Are relationships true?

@cudamani (996)
India
December 15, 2009 1:47am CST
Sometimes we have a doubt in our minds that the relationships are like a drama and that we are acting in it as actors. If we can react normally to all emotions shown by our friends and relations we will be doing good to ourselves. But on the contrary if we act so as to impress upon others, such relationships cannot be taken to be strong. They are on the other hand construed to be only artificial.
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@angel2009 (210)
• India
15 Dec 09
It depends on the kind of relationship you are in..Just like every thing has two sides a real and a fake, the same is true for relationships also. You have to understand and trace whether ur in a real or a fake relationship..Onething is for sure, truth never remains hidden for long, so if ur partner or ur frnd is cheating on you, that will certainly come to the limelight, if not today then tomorrow..But yes, then may be it will be too late..But even if something like this happens we have to take the stand that whether we want to spoil our life or live our life in our own terms..I think no person has the right to play with our lives and emotions, so that kind of a person should never be left like that and we should try to punish the person as much as we can..Bt having said all thee, it is also true that unnecessary suspicion can also be the reason for a tilting relationship..Whatever happens we should try to combat with that and never feel ourselves to be weak..Most importantly we should hav faith, it is this faith which can change a demon into god!!
• Mexico
16 Dec 09
Hi angel: I totally agree with you and as you explain, the fact that fake relationships exists doesn't mean that we can not find serious and true relationships. It's sometimes difficult to trust in a person because we can not be totally sure about what is he/ she thinking or if he/she really loves us but that's a risk. However i think that we need to take the risk because love is one of the best experience a person can have. Thanks for your answer. Have a nice day. -Alvaro.
@abhi_bangal (5518)
• Ahmednagar, India
16 Dec 09
In this question, I think, 'true' is a subjective term. What is true to one, might not be the same for others. If, for example, there is a spat between two, say lovers. As human nature, each one will try to convince the other that, I am right and the other is wrong. Each one will want to portray a clean image of himself. This is human nature, after all and there is nothing wrong in that. And the other fellow too follows suit. But the outcome of all this is that, the relationship might become rickety and is likely to be broken. Secondly, as you say, 'relationship' you have mentioned only you as a friend. By the way, which relationships are you talking about? Relationships are of various kinds - brother-sister relationship, sister-sister relationship, brother-brother relationship, husband-wife relationship, father-son relationship, father-daughter relationship etc. From what you are speaking it seems you are only talking about friends in general.
• Philippines
16 Dec 09
I believe every relationship is true although not all last for long. In real life we are actors and actress so in real life the relationship is true. We have to be true with our partners, the relationship will not push through if we do have doubts in the first place. I guess artificial relationship are those people who just used people to save themselves. I call them loser and user.
• Mexico
16 Dec 09
Hi cudamani: I know we sometimes ask ourselves if relationships are serious after contrasting some bad experiences. When we fell in love we sometimes "act" to impress the other person but we can not act forever. A relationship needs to grow up and that's the moment where you find that you love that person even if there are some things about him/her that you don't like and of course there is a time where both members need to know that it's time to face some problems together. Thanks for starting this discussion. Have a nice day. -Alvaro.
• Philippines
16 Dec 09
relationships are true specially if it is based on HONESTY and INTEGRITY. you can know if your relationships with friends, colleagues, husband or wife if it is true noting their consistency. if they are not consistent either in their words and actions, or what they say and do, if they are not, then maybe doubt would come in and consequently relationship you had with that person is somehow questionable.
• China
16 Dec 09
Yes, I agree. I heard of a very interesting saying. It goes like this: In relationship, we usually show something we don't have. It means that we are striving to convince people that we can do something or we can be somebody. We are not really ourselves. That is really a problem but every does the same.
