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Topic: Failed Relationships
MirrorMirror's photo
Wed 08/13/08 04:42 PM
:smile: How many failed relationships have you had?:smile: Do these failures keep you from opening up to someone new?:smile:

trying_to_fly's photo
Wed 08/13/08 04:43 PM
Not really because if you do that it's not fair to the other person....because not all of them are the same....gotta give chances....:smile:

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Wed 08/13/08 04:43 PM

:smile: How many failed relationships have you had?:smile: Do these failures keep you from opening up to someone new?:smile:


94, and yes....!


Riardo's photo
Wed 08/13/08 04:43 PM
2 now but now i am in one and it's working out GOOD :heart: flowerforyou

ledi180's photo
Wed 08/13/08 04:45 PM
A few serious ones and nope, I'm not stopping. Maybe a bit more cautious and might do a few things differently, but not giving up.

yankeesnut's photo
Wed 08/13/08 04:47 PM
can't fail at something you've never attempted... indifferent

SimplyElla's photo
Wed 08/13/08 04:51 PM
I guess since I am single.. all my past relationships failed.. right?

But, No.. they do not hold me back from my next ones.. if anything they help me be wiser.. and I learn from every one of them...

MirrorMirror's photo
Wed 08/13/08 05:00 PM

I guess since I am single.. all my past relationships failed.. right?

But, No.. they do not hold me back from my next ones.. if anything they help me be wiser.. and I learn from every one of them...
flowerforyou

JustAGuy2112's photo
Thu 08/14/08 12:32 AM
4...and hell yes they do.

BrooklineBaby's photo
Thu 08/14/08 12:49 AM

:smile: How many failed relationships have you had?:smile: Do these failures keep you from opening up to someone new?:smile:


2 failed marriages have made me VERY LEARY - not so much about dating again, but about the mere thought of falling in love again----I don't want to get hurt again...brokenheart

madamx7316's photo
Thu 08/14/08 01:43 AM
ive had a few and yes they hold me back very much so. its so very very hard for me to trust at all....i dont open up

fjr's photo
Thu 08/14/08 02:38 AM
4 of what I would call serious relationships, I feel it has caused me to take more time before getting serious. That's good and bad in a way.

Fade2Black's photo
Thu 08/14/08 04:31 AM

:smile: How many failed relationships have you had?:smile: Do these failures keep you from opening up to someone new?:smile:


hmmmmmmmmmmmmm I've been in a # of relationships .. I guess I've never seen that as a negative (ie, failed ohwell ) just not happenin' any more .. ohwell




Yanno? :tongue:

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Thu 08/14/08 10:02 AM
One day I will get it right!!!laugh drinker

seahawks's photo
Thu 08/14/08 10:03 AM


:smile: How many failed relationships have you had?:smile: Do these failures keep you from opening up to someone new?:smile:


94, and yes....!


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Claudette's photo
Fri 08/15/08 02:25 PM
From all of my relationships, I have learned something from them. About me and about how to treat someone and what I deserve in a relationship, so I don't really see them as failures.

I have seen them as opportunities to share time and space with someone who cared about me and I cared about them.

Has it kept me from opening up? not necessarily, I have learned to be more patient and more awareflowerforyou

solestria's photo
Fri 08/15/08 02:54 PM
Edited by solestria on Fri 08/15/08 02:55 PM
I'm with Claudette. I've learned something from all my relationships. Some of those were painful, some were not. I wouldn't necessarily consider a relationship a failure just because it didn't last. I've made some great friends from people I've dated where we don't have the long-term compatibility we'd have needed to continue our romantic relationship, and I've learned an awful lot about myself and how I relate to other people from those experiences. That's an awful lot of what makes an experience successful, no?

I don't feel it really makes it harder for me to open up. Somewhat more cautious, sure, and picky in ways that I consider healthier. But once I find someone who is what I'm looking for, I can open up without to much problem.

HMontana's photo
Fri 08/15/08 02:59 PM
None of them have failed. I'm friendly with all but one of my past romantic relationships - and even that one is cordial.

I keep learning about myself and hopefully give to others in the process.

I'm so confused by the common use of the term "failed relationship". If you are both still alive and have learned something, isn't that successful?flowerforyou

Claudette's photo
Fri 08/15/08 03:01 PM

I'm with Claudette. I've learned something from all my relationships. Some of those were painful, some were not. I wouldn't necessarily consider a relationship a failure just because it didn't last. I've made some great friends from people I've dated where we don't have the long-term compatibility we'd have needed to continue our romantic relationship, and I've learned an awful lot about myself and how I relate to other people from those experiences. That's an awful lot of what makes an experience successful, no?

I don't feel it really makes it harder for me to open up. Somewhat more cautious, sure, and picky in ways that I consider healthier. But once I find someone who is what I'm looking for, I can open up without to much problem.


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MirrorMirror's photo
Sat 08/16/08 12:18 PM

I'm with Claudette. I've learned something from all my relationships. Some of those were painful, some were not. I wouldn't necessarily consider a relationship a failure just because it didn't last. I've made some great friends from people I've dated where we don't have the long-term compatibility we'd have needed to continue our romantic relationship, and I've learned an awful lot about myself and how I relate to other people from those experiences. That's an awful lot of what makes an experience successful, no?

I don't feel it really makes it harder for me to open up. Somewhat more cautious, sure, and picky in ways that I consider healthier. But once I find someone who is what I'm looking for, I can open up without to much problem.
flowerforyou I agreeflowerforyou

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