Would you stay in a relationship if there was no "future" in it?

everyone has different reasons on why they enter a relationship..for some it might come as a surprise on why they do that.. like how you made an example..but then we never really know. i personally cannot live in a relationship where i know it is going no where.. i will end it no matter what. but luckily i am in one now where i know it would last..maybe not forever but it will last for reasons we only both know:)

no i wouldn't...no matter how much I love the person.. what's the point of prolonging things if you know you would just end up not being together in the end? it's better to cut the strings while it's early. It is painful I know, I have been there...but as long as you tell yourself it is for the best... it justifies things. i keep myself busy so i don't think about the hurt that much.. time does heal... you will notice after time, it still hurts a little bit, but not as bad as last day, as last week, as last month....until you eventually move on. it takes a little sacrifice to be on the right path!

oh ... and i'm not a martyer ...

It depends on what the purpose of the cover is. If the purpose were for a good reason like if the homosexuality were discriminated against in such a manner that it would hurt the person, I would help them. It all depends on the case and each situation is different. For some causes I would do it and for others I would never.

I believe in these days and times this does not happen very much. Years ago when these problems would creep up it was because the husband or wife did not come out until after the marriage had taken place. Look at the case that has been in the news about the dad that actually changed his private parts. This is a hard question just to say yes or no to. I know a couple right now in my town that got married.Everyone knows he is g_y. He is open about being g_y and they both wanted children so they took the plunge just for that reason. He is the sweetest person and although they only have relations for pregnancy reasons he treats her like a queen and with respect except the g_y part (I am sure he takes care of his g_y urges sometimes). It is an arrangement that works for them and they have two beautiful children. I bet they have fun shopping though. I know when I worked in Lexington I loved working and shopping with my g_y friends.

I would like to have children so if it was clear that the woman I was with did not want children at all then I don't think I could stay around even if I did love the woman. I think most people would be the same as you can't play around with relationships as down the line you are both just going to get hurt.

I guess I should give up my " girl" card1 I never dreamt of being a wife or a mother. In fact i refuse to have kids. so if a guy friend neede me to play like his girlfriend so he could stay in the closet , I would . i wouldn't live with him And I would see other guys but when his parents come to town or during holidays I could play his girlfriend.

No .... i wouldnt ... why waste time ..i love myself and i wouldnt do anything that would make me unhappy ... the most important thing is for me to be happy and if i'm unhappy in a relationship ...is sure isnt doing the other person any favours ... is it ?? So No ...

Probably not. The only reason I can think of that someone would do something like that is for financial security but even that would wear on someone. I guess if your going to be gay then you need to be upfront about it and live your life the way you want to. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

No. I would urge my 'friend' to have some courage and make the right choice for their life. I would still be their friend, but I couldn't be a stand-in, a replacement, for what they really need. That's not only not fair to me, it's not fair to THEM, even if they think it'll do. I expect other people to pony up. If you want to say something, say it. Don't ask someone else to come tell me or ask me to go tell someone else. You do your own dirty work. If you don't love someone, tell them. Don't alienate them in another way so THEY leave YOU. Have some balls lol. We all have only one life. How do you want to spend it? Riding along with someone else, or making your own choices? You don't get another life, so when this one goes, that's the end. Spend as much of it as you can making it count...

If there's no future in a relationship,I will leave though it hurts a lot.I cant understand why people make up cover stories.Its easier to tell the truth.

No, I don't think I can stay in a relationship that doesn't have a future. And definitely I cannot stay just to cover up for someone's true identity. If he is gay and wants to keep it from others that he can go ahead but not at my expense. Of course there are instances when the couple have children and this is what they want to protect. But to me kids these days are more intelligent and more aware of what's happening around them, so I guess they too will appreciate if they're told the truth.

There are people who stay in the relationship even though they won't last forever simply because they love each other, and some are just wanna spent the time before the other get's to marry some one. they are still arranged marriages out there. some even had relationships even though they're married, simply they just don't have the commitment...

That would be pretty hard to do, knowing that you wouldn't be able to have all the things that comes with a marriage. But then on the other hand you'd probably have a better friend than most mariages have. It might not be so bad if it were an open marriage so you and he both could still be satisfied. Just not by eachother. It would just be that you'd have to keep it secrete from the rest of the world instead of each other.

It depends on hope. Maybe he will come to like me if he stays with me long enough. Or maybe it is that I can't get anyone, he needs someone so, it is a win win situation. It all depends on our condition. Desperate times calls for desperate measures.

I think most people either do it for 1) money or 2) some kind of help with their career, social status etc. Not too many people would do it for a friend unless they were totally uninterested in a romantic relationship with somebody else. I wouldn't do it.

hey there. People enter into relationships for a number of reasons. Some for true love others for companionship. For me personally I would not be with somone in a stable relationship unless I thought it was going to be a great love. I am lucky enough to have found that person and got married last month. I certainly would never marry someone I did not see myself being in a loving relatinship with. For others however it may a suitable arrangement and that stability is something they are after. Each to their own I say!