• United States
15 Dec 09
Not all relationships are true, but there are a few that are. Some relationships really are true, and I have seen them, but I have also seen those that are not and you can usually tell the ones that are true from the ones that are not. If the couple loves to spend time with each other, they will show it, and I mean really show it. Some couples don't like PDA (Public Display of Affection), but there are many couples who throw this out the window and say "I don't care who knows that I love this person". I am this way most of the time, I don't care who knows that I love my boyfriend, and if they have a problem with it, well then that is on them. I am in love, I love that person, and I could care less if anyone has anything to say about it. Those couples who care what people say or think about them, you start questioning their relationship. If they don't show any PDA, you certainly begin to wonder about the relationship because it doesn't seem right. My boyfriend's parents never showed affection for each other around anyone, and that marriage finally came to an end after 24 years. He never, ever, held her in public, he never really showed his love for her, and he never really made any "real" sacrifices for her. I could tell that they were just married to each other because they were kind of forced into it. The only thing that you should care about in a relationship is your partner. No one else, and nothing else should matter. The only thing that should matter is the one that you love. If you really love that person, you could care less about everything and everyone else. It's just you and that person. If you care what others think, and if you cannot accept the person that you love for who they are, flaws and all, then you two shouldn't be together.
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
15 Dec 09
Well for one if we are all actors and actresses then we should have a script to follow in our lives and we know the ending of the story already. That is acting and artificial for me since we already know what we are suppose to act already. Relationship are true because they are raw and the end is not known. You have to act it out based on how you feel about the situation. There is no script that you have to follow but your instincts. So you now can see the stark difference of having a relationship and just acting like a drama performers. Both have dramas in their lives but then the drama you already know what is going to happen but in real life it depends on the actions you have to do in every situation.
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
15 Dec 09
Cudamani, there are certain areas where we should not go deep into? This is one among such areas. If you think deeply you will understand that most of the relationships are not true. All are hypocrites in this world. All are actors, we all act, we pretend to be good, decent and cultured.... May be the relationship between a child and a parent real and true( the best available)
@mariah_5 (97)
15 Dec 09
I remember the famous saying of shakespeare the great, The world is a grand stage, life is a play and we all are actors, performing our parts, and this whole thing is orchestrated by none other than, the God himself. This is the philosophical view, but I consider it's absolutely true.But I don't say that, as everything is fake, you just renounce this world, leave everything, loved and earned behind and go searching for the "truth or reality" for the truth is within you.I feel that the God is within you and everyone, the only thing you have to do, is recognise him, surrender to him, and understand that your physical body is only a means to perform your duties without expecting anything in return from others because, everything that you do, is an offering to the God.And he's watching us all the time, and he's the best judge in deciding what to give and what not. But I know that it's actually difficult, to follow this but I also feel that it's the only way to live everhappily in this world. When coming to the actual topic, relationships, are very tender and sensitive issues to deal with.Be kind, sensitive, and forgiving in dealing with these issues.Even if you feel,or know that, everything is drama, be sure to do your part honestly and sincerely.
@Shery32 (423)
• Saudi Arabia
15 Dec 09
I think the only way to know is to test the relationship and to see how it develops or ends by time, as only by time we can tell. Another things is experience in any relationship which is also built by time. Try experiencing and exposing the relationship to different situations and see where it leads you and where you can go from there. Thanks
@garybao (75)
• China
15 Dec 09
For family or best friends, I think we should keep our real in the relationship, tell them what we are thinking or our real feeling. Because we really take care of them, we hope they are better. But in the comman relationship I think sometimes we should be acting like in a drama, because we just want to have a relationship, we do not want to offend each other. In this situation, it would not be true. Anyway there are many kinds of relationships -- family, business and so on. Some are true, others are not true.
• United States
15 Dec 09
Relationships are true because they are true. You have one, and that is a relationship. Why is it? I don't know. Who knows is probably up. But I think we were meant to have relationships. Real relationships are good... what can you do in one? Well there are lots of things you can do. If you think about it. I am working on "true relationships" it's way hard for me!
@bhav27 (442)
• India
15 Dec 09
HI cudamani i just want to say that every relation is true , the fact is sometime the situations arise same like the filmy scene , we can't deny that that we are related to some kind of film scene or film story but we can't say that relationship are fake , take yours and your mother relation , is it fake? i bet no . we have to understand relation only then they will go on smoothly and you will yourself then understand that relations are not fake , they are true and ultimately will respect them also.