Are all women bad ? Am I a man with bad luck ??

@samrat16 (2442)
India
April 10, 2007 8:51am CST
I had a bad relationship with a woman who I did not trust from the begining now I have a very hard time trusting women. Am I right to think all women are bad? Or am I just mentally ill? I mean it seems kind of ridiculous to not trust women based on the actions of one woman who I never trusted anyway. Its not like she was good and then turned bad, she was always bad, and I did not even like her when I first met her. I had kids with her, or at least she tells me I did, and now I am angry and bitter with her for being exactly like I thought she was. Is there something wrong with me?
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49 responses
• United States
10 Apr 07
I don't understand why you would enter a relationship with a person you didn't trust to begin with. Trust is so very important in any relationship! Not all women are bad. It sounds like you need to learn to trust your own intincts, though. If you don't like someone, don't be with them. If you don't trust them, don't be with them. I don't think it's fair of you, though, to be angry at her for being exactly like you thought she was. It doesn't sound like she hid anything from you or changed the way she was in the middle of everything. I could see being upset if she misrepresented herself; made you think she was one way while being another, but it seems to me the one you should be upset with is yourself. You knew what she was and went ahead anyway. Life's full of these little lessons. Rather than learn that 'all women are bad' from this one, maybe the lesson you should take away from this is 'if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it probably IS a duck'.
@samrat16 (2442)
• India
10 Apr 07
I agree with you that it was my fault that I entered a relationship with female I didn't liked but that was necessity of my life at that moment. My parents used to like her and I wasn't able to ignore my parents request. Little lessons in life are not little for me anymore they have became very big.
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• United States
10 Apr 07
We must come from -very- different cultures, because my parents would never have gotten away with telling me who to date!
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• Philippines
11 Apr 07
well, my parents don't choose whom i should date either. i only introduce the guy and then, ask them what they think about him. if they like him or not. if they don't well, i dont care... ^_^
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@smartmom (826)
• United States
10 Apr 07
As the first mylotter respondent asked, I really do not understand why you would enter a relationship with a woman, when you really did not seem to like or trust her to begin with. I think you need to take a look within, and really figure out where the hurt is coming from, before you enter another relationship. It is alright to have baggage when you begin a new realtionship, but unless you have actually learned from your bagagge and from your earlier mistakes, then you are more than likely to enter any new relationship with the idea that it is going to fail. This kind of attitude will not do anyone any good, not any future partner or yourself. If you do not figure out what is the real cause behind your attitude toward women and relationships, then I am afraid that you will become a very lonely man, and even worse, you might pass this on to your children and thereby prevent them for finding the happiness that they deserve.
@smartmom (826)
• United States
10 Apr 07
I apologize, I just saw your response to the first mylotter respondent, and I now realize that you had no choice but to enter this relationship. I still think you should examine yourself very thoroughly though, as it seems to me, that it is actually your parents that you should be blaming, and not women. I know that your culture and traditions play a great role in this, but I am sure that when you really like yourself and what you stand for, then it will be a lot easier to enter any relationship and to be able to succeed. I wish you all the best, and I really hope that you will find true happiness with a woman that you genuinely love and care for. Just keep in mind, that whomever she is, she is not your ex-wife, and she should not be judged based on your past marriage.
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@Acts238girl (2087)
• United States
10 Apr 07
No not all women are bad.You just haven't met the right one yet.I know what it is like to get burnt by the opposite gender.It's really hard to trust again.Guess what the right one finally came along and I havee been happily married for almost 5 years.The same can happen to you.
• United States
10 Apr 07
There is nothing wrong with you. There are a lot of people whom have had their trust broken in the past and find it difficult today for them to readily trust another. Once a person's trust is broken by anybody, that person is more careful in who they trust and some make others prove that they are trustworthy. It does make it hard on the newcomers in our lives, but they have nothing to really worry about if they don't do things that makes us not want to trust them.
