single. But if you think it would be lonely spending your sunset alone, then maybe you need someone to share your life in the future. But don't push yourself because it will only lead you to a wrong relationship.
@verolop29 (1096)
• United States
24 Sep 12
That's a good question! One can decide by weighing the good with the bad. The question here should be more like this; bad relationship vs good relationship. How far is too far?? Some women love being treated badly while others like being treated like they're fragile. I guess u have to ask urself some questions like how would u like to be treated by the other person? Is it worth it? We r strong individuals. We have babies, if we can do that then we can do just about anything! I personally would be single then in a bad relationship. I haven't been in one parsay but I have seen it and I didn't like it. Sometimes the right person for u is right in front of ur face. It could be that best friend that's always there when no one else is there...the one that loves u for u even tho ur already married and have kids... I wish u well on this second hubby! Just remember these things ok and ill do great! 1) communication;always talk to him in a calm manner and consider his feelings. 2) no one is perfect; everything must be give and take; don't go to bed angry! And always find time to snuggle and kiss :) I have noticed that when I kiss my habanero the mood changes in him and me and I feel better. However if u find urself doing everything and he doesn't help, say something about it. 3)a man always loves a woman who is strong and independent and smart. And if he hits u and says he's sorry u better smack him back and HARD! Otherwise he's gonna keep doing it.. Sorry about that last part but its true!
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• India
24 Sep 12
Its hard to make a stiff decision in this regard. No matter how bad your past is, when you meet a person who seems to be very much compatible, you would want his comany. If you are having a breakup,, then it would be severe because you want to have some serious company. We are no fortune teller and cant say in which direction the relation will move. the only thing we can do is pray for a better relation.
@chello63 (305)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Well my friend for me all i can say is true love waits. You wait for the right person who will be your companion for life. The one who can stick on you whatever happens because he/she loves you very much! Love is kind and pure so if you dont have a botfriend now maybe you did not met yet.
• India
24 Sep 12
I really doubt if this happens in real life. i mean there have been cases as this where people have been lucky. but I believe most of the times, such flowery stories only comes in movies or stories. but there is also a saying,"sometimes fact is stranger than fiction".
@yoyo1198 (3641)
• United States
24 Sep 12
I've been there and done that. Too many times. I'm going to assume that you are fairly young. So after you get down the road a bit, I think you'll find that it's much better having no man at all. (Remember this when you get to about 60 yrs old.) I've been happy now for over 30 years now without any cluttered up relationships.
• India
24 Sep 12
Madam I really respect your attitude. infact i really cant imagine how could you manage lonely for so many years. i mean if you ask em, i am a guy who cant leave alone even for a day or two. i really either go to my friends home or to my relatives place. It really requires a matured person to see life as it comes.
@yoyo1198 (3641)
• United States
24 Sep 12
I've lived a long time and have experienced multiple times the real down and dirty shenanigans of people. It's a pleasure to be alone and I am not necessarily lonely. I have my particular interests and interactions with other people that I can choose to be with or not to be with. Thank you for your 'respect'.
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Wow this is something difficult for me to answer. I don't know your exact situation before so I couldn't react that much. If that will happen to my marriage, I guess I will try to save it first. I'd do everything for my son not to have a broken family. If I couldn't save it, I'll just stay single as long as I can. I don't wanna get involved with another relationship again. If I would be given another chance, I hope he'd be the right one already and be my partner for life. I hope my son would accept him and he also would accept my son. That's all. LOL. Happy mylotting.
• India
24 Sep 12
I wholeheartedly applaud your point angel. Its a very important point that you have mentioned. you have to think over yourself sometimes. Especially when you have a kid and all, a break up would never go well with them. they can never understand our egos and problems and it can create permanent damages to them we already know how kids in broke up relations can turn into.
