Is the length of the relationship enough for you to stay with him/her?

I was divorced after a 16 year marriage, so no the length of the relationship is not enough reason to stay with someone. There is so much more that goes into making a relationship last, trust, caring, love, respect for each other. It also takes open communication, if there are not the other elements then the length of the relationship really won't have any bearing on staying with someone.

I think the length of the relationship should not be a basis whether you stay or not.... I also believe that the lengthy of the relationship concludes that two persons are meant for each other.

I don't believe it for a second. If someone has been dating for that many years and not going any further there is a reason for it! I dated a man for 8yrs. i had no desire to remarry although he did, by the time i was ready he wasn't and it went on this was for years. What it boiled down to is we didn't want to be married to each other! After we finally threw in the towel i met and married a wonderful man and we have been married for 14yrs.

I don't think length is a basis for strong relationship, what matters most is the quality of relationship that you'd spend together. My longest relationship is 5 years and 5 months but I broke up with him for some personal reasons so I myself can assure that length has nothing to do with strong relationship.

I would not stay in a relationship simply because you've been in it for a long time. You should be in a relationship because you love the person because they truly make you hapy and you enjoy being with the person. If everyone stayed with someone just because they've been with them for awhile. We would have a world of very unhappy people.

more than the lenght the depth of the relationship matters the most. there are even couples getting seperated even at the age of 40 and 50. for any relationship to prevail lenght is not at all the criteria. the depth of their understanding, their willingness to sacrifice for each other and the true love that exists really matters the most.

I think there are a lot of people that stay with their partners simply because it's comfortable. They're used to that person and the situation is secure, even if they're really unhappy with it. One of my mom's friends tends to have 4 year relationships. She dates someone, dates someone, and a couple of years later, she finds another guy (usually right as the other guy is getting ready to propose) and takes up with him. I asked her why she broke up with an ex, once, and her comment was, 'I've been losing interest in him for a year or so!' Personally, I think it's best to rip the bandaid off fast, so to speak, for both parties. Being in a relationship that you're bored with or sick of your partner doesn't sound appealing, regardless of how entwined your lives are. I'd think it'd be a lot more painful to stick with someone and drag along with the person not knowing that you're ready to get out.