Do you live with someone who is on a moral high horse and needs knocked off?

This is a hard one for me to answer. My S/O does have some pretty intense ways of viewing people as a whole and he is even worse with the people he finds "special" enough to be a part of his life. He used to tell me I was the most amazing woman he had ever met that he was not blood related to. He always used to refer to me as his better half. You can imagine what that did for my ego! But anymore it seems like I am constantly struggling to make it atop a pedestal I never asked to be put on but feel to be worthy of his time and affections I need to make it there or he isn't going to love me anymore if I fall short of this goal he keeps placing just outside of my reach. Maybe he is just trying to make me better myself. I happened to think I was pretty alright to begin with. So he can stay on his moral high horse. I just hope he will still love me if I am never quite able to join him there.

I used to and now I don't. Does that tell you anything about relationship strain?? LOL I have no patience for this being a live and let live kind of girl. Morality is funny when it is set in the hypocrisy that I'm used to. No strain just the end of a relationship and maybe he can find a nice "moral" girl! :)

Luckily no I don't - I used to though when I was married to my ex and it makes life unbearable! I would never live with anyone like that again - they are so hypocritical and just plain irritating! xxxx

I cannot say much about how high this other person seems to be, but I think you should believe in yourself. For each one of us do have our own moral standards and principle. As for staying together, I think communication will be the key for the relationship to be mutual. Don't be put off or left out by their views and high principalities. Remember, that you have one of your very own and you are entitled to it.

I thought about my step-mother on this one. She and my dad married over 17 years ago and to this day, I am a loser. I say this because of the conflicts that I deal with everyday of my life. I will say that I am about 120lbs, tiny, and 4'11". Im built pretty good I would say--genetics played a part. I am decent looking. My "mom" says that I am a player in society, meaning I will never amount to anything because I am just like all the other "skinny" people in the world, and she is just so glad that she is not like that. This all pointed out after watching a show on Paris Hilton, Britney, and the anorexic model on tv. I say whatever, it's not my fault that I look this way. My bad dude, really. Fast forward to a Maury show done on kids who are fat. I love fat people so don't be offended. I actually date guys that are 6'7 and 380 easy. She makes her comments about how bad the parents are for letting their kids get that big, and they need to call Jenny Craig, and fat people need to be shot, or at least institutionalised. Now, here's the funny part--she is actually 150 lbs solid muscle and about 5'2. She's what I call athletically thin. Her three kids are overweight. Her oldest daughter is 574lbs. Yes I said five-hundred seventy four pounds at 5'5". Her second daughter is pushing 250lbs, at 5'5 and her son is 5'10 and over 300 lbs. Now, where did I go wrong here. She is a walking moralistic contradiction to herself. It's kinda funny. I am living at home with my parents at this time, because dad wanted me to come home after my divorce. I try to stay away as much as possible. I hate hearing about my weight, and how I fit in teenager clothes and I'm 30. It's not my fault. On another note, I occasionally let a cuss word slip. She will yell at me--with good reason, but when she's mad she will make a sailor cry and justify it by "God always forgives me". This woman is odd. The realtionship has been strained since they got married. Her daughter(the biggest one) got pregnant at 15 and by the time she was 18 had four kids. That was great--she's a g-ma now, is what mom said. I saved myself until I was 19 and got pregnant--graduated from school and starting college, and I am not a bad mother...hmmm...where's the logic. I can't tell you how bad I wish I could win the lottery so I could just get the heck out of here. She has made me miserable with the comments all these years--i hate it. So, just for the heavy people out there--I love you regardless of your size, but the next time you hear a comment about weight, please remember, little people deal with the same issues--good topic thank you!!

People who have high standards are to be commended. As long as they don't expect the world to bow down in worship to them or to live up to those standards themselves. People perched atop moral high horses are setting themselves up for failure whether they realize it or not. The world delights in bringing down those who live above and beyond the natural order of things, even if it's only in their own minds. I live with one. That's why I'm waiting for early widowhood. I need the insurance money. LOL

Oh yes I can go on and on about certain people like that. I wouldn't say they necessarily only have "high morals" but are incredibly narcissistic! They need a dose of reality and need to be put into their place but with people like that its very difficult to do!

Not anymore but, my dad has never ever told me he is proud of me. He was extremely dissapointed when I gave up nursing and told me I'd regret it for the rest of my life. I can never be good enough for my dad he will never be pleased or proud of me, but I am not bothered cause I still love him and accept he has a problem he is the same with my brother.

i cant say i ever have but if there was one of them in my house they wouldnt be here for long i would make sure of that i have friends with high morals but i would never let them live with me my heart goes out to any1 who has to deal with that

Yep. Myself..........Ah ah ah. I am really not spotless (not at all), but I do think I get on my own nerves sometimes.........and my those of my sisters, and my brother and my mom.....but what the heck they get on my nerves too. I wonder if that person you live with feels trapped inside that moral mind sometimes? (lol)