Stick it out?

@lillake (1630)
United States
May 20, 2007 9:26pm CST
Do you think you should stick it out in a bad relationship? Would you try to make it work or walk away? At what point would you give up?
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14 responses
@kara5287 (299)
• United States
21 May 07
try to make it work and when you have exhausted all your options and can't take the feeling down anymore then realize you deserve so much better. and walk away.
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@tina12679 (1126)
• United States
21 May 07
Some bad relationships never get better and unless you have children or are married or both, i say give up. Although staying together because of the kids usually isnt a good thing, and being married does make it a little harder to cut strings and worth more of a try to make it work then if you are just boyfriend girlfreind or are just engaged, but even then if it is bad and it dont seem to get better there is only so much effort you can put forth.
• United States
6 Jun 07
Well it all depends on what's bad in the relationship. If there is abuse going on then I'd walk away. If there is infediality - again I'd most likely walk away. If it's just that we've grown apart or just having some problems with communication then I would do everything I could to get back that which once I had. I think that too many people get married for more or less something to do. I think there is also a lot of people who rush into things (although sometimes these relationships are great too). But if you truly are or where in love with that person to begin with I would stick it out and work it out. I guess it really depends on the relationship and the situation.
@dcroome2005 (1210)
• United States
21 May 07
I was in a bad relationship/marriage for 5 years before I walked out. I kept staying thinking things would get better but it only got worse. I finally gave up and realized that I deserved better and I wasn't going to live the rest of my life in a bad relationship. I am glad I walked out. A year later I met my husband now and I have not looked back since.
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@zhuker (35)
• China
21 May 07
If he hit me,I must fire to him.So if he do some bad things om you at first.You not stick it out.Everything will be better.
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• Philippines
21 May 07
maybe no when i feel that he don't love me anymore and never respect me at all as her gf. maybe yes when i sense that we will have a chance a second chance. but i will not stick with him when i know im hurt more and feel that he is no longer belong to him.
• United States
21 May 07
I think you should give it a little time to see if it can be worked out and made better..but if you waste too much time trying to save something thats not worth being saved, you can miss another opportunity...I give up when I am in a relationship and too many things have gone wrong..when it gets to the point where everything has changed for the worse, the person I am with doesn't care about me anymore, and when I find myself wanting to be with someone else...
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
21 May 07
Thats a tough question to answer since there are various degrees and types of "bad relationshps"...If its an abusive relationship, I would say get out quick...if its just a "rough" patch in a relationship I would say evaluate whether or not you want to work towards workign things out then decide to stay or leave...IMO its not as simple as staying or leaving cause things are bad...the key is HOW BAD and in what sense are they bad...
@dopey22girl (3319)
• United States
21 May 07
It depends on how long the relationship has been bad. If we have tried to correct the problems several times and it hasn't worked out, then I just have to face that things aren't going to change and it's time to move on. If a relationship is bad, you need to move on. You deserve to be happy with whoever you are with; that is the whole point of being in a relationship with someone.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
21 May 07
I think for me it would all depend on how long and how bad the relationship is. I would try to make it work but if it never got any better then I would leave. I have done it in the past and left someone after 7 years.
@mememama (3076)
• United States
21 May 07
I've been in bad relationships, tried everything under the sun, and walked away. I'm now married, we've been through some real bumpy patches, have a child, and there has been times that I thought if we were just dating it would be over by now. But since we have a family now, we work harder on our relationship. If things got worse, I'd consider counseling. The major deal breakers for me are physical/verbal abuse towards me or my son and infidelity-I'd leave the marriage no matter what in those circumstances.
• Philippines
21 May 07
the point that i will give up the relationship,if i tried make it work but it can't. thats when i will be leting go and find a better one.
@huilee (1005)
• Singapore
21 May 07
I would try to make things worse... If i love u, i will always do... So of coz, solving the problem is better then just chucking it aside, in case the problem repeats itself... I guess at the point i would give up is when my partner has given up on me... There is no pt trying when there is no more love and chemistry involved... Afterall, i wanted us to work, but if u give up, how can i survive on things alone? Right? But tts the worse to worse scenario... I wouldnt want that to happen to me...
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
21 May 07
It depends. If you really love the person then give it another try...but if it still doesn't work out and things are just getting worse by the day. Then you better give up and move on.