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
I don't want to be in that situation. I guess I'll just be a martyr to have a complete family. Three of my sibblings were separated with their first spouses. I've been married for 8 years already. I don't want to have a broken family, too. I have to do everything to make wrong things right. I guess if "love and respect" are still there, we can make our marriage to last for a lifetime.
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
hi ofz, I have a friends who had a broken relationship they choose to try it again and few choose to be alone along with their kids. I had my first bf and things did not turn good after 7 years of relationship but still I am willing to try another relationship but no man is enough to prove that they are not the same welcome to mylot
• India
24 Sep 12
I think we shouldnt approach any relation with a prejudiced mind. i know its easy to say and hard to realise. But the problem is with a prejudiced mind, we have always decided before something would actually happen. Countless of relations have spoiled because of this.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
i have been n a bad relationship myself but i am cautious... Never have i told myself i wont be having any man because of the bad experience. I still believe that not all men are the same and some are worth our times and some does need to be given the chance.
• India
24 Sep 12
I would say this is the attitude you should carry and moved forward. i have had very ugly days in my relationship and there was no fault of mine in that. But that doesnt mean i dislike or distrust ever girl i see. Some people are in some way and we can be happy that we got over them.
@rsa101 (37948)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Well right now, I think you are still opting for getting someone in your life a partner to be with. First thing to know about relationships is conflict. This cannot be avoided since both of you have different lives, habits and values in life before you got hooked together. That is the risk you have both have to take to live together despite your differences in points of view. If you can live with that then I guess you have answered your first question. For the second option, still depends on you. There are person that can happily live without a man or woman on their side to support and love them. They can survive life without it and live a better life. So choosing that would depend on the situation you are in. If you are happy despite that difficulties and conflicts then just stay there but if you can live happier alone then choose this one. It will definitely differ from people to people since they have their own stories behind the choices they made in life.
• India
24 Sep 12
Compromise is very important thing in life. i really dont know how much you believe in. you have to compromise in relationships to maintain it and move on. But if your partner is just beyond any compromises, the its better to forego that relationship. Atleast you will have some peace of mind.
• United States
27 Sep 12
I never thought I was suppose to have a man in my life at all. So to have a guy that likes me and loves me is wonderful. I say keep looking for a man to love that loves you.There is a guy out there.
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
24 Sep 12
Having no man at all is better that having the wrong man. In a lady's lifetime she might have a few different romantic relationships. Lets imagine a lady having one man from 1989 until 1995 and next a short relationship that didn't work out from 2007 until 2008. Then the lady might think that no man is better than her last awful boyfriend. She would want to find and keep her soul mate. In dating the two men she might have a better idea of her ideal man. One of my friends says there is no such thing as a perfect man for her. She thinks that there are advantages and disadvantages to every man that she had dated in the past. Sometimes a lady is single and intends to stay that way then her ideal man comes along so she begins dating again. You should write a list of the qualities your ideal man would have. My ideal man would be vegan, love animals and be keen on traveling. He would be polite, intelligent, honest, caring, thoughtful, interesting to chat to and charming to spend time with. He would be gentle and kind to me. He and I would enjoy going to the same sorts of places. Looks wise I like black, brown or ginger hair and cleanly shaven. My best ex-boyfriend I dated to eight months and so it was a shame that relationship didn't last forever. When a relationship is bad the lady is better off single. Good luck.
• India
24 Sep 12
The problem i find with a number of failed relationships is that you infact get bored. you become insensitive to an extent that when breakups seem normal to you. In that case love would just seem to be a vestigial word. I really dont know how can one survive at such conditions. But I would say you should try your maximum to maintain a relationship.
