I always think I would have been better off, if I had married one of my first boyfriends. But I don’t think I could have married my daughter’s father.
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I used to think “oh what if” but I found that painful the longer I pined for someone I used to know…best be happy with who you find or are with.
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That’s a great question. But I’ve come to the conclusion that I was better off single.
That still doesn’t stop me from thinking about it from time to time like you !
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life is too short for regrets. ultimately it doesnt really matter. were here for a few short years… its nice to have a significant other but… happiness in the end is dependant on yourself not someone else. Noone or nothing can make you happy imo… You can be in the midst of riches and people and still be miserable
true love is a nice idea but… ultimately relationships bring trouble too. the grass is always greener on the other side.
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I’m a schizophrenic male. I don’t have the luxury of a girlfriend. You really think someone wants to date a poor carless schizophrenic who is 40? I have nothing to offer.
Sorry to be negative again but I’m so shocked that so many people take this as a given. For me getting someone to go on a date is the most impossible thing I can imagine.
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I married one of my first boyfriends back when I was only 19 and he ended up leaving me less than 10 years later because I was not honest with him about my diagnosis and he couldn’t deal with my delusions.
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No. He was an abusive piece of garbage. I’m happy with the man I have today. He is my world.
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Better off alone …
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There have been women who I could have taken things further with. But overall nothing ever materialised for me.
I’m not cut for today’s generation of women - it’s expected (especially in my culture) that a man provides.
I find it sad often, especially right now, I’m jealous of someone who interacted with a woman who sometimes interacts with me. He, unlike me, has no ailment and therefore could easily be in relationship with her. I can’t even entertain the thought let alone ask, because of the shame I hold about being unemployed.
Something else that bothers me on the topic of a partner is that If I marry, and my wife earns over a certain amount - I lose the benefits. And if I marry, but hide the marriage under girlfriend and boyfriend - I can actually lose my home for housing occupants not registered for the housing
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I wish I would have stayed with her longer. Marriage was nowhere in the picture but we never argued and we had fun. I broke it off, I can’t even remember why. We used to take turns making a two hour bus trip to visit each other. I didn’t have a job at the time. I didn’t know at the time how lucky I was to have her.
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hell to the no.
my ex-wife was very abusive of me and made me loose many many jobs.
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You had one of those too??!!!
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You too? There are far too many of those out there. In my opinion, its not worth wading through all the legions of bad ones in the hopes of finding a single good one.
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Unfortunately yes. Wish I didn’t spend like 5 years with him. But I did. Luckily now I have my forever person who is the farthest from an abusive person.
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Direct NO !
Never ever I can or will experience it again.
Been there done that time to move on!
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They are exes for a reason.
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I’ll switch it up and say yeah, I wish I could have stayed with my ex girlfriend. She was the one that got away. I broke up with her when I was in my prodromal phase – it was a horrible decision haha
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