• Philippines
10 Apr 07
I don't think you are mentally ill. But you should not judge all women because you had a bad experience with only one. It is not fair for other women. And you become in a way judgemental toward other women. Try to reconcile with her, if she is not your wife maybe you can forget about her and move on. So you won't think of her anymore, and she won't affect your life anymore too. (^^,)
@lreddell (172)
• United States
10 Apr 07
Nope you are not mentally ill! You've been hurt, you are angry, which makes you not leary of new relationships, but it also makes you human. I had many rotten relationships before I met my husband.; guys that cheated on me, lied to me, physical abuse, you name it. My hubby and I have been together 21 years. When we met, neither one of us was looking for a relatioship. We had both been hurt deeply and we didn't want any part of a relationship. We started out as friends, and it grew into love. Go figure! I believe people find the "one" when they are not looking. And sometimes the "one" is right in front of our faces and we just don't see them. Take heed and have faith. Love will come to you! Not to sound negative, but are you sure the children are yours? I know this probably sounds awful, but if the children are not yours, you sure shouldn't be paying any support for them. Hugs.
• Canada
11 Apr 07
No i don't agree with you that all the women are bad, i have seen lot of good and caring women. The women who can understand what his partner wants in life.
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• United States
10 Apr 07
Sweety all women are not bad, that is just like all men are not bad. And before you ever enter a relationship with someone get to know them, talk with them alot and know who they actually are. If you do not trust them then don't be with them. I have been with many men who I thought I trusted but then after being with them a while they did me wrong. I "hated" men in general for a while then I met my current boyfriend and got to talking to him and actually talked to him for two months I think it was before we got together and we talked everyday for the two months.
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@bjpbunny (348)
• United States
10 Apr 07
First of all I dont understand why you would enter into a relationship with a woman who you did not like or trust from the beginning? And no, not all woman are the same , of course they are not. Everyone is different. There are alot of good woman out there you can trust and are good people. Just like men, some woman say all men are the same. Me being a woman I dont think that way. There are good men out there to, you just have to find the right one. There is a right woman out there for you, you will know when you find her, beleive me. You have to go through a few bad apples before you find a good one.
@kkerix (403)
• United States
10 Apr 07
hi, to be happy i must trust in people, both men and women. four years ago i was diagnosed with cancer, three weeks into treatment my wife of seven years cleaned out the bank account and left. i was sick in bad pain, i am still sick with it four years latter. but i now had to deal with the wife splitting on top of the cancer, i was tore up inside, but as they say all wounds heal with time, except radiation burns, mine have still not healed. but i have a new women in my life now and we are happy. for your happiness try and trust again. mahalo, oahu lopaka
@bjpbunny (348)
• United States
10 Apr 07
That is terrible that your wife left you just when you got cancer, she must be a terrible person to do that. I could never leave my mate is his most hour of need like that, that is so cruel. But I am glad you found a new person in your life to make you happy. Hope you doing good now.
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• Canada
10 Apr 07
It's not the best thing to enter into a relationship with a woman you don't like to begin with - although if that was your parents request then there's not a whole lot you can do about it. I think before you enter into another relationship, you need to make sure that you are completely over the last one, otherwise you'll have problems trusting, opening up and so on. You cannot throw yourself wholeheartedly into a relationship if the ex is still there in your mind and all the hurt she caused you. I don't think you're mentally ill at all. I think you jjst have some unresolved issues stemming from that relationship that need to be sorted out before you enter into another relationship.
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@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
10 Apr 07
It is not good to judge all the women as bad ones just because of one woman , it is normal and you are not mental ill, but you have to start building up trust with people. I had been cheated by the guys, so does it mean that all the guys are bad, the answer is no, there may still be good guys around,and i will trust the one who i can give credit to. As yous say she has been the same since you knew her,she has not changed at all. May be you can start to trust her from now on, trust is based on both parties, if you trust her ,she will trust you and you will have good relationship and vice versa. I hope you will be Ok..
@samrat16 (2442)
• India
10 Apr 07
Yes, you are right that all women are not bad , but I had problem with a female and which lead me to this conclusion. I have started to built trust with people but it's not that easy after bein cheated once in life. There is a famous saying in hindi , " doodh ka jala , chaach bhi phook phook kar pita hein . " it emans that person who has his mouth burn from hot milk even is scared of every white fluid to drink .
