Stay for the kid or leave for your dreams, life and love...

Philippines
April 25, 2011 11:16pm CST
I have friends who got pregnant at an early age. Some of them stay with their partners(father/ mother of their child) and some of them just went solo. One of them just stayed for the sake of the kid but does not love their partner anymore. One of them stayed with their partners but are having trouble in their relationship. Would you stay in a relationship without love or leave, but ofcourse keeping your responsibilities to the your child??
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8 responses
@misc11 (384)
• United States
26 Apr 11
I understand why people do this and I respect it, but I wouldn't and I couldn't. I don't think it is good for a child to see an unhealthy relationship. If you aren't happy, how can you teach your child to be happy. I think it is more important for the child to see happy, loving relationships in a healthy environment than see their parents together in the opposite. I also think parents are better parents if they are happy. They are enjoying life more and teaching their children to enjoy life. I think all these lessons will have a better impact on a child than his/her parents together.
• Philippines
26 Apr 11
i totally agree with you..c= but i know im in no position to tell my friends that..but im afraid it'll be too late for them though..=c hope they'll realize it soon..hmmmm..worried me..
26 Apr 11
I'd rather leave the guy..I'll make a way to raise my own child full of love rather than bickering and arguments. To those who rather stay with their partners maybe because they know they wont have much capacity to handle raising a child.
• Philippines
26 Apr 11
my best friend's sister left hers too but got together again after the guy had a decent job, but now the guy is a total bum!! my bf's sister carries the expenses all by herself. But she still didn't break up with the guy because she does not want her child to have a broken family..but gosh! if that had been me, i would also totally leave the guy.
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
26 Apr 11
It is not always a good thing to stay with someone just for the children. Children even at a young age pick up that their parents are not happy with each other and that makes for a very stressful household and the child may internalize it and think it's their fault that the parents aren't happy. How can you raise a successful. productive child if you are miserable yourself?
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
28 Apr 11
hello fee, I would never stay in a relationship that doesn't work or no love at all. I rather leave and make him free. There is no use staying or living together when there is no love anymore. We can talk about kids and responsibility...and then we can have separate lives and have freedom again. have a good day
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
26 Apr 11
Staying because you are feeling pressured or obligate will not bring your life any satisfaction. you may be able to abide with it for a while but it will come to fail you. Staying with someone should be a free choice and not one you are made to suffer through.
@misterMR (796)
• Philippines
26 Apr 11
If I do really love my partner, I would stay for both my child and my partner. However, if I have problems with my partner, I would definitely try to work things out and try my best not to put the child into the conflict too. The child is the fruit of love. I am really going to take full responsibility for the child. I will really make sure that the child would not feel any regrets for being born. I will really sacrifice for the child, because it is my duty to do so. I want my child to be close to God too.
@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
26 Apr 11
The wife of my brother, also pregnant in a very young age, she was pregnant with my younger brother. While they do not have a sense of love. sister-in-law I want to marry my younger brother, but only until the baby is born. And my sister-in-law, did not want to take care of her baby, because they still want to school. A very surprising decision, and no responsibility. Each person will have their own decisions, in the face of every problem.
@Jlyn10 (11966)
• Malaysia
26 Apr 11
I left mine and raised my own kid. There's no point in hanging on when there's no love anymore. Life would be even better. It wouldn't be right to bring up a child in an environment where there are lots of arguments and resentment in a relationship. I'd say to get on with our own lives and live freely than having to face hatred everyday.