Would u rather be with someone for the wrong reasons or alone for the right ones
By mommyboo
@mommyboo (13174)
United States
July 4, 2008 12:53am CST
So many people are afraid of being alone. When you think about it though, we are all technically alone in life. We are generally born into a family, yes, but even so that's no guarantee that we'll all fit happily into that framework. Some people as they grow up always end up getting the short end of the stick, instead of meeting a group and coming away with 20 friends, they get one. They get to 16 and never been kissed.
So... making it personal. If you had a choice between being with someone just to be with them and therefore not have to be alone, would you choose to stay in a relationship - or start one - even if you knew the person was not your soulmate and you were not in love, or you were still wondering what was out there but you were too scared to keep searching?Or... would you let go of that relationship and be honest with the person and be alone instead until such time as you found 'the one'?Sorry for the subject, if I typed 'you', my whole subject would not have fit!
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32 responses
@JTerrasi (199)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I am one who has been with someone for the wrong reasons. Not once but three times.
I have finally learned that peace of mind and heart is more important than 'just settling' for anything or anyone. I think marriage just wasn't in God's plan for me. But they say there is someone for everyone. And I am not alone, I have my family. And the best family in the world!
Janet
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@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
7 Jul 08
Sometimes marriage doesn't end up being the right choice for people, but it's almost impossible to find that out without having married and divorced. This isn't to say that you may not meet a wonderful person to have in your life, whether you marry him or not might be something to consider for awhile. I look forward to seeing more of your posts around here!
@JTerrasi (199)
• United States
7 Jul 08
And you will. I have met a lot of nice people here. I am a people person. I don't think I have ever met a stranger....I guess it comes from the work I was doing for so many years. It just kills my daughter and she laughs at me cause I just talk to anyone. My kids have kept me young at heart and now my granddaughter 'owns that heart'.
Thank you so much,
Janet (a mom and proud Nana)
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@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
5 Jul 08
Me as well. I just happen to know so many people who seem to have this overwheming fear of being alone, and so they stay in bad relationships or relationships that are going nowhere, not fulfilling them, simply because they are scared. I don't understand it.
@34momma (13882)
• United States
4 Jul 08
that is the big misconception. we are not alone ever. we are all connected to everyone else we are all connected to God. I would not be with someone for any reason other then wanted to share my life and happiness with. I am not afraid of not being in a relationship. everyone needs some time to reflect and connect God. and we can do that everyday if we just sit in silence and feel the God within
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@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
5 Jul 08
'I am not afraid of not being in a relationship'. That is the point I was trying to make with this discussion. It seems that lots of people ARE afraid of not being in a relationship. I really disliked being single but that didn't mean I wanted to be in a relationship instead of single even if the relationship was bad.
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
5 Jul 08
There is no one else's company over the long term that I prefer over my own. I always win arguments with myself. I never have to worry where I am, what I'm doing, who I'm with or when I'll be home. If I ruin dinner, I start over and no complaints. I never bore myself and never have to listen to the same stories and bad jokes over and over, and I love washing my own underwear! lol
So yeah - I'd rather be alone with myself, than with someone just for the sake of not being alone. Lonliness is really a state of mind not being. If you can't entertain yourself, then you have no business expecting someone else to do it for you all the time. We all need to give and receive love, but for crying out loud, it should be real not feined or forced.
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
6 Jul 08
I hope your headache is better now boo. I get migraines and they really are a pain!
As for whatever happened to occupying one's self -- blame the invention of television and all the technology that came after that!
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
5 Jul 08
Definitely! I think this is part of the problem with the younger generation especially now. They are so used to being entertained 24/7, night and day, or at least occupied. What happened to learning how to occupy yourself? Imagination? Doing things to better yourself or others?
I am actually 'alone' right now, I'm in the house doing this because it's 110 degrees outside and my daughter wanted to go swimming. I have a headache so I didn't want to be out there, so my husband is out in the pool with her. I'm not lonely. This is a break for me LOL!
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
4 Jul 08
i rather be happy and alone than in a relationship from hell and stress out and be miserable
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
6 Jul 08
yeah a person needs to gether themselves between relationships and bring their strength up before they jump into another one but that rarely happens
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@nutthouse3 (63)
• United States
5 Jul 08
I would definitely not stay in the relationship for the wrong reasons. But just like someone else said, it is easier said than done. Being alone stinks. And it is hard to get back into the swing of things as I am going to have to start finding out again myself after 25 yrs. of being married. I didn't want out of it but he did. So I guess it works both ways. But if the tables were turned I would do the same thing. There is a saying that goes like this " It is better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all". You deserve to be happy! And with someone that makes you feel safe. Good luck and God Bless you.
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@nutthouse3 (63)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I totally agree with you.You have to be honest. Being in a relationship doesn't define me as a person, I have two beautiful children that I still have to raise. I am not one that has been alone alot in my life. I am praying with time we can renew our friendship and love and resume our marriage. I don't want anyone else in my life, you have to be careful who you let in your life these days.
Being in love and loving someone is the greatest gift and the best feeling in the world. You are so right.!!!
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@kat_princess (1470)
• Philippines
5 Jul 08
I'd rather be alone for the right reasons.If things can't work out for couples,then it's better for them to be alone and happy than together and miserable.
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@kellys3ps (3723)
• United States
8 Jul 08
I would rather be alone for the right reasons. Luckily I am with someone for the right reason.
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@irishmist (3814)
• United States
10 Jul 08
I have to say I'm happy being by myself. I'm widowed and have had relationships in the past, and I'm done with the drama. I'd rather live alone with my pets and do whatever I want, I have catered for years to other people in one way or the other. Now it is my time to chill and have my home to myself.
