What do you think about ON and OFF relationships?
By daliaj
@daliaj (5674)
India
January 5, 2010 3:12am CST
My friend John is having an ON and OFF relationship. There were in love for last five years and even decided to get engaged. Then, the girl got transfer to another state and he found out that she was dating another guy, but he couldn't forget her. Then, she talked to him for some time and no news about her for some time after that.
Now, she made a call to him and came down to his place to celebrate new year with him. I don't understand the relationship. I don't think it is going to work. What do you say? What do you think about ON and OFF relationships?
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8 responses
@rose66 (378)
• China
5 Jan 10
i don't think it'll go working either. excepting the girl can give a reasonable explain, your friend should think of their relationship very carefully. if the girl likes your friend she shouldn't leave without any news. maybe she'll say she has some difficulties, but i think nothing can separate the lovers. if your friend loves the girl very much and cannot forget her forever, he can try to talk to her and ask what's plan does she have in the future. if your friend consider that's ok, that's ok!
good luck to your friend!
@daliaj (5674)
• India
5 Jan 10
I told him to talkt to the girl about future plans and he did. But, the girl is remaining silet or pretending as if she has not listened the talk. He loves the girl very much and he can't forget her. The main problem is that both of them live far away. He is e ven ready to quit his job, sell his house, and move to the place where the girl works, but he has to get a perfect answer from the girl.
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@srganesh (6340)
• India
5 Jan 10
I think that that girl is exploiting the love of your friend.She seems to be purely materialistic and she is not to be trusted at all for a standing relationship.It will be hard to convince your friend but try your level best to help him get rid of her.Try to save him from this blind love.Enlighten him.
@ghieptc (2522)
• Philippines
6 Jan 10
I don't think so either that it's good or even it will work better for them when they decided to tie the knot. For me On and OFF relationship is not good and will kill relationships. Imagine how trustworthy was the girl and when he's boyfriend is not around, what is the difference whey they got married? Why it does have to be an On and Off when you can always keep it ON though you're apart?
@daliaj (5674)
• India
6 Jan 10
I am worried about the relationship of my friend. He loves the girl very much and not in a position to leave her. I don't understand he accepted the gril again when she came back to his life. What is the assurance that the girl will change her mind again? He can't take a decision because he is madly in love with her. I won't accept if my lover comes back after dating somebody.
@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
6 Jan 10
I don't think a on & off relationship really works. Because once you let it stay that way, the relationship will not really last long. I have been into that kind of relationship before. Until I decided to end it. Because it is going nowhere. And we always hurt each other. To stop it & start a new life, I decided to end it.
@srganesh (6340)
• India
5 Jan 10
Relationships cannot be considered if they can be on and off at desired times.True love can exist despite any factor,here distance.In fact,distance is no more a hindrance when you can reach your beloved anytime with the help of cell phones,emails and web cam chats.Technology has far developed that only thing you can't do is sense each other physically.Only the minds has narrowed to see advantage in even pure love.
@daliaj (5674)
• India
5 Jan 10
I completely agree with your opinion. True love becomes deepens when the lovers are apart. Also, the distance make the lovers realize the importance and value of the lover in their life. That is what happened whem my husband and I were forced to live in two different countries as a part of our jobs. Hopefully, my friend will understand that the girl is not trust worthy and change his mind.
@sweetyu0322 (48)
• China
5 Jan 10
hi,daliaj,i think that it`s hard to judge their relationship,it seems like that the girl is not so nice,but in fact,we don`t know why the girl left without a word,maybe she was hurt too,anyway,wish your fiend figure it out and being happy
@daliaj (5674)
• India
6 Jan 10
My friend or I don't know the correct intention of the girl. He is kind of stuck in his life. He is tired of the job and thinking to go for higher studies. He also has an idea of getting into military. I don't know if it is a great idea. Now, he is in a confused stage in life. I feel sorry for him; he is my good friend, but I am in a position not to help him.
@pascal187 (93)
• China
6 Jan 10
My opinion of this is that this behavior is quite common for teenagers but in older age there really shouldn't be any place for this. Its either you can work it out, you give it a second chance. after that you should move on frankly
@abhi_bangal (5534)
• Ahmednagar, India
6 Jan 10
I think in on and off relationships either the couple is immature. Why is the need to get off the relationship once you have got whom you love, by the grace of god? And if by the stroke of misfortune, you dopart ways, I think you should never meet again in life. If you have to part ways, then that should be for good. You should not even think of that person again. I don't like that idea myself that is why I am saying so much about it. There are some couples, on the other hand, who always quarrel and stop talking to each other. Then after some days they again are on good terms. They can't help from seeing each other again. But then this has two parts. One is that you are bound to be off in your relation. But that can happen in espcially love. Being apart actually brings you nearer. Now it is for themselves to decide how to keep their relationship going.
@arystine (1273)
• Philippines
5 Jan 10
For me, an on and off relationship is difficult to deal with. Yes, it may be romantic if the person came back to you and still loves you. But it's also heartbreaking if the person is still seeing other people. It may also make the other person take you for granted for continuously accepting him or her despite the infidelity.