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• India
10 Apr 07
i dont think there is any thing wrong with u. but i dont think all women are bad. you can take the example of ur mother. i know she is good. do u think she is bad probably not. then how can u judge like this. it would be unfair to the womens to judge like this. it also happens with me so often but i just ignore these kind of things.i can say this as i have been always misunderstood by females. i wonder why does it happen with me,but then i thing the person who things like this doesn't deserve my friendship. i think knowing she was bad u should have always maintained distance from her which would have been good for u and for her.
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@samrat16 (2442)
• India
10 Apr 07
I agree with you that all women are not bad and there would a major bad luck if we get the worst from the slot. It's all destiny , nobody can change his or her destiny . I trust that this all is desired by god only to take our test. May be we will improve after all this.
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@darkzzt (757)
• Canada
10 Apr 07
there is nothing wrong with you for having a hard time trusting women based on this experience because it seems that this experience was quite a bad one. if you didnt like her when you first met her you should have broken up with her immediately. there is no need to stay with girls you dont like. there are lots of girls out there that arent so bad but they are mixed in with every type of girl. if you want to find a nice girl you will have to meet many girls before you will find one that is perfect for you
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@samrat16 (2442)
• India
10 Apr 07
Thanks for supporting .every body has positives and negatives out of life and may be I had all negatives in store due to my karmas . As believed in my country India it's all decided when we take birth that how will be our life. But nobody deserves a relationship like this for sure.
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@Sidders (520)
• United States
10 Apr 07
You should have trusted your instincts!!! Were you that insacure with yourself to overlook your own happiness?? All I can say is forget it... move on... and make the rest of your life better! Don't look back!!! No regrets!
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@diannebcrs (1549)
• Philippines
11 Apr 07
i don't think it's safe to presume that all women are bad because of that experience. i totally understand how you're feeling right now, i used to feel the same way towards guys because i had one lousy boyfriend who didn't know how to keep a relationship and had other girls while we were supposedly together. try to go out and get to know women before you commit. well, there are bad women out there, that's a fact. just try to get to know a person first before investing emotionally. and don't try to rationalize too much. if your guts tell you that this girl is bad news, don't try to cover it up with that "maybe-she's-not-all-that-bad" thought. sometimes that thought could blind you so that when she turns around and does something good, you lose that argument you had with yourself and are just easily won over. just play it safe this time.
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• Israel
11 Apr 07
It seems something is wrong with you... you hook up with a woman you know is no good, and then you think all women are like that... That is your problem no doubt. Find another woman, and make sure you like her and she likes you, and that she is a good woman - with morals, inteligence, etc. There are many good women (some would say more than there are good men...) - you just have to look for them (it is not that hard, actualy...).
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• Lithuania
10 Apr 07
U ask does u are right about women are bad??? They are not worst neither man are. First u must find answer, who developed in yourself doubts about woman? As i remember and understood from other your discussions u were very close with your mother , am i right? So from her u could learn just respect to woman... Maybe u don't trust in yourself too? Life in marriage is impossible without trust. If u don't trust - then u are jealous? suspicious? U can't decide about all woman from one dissapointment of bad relations u had. U must think and disccuss with yourself does u are good too? what attitude have others according to your person? U are young and have a lot of time to improve your opinion about woman. Otherwise u will not have full-fledged relationship. Think of that and wish u the best luck!
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@wachit14 (3595)
• United States
10 Apr 07
All women are not bad and you are not mentally ill. You are just holding on to anger about a bad relationship. What you need to do is resolve it once and for all so you can move on with your life and give yourself a chance to have a healthy relationship with someone else who is good for you. This other woman may not have been as bad as you think either. She may have just not been the right person for you and you for her. Once you let go of your bad feelings you will understand not to judge all women by what happened with one woman and you will learn to love and trust again.
• Philippines
11 Apr 07
why on earth you started a relationship with her and even had a baby with a person you don't even like at the beginning? gosh! women are not bad, it depends on the guy really, but that's just for me. well, honestly, i turn bad sometimes its because of a man... women are bad or good, some becomes good because of their past experiences with awful guys, but some are basically good. just be patient, the right woman will come to you. and she will love you purely. and you two will live happily ever after.
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