• India
24 Sep 12
Hello friend Before asking this question, you must have some positive energy and you should realize that what went wrong with first relationship and what is going wrong with another. It might not be easy to live life alone and we are human beings who can make mistakes in choosing people but it is completely up to us that to whom we chose so we can't blame any one for that. You never know that when you will find the right guy for you as initially every guy seems good and they behave very gentle but with time you realize lot of stuff. To have a healthy relationship both needs mutual understanding and should trust each other. In your case, I will say you should not think that you should give up on going for another man or you should stop looking for next man, life does not end here dear... you might find a better man in future. Just be positive with your life and everything will go right. Instead of thinking of more future, better concentrate on your present relationship and try to find out that how both of you can make it better and provide it strength. Good luck with your relationships, Be positive and you will not have to think for more relationships if you can strengthen the same :)
• India
24 Sep 12
Its indeed a great idea to look back to see what went wrong. When you have a pep into your past and analyses all those things went wrong, may be it would help you in a better future. i say may be because there can be further problems here. You might encounter new kind of problems in a new relationship and again you are in trouble.
• United States
26 Sep 12
Hi! In a sense I did the same thing you did; I had a bad marriage before that did a lot of self-image damage. Fortuneately was in a position to leave it and get myself back together. Not wanting to go through anything like it again, I took my time and really thought it through before acting. I was still in touch with a good friend from high school; the kind you can really trust and we visited for a few days at a time. Eventually we moved in together and despite a few skirmishes, it has worked out for the better. So it's not worth being in a bad relationship. If you're in one and you're becoming the kind of person you don't want to be, get out of it!
• United States
25 Sep 12
Definitely relationships take a lot of work, but if both parties work at it, a relationship can be very rewarding. But, when it comes to finding the right relationship, I believe that how we see ourselves is very important. If a person learns to love him/herself and learns to be happy on his or her own, then I believe one is more likely to attract the right person. The bonus is that if one doesn't attract the right person, you will have a happy life anyway.
@entrep (60)
• Philippines
27 Sep 12
Relationships are not expected to be happy at all times. There is always and always hard and bad times. It only depends on the two persons on how they'e going to handle things. I'd rather be with the one I love and face problems together as it is part of everything. It'll makes us stronger and inspired.
@artemeis (4194)
• China
25 Sep 12
I say forget about your web search answers or theories because you are in a real relationship which does not follow anyone else's experiences or theories. With your experience, I am sure you would know whats and the hows to know when the other party is not right for you and that it is time to cool down and walk away. It is not a failure but rather another lesson from your crossroad of life. Exercising your choice does not make you a lesser person but an important step to self preservation and most of all, self love. Sometimes we need to follow the traffic lights in life just like driving, stop when the light is red instead of beating it and get into more dire consequences. Perhaps that is the reason how people just fail every now with their choices of their partners repeating the same mistakes and ending with the wrong partners to fail the relationships. Remember, the first lesson of love is always about self love.
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
In my opinion not having a man at all is not a good idea. Have bad relationship is unforeseen events that we can't predict without trying it. Better to open all the time and don't close your heart even if you suffer a lot of bad relationship.
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
When we engage our self to any intimate relationship, we are also taking the risk. The risk of a broken relationship should not hinder us to take another one. It simply because it teaches valuable lessons in life in which we only learn through experience. Better to take the risk than not taking at all. Otherwise, we will missed the opportunity to be happy. And if everything goes as planned, you will ended up having the happiest moment in your life.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
Well, i think if i were on your shoes, i would really work hard to keep this second relationship a lasting one. But if it doesn't i would welcome another relationship again and again, because to love is to be ready to get hurt.
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
25 Sep 12
"But it's al-right now, I learned my les-son well; See ya can't please an-y-one Un-less you please your-self." Do you love yourself more if you're living for someone else, or if you're living for yourself?
@ute124 (41)
• Malaysia
25 Sep 12
Loving someone and at the end of the day you find out that the love was never mutual is really something for anyone to break down and feel they don't need to fall in love again.But i tell you is not bad in trying and trying till you find the right one okie let me say if all the successful men we have today gave up we will never have heard of them cos after every disappointment they kept on fighting. so my advice to you is never keep your heart from loving all you need to do is try and see what happened to your 1st marriage and try not to make it happen in your second. wishing you all the best.