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@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
15 Jul 08
I hope that I am very VERY old before I have to say that I've been widowed. The whole thought of it makes me very sad, but my husband is 10 years older than me, so if he outlives me, then I must've gotten in an accident or caught something nasty that was incurable.
@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
5 Jul 08
I am now in that stage in life. Many of my friends are attached and they are always urging me to get a boyfriend too. I do have suitors but I have no feelings for any of them. Even though I may not be that young anymore, I still rather wait for the right one than being stuck with the wrong one.
Of course, it's never easy to know who is the right one. I just have to pray about that.
Being alone doesn't mean lonely. Right now, even though I am 'so-called' alone, I do not feel lonely at all. I do not feel the need for companionship and intimacy with another person. I am very comfortable with my current status.
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@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
5 Jul 08
Aha! Some people are just not wired to have a longterm romantic relationship. If it doesn't interest you, then you may be one of them. It's hard for me to understand the draw or the allure or even the freedom of it, since I have always known that eventual marriage was for me.
@paid2write (5201)
•
4 Jul 08
I have been married and I have had a few good long loving relationships and I am not afraid of being alone. I don't mind being on my own now. I was always a solitary person. I never fit in with other children at school because I was different and they used to pick on me but now I know it is good to be different. I am independent. I make all my own decisions. I don't need to ask anyone if I should do what I want to do. I support myself financially and emotionally.
I have been emotionally dependent on another person. When I am in a loving relationship I care more for my beloved than I do for myself. If the person I love is not happy I am not happy and it makes life full of concern and compassion for that person.
Now I just love everybody and think of everyone as my friend.
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@DonnaLawson (4032)
• United States
5 Jul 08
I would rather be alone than to be with someone for the wrong reasons.. I try to be happy all of the time, it is impossible to be happy all of the time, but not impossible to try.. If I am trying to be happy with my life, I do not need to be hooked up with someone who is not for me, then I would have to start looking for happiness all over again..
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@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
5 Jul 08
You make your own happiness though. I don't think people should count on others to MAKE them happy or to occupy them. I love my husband and some things he does definitely make me happy, but just his existence all the time doesn't make me happy. I have to be happy myself because if I'm in a foul mood and unhappy, then I cannot give anything to him and what am I doing?
Happy people have a better time all the way around, they attract happier friends and better circumstances, problems are more often seen as challenges waiting to be taken on rather than 'I always have bad luck, woe is me' attitude. I try to stay positive as much as possible and when I can't, I try not to believe the negatives.
@stagewhisper (901)
• United States
5 Jul 08
Hello, my name is stagewhisper. I am 20 years old, and have yet to be in any sort of relationship with anyone.
I have always had the opinion that, if the right opportunity came along and I found someone I wouldn't get drained spending a lot of time with, then I would be happy getting together with them. However, I have no urge or intention to go looking for a relationship that I don't need, and might not want. In the end, it would make both myself and my companion at the time unhappy, and unhappiness is something I rarely wish on anyone- let alone people I care about at all.
In short, I'd rather be alone for the right reasons.
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@mescue (64)
• United States
6 Jul 08
If you're with someone for the wrong reasons, you're still very much alone. I was engaged to my "first" love at the age of 20. But my feelings changed. Unfortunately, his did not. I had to break his heart to keep mine whole. If I would have stayed with him, I would have isolated myself and become depressed.
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@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
7 Jul 08
I love your response. This is the first one I've gotten which touches on somebody who actually had to hurt somebody to do the best thing for themselves to ultimately remain whole and happy. It is true though that if you cannot be strong enough to love yourself, how could you fully love another person. Thank you =)
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
24 Aug 08
hi mommyboo!
i'm one of those people who are afraid to be alone when i grow old. and yes, i agree. even if people are born in a family, have some friends while growing up, but they would still feel alone once in a while. i feel that way too. during those times, i feel like no one can truly understand me and that makes me feel alone in this world. i don't really believe in soulmates but i would like to because it is a concept that kinda gives hopes to people who wants someone to truly understand them and be with them forever.
in my case, even if i don't want to be alone while living my life until i grow old, it doesn't make me settle for someone i do not love or i don't have any feelings for. i think feelings are important because that is the foundation of the need of a person to make someone happy which would make that person happy too. at times, i get tired of waiting for someone i can love and who would love me, i would entertain the idea of choosing anyone but when i'm on to it, i wouldn't be able to do it because i just can't force myself to do something in contrast to my feelings. so in the end, i wound up waiting again. i guess i just believe in love.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
3 Aug 08
Certainly not staying with someone for the wrong reasons.
It's never a good choice but it's one that many people do, because it is a bit easier than learning to rely on ourselves and because for some people being alone is a signal of failure.
Peer pressure also has something to do with this, specially in teens and young adults, but not only. And the majority of kids/some adults is quite influenced by that.
Of course one can always make a mistake. THink that someone is the right one just to find a bit later that it is not. ANd that is normal. But choosing to stay with someone just not to be alone, or because we don't think we would be able to make it alone, or any of the possible variations, never really works.
@reckon21 (3479)
• Philippines
3 Aug 08
There's a lot of reason why people need to be with someone.
It could be for the wrong reason or the right reason. I choose
the right reason because i don't want to mess up my already
mess up life. Ironic, isn't it?
I need to be someone that can give me love and attention. Someone
who listen and understand my self. But i am not the type who take
everything for granted. I return the love and affection because I
know how it feels to be loved.