A relationship out of loneliness
By babyanna
@babyanna (1216)
China
April 22, 2011 10:22pm CST
Hi,my fellow Mylotters!
We all feel lonely once in a while.But will you start a relationship simply because you're lonely?
There are many students in my university sticking to each other simply because they feel lonely.Some even change boyfriends/girlfriends at an unbelievable speed.There is no love at all,at most just affection.They want somebody to be there for them while they feel lonely or helpless.
I dated a guy in the beginning of the second semester of my university years.I was quite exhausted from all those extracurriculum activities and he seemed to be so tender and considerate.Yet it turned out he was just trying to have fun and had no responsibility at all.And the communication was another problem since he's a foreigner and had a total different accent.I regretted my decisions back then and I think I wasn't thinking straight at that moment.I was just so eager to find somebody to lean on and at last got myself hurt.
So what about you?Will you simply begin a relationship out of loneliness and emptiness?
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13 responses
@bhabycatch013 (9150)
• Philippines
23 Apr 11
hello babyanna,
We are both baby
For me entering in a relationship because you need someone or you are lonely is selfishness loving someone will always be a two way street the feeling of being love and beloved is something somehow some people rather have a relationship with someone even without love and it is sad because it will be useless at the end.
The time and effort will be throw away later one because things did not work out you are just both wasted your time instead looking for true love.
have a nice day!
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@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
23 Apr 11
I think there's nothing wrong with looking, who knows, one might find a way to get some one with you. it's a good thing also that we can have some one while choosing between some circle of close and common friends. but there's nothing wrong with looking.
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@babyanna (1216)
• China
24 Apr 11
@bhabycatch:
Yeah,love is a mutual feeling.Without love,we may feel less lonely with someone around,but we still won't feel happy.We should have some self-respect.Hopefully,we will both find the Mr.Right.
@Letran:
It's always a process of looking.Few of us can have true love coming without looking.So,yeah,searching for the one is always essential.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
23 Apr 11
Hi babyanna
As long as I was lonely (as you imply on this discussion, I was all single, spend a secluded life as a kid too) but I never felt the need of a partner those days. I was qyute happy wuth the liberty and freedom to eat, drink, do my thing the way I wanted - trust me, I was a spoiled brat - the b/f g/f thing never came to me and never did I gave it a thought that I should have a girl around me or I should be around girls.
My TV shows(the good days of Star Trek, the He Man, The Tom and Jerry), my friends and we doing the social works(like shows of awareness for cleanliness, education, sanitation at the backward areas of the town), my friends and Cricket and Badminton and later Carrom and Chess, my movies and of course, the food and restaurants kept me so occupied.
Then some years back(no, not that long, 6 years) we met and I was in love.Eventually we got married. No loneliness still. But then enter 2008, my Arthritis that came up and I was bedridden for 8 long months. Alone in the house, heck, even this time I was not feeling lonely but the pain and suffering did make me feel other things.
But since then, it has been a kind of loneliness almost everyday as she goes out to work,I stay back at home. I feel lonely and more empty today than ever before. I am already in a beautiful relation and I know there will be no more of this kind of relationships, lonely or not.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
2 May 11
Of course dear... This site has given me a real set of great friends and I cannot stay away from here for long. See the thing involved - I mentioned I would be bak on 30th asn should be around latest by 1st and when I was not, I have got PMs of many friends and here I am starting my MyLot Journey again
Thanks for the BR here and it was the best thing that I could have to start with
@babyanna (1216)
• China
24 Apr 11
Hi,thesids!
Haha.Yeah.I sometimes enjoy the liberty as well.I love walking alone on a street,savoring the beautiful sceneries.And I always enjoy being on a bus with some strangers.With my earphones on and looking outside of the window,it just feels so AWESOME!
A spoiled brat?Sounds coolI miss the feeling of being occupied.In those days I had the best spirits.
It's always glad to hear you expressing your love to your wife.And I can see how much you love her since you feel lonely while she is out working.Hope this site is giving you some comfort while she is not around you.:)
Have a good night!
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
23 Apr 11
Hello BabyAnna,
At least you get the chance to date at that time, but i guess you thought he's going for the next level and all the way with you to courtship. I believe people change as they grow, am very sure this foreigner will do change his views after those years.
No, i don't think you weren't thinking straight but if you "think" with out the heart? how can you learn from those mistake. we have to get to this stage of our lives in order to avoid it in the future.
But passion is really what can relationship works.
Having common friends (with out secret telling) is the best option there. then, let the flow go through. .
You'd think i'd want to go next level with you with only loneliness and emptiness? i think it would be selfish on my part, i know i have something in me that i need to let it out so that i can appreciate life..and in turn you would appreciate it.
Though i don't want you to drag into my emptiness but i would love for you to fill it.
Have A nice day.
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@babyanna (1216)
• China
24 Apr 11
Hi,Letran!
I don't really know.I didn't expect much out of him really.He's a Pakistani and he listens to his parents' words.He told me that he would go back eventually and marry some girl there.Yet I still hoped that we could have some good memories together.Maybe he will change eventually and be a responsible man.But it's none of my business any more.
Yeah,I did learn from those mistakes,just in the hard way.
It's not about you,Letran.I never thought you would be such kind of guys.
Have a good night!
@kukueye (1759)
• Malaysia
24 Apr 11
yup a lot of relationship started because of loneliness and emptiness, if a person is happy and full of live , why in the earth the person want to start a relationship.
However, the relationship growing from friendship is the best, but not many best friends are also your lover, it is rare , some prefer to maintain the friendship rather upgrade to be boy and girl friends.
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@babyanna (1216)
• China
1 May 11
Hi,kukueye!
Yeah.That's a good way to start a relationship.But there are also risks that we have to take.I once had one good friend while I was in high school and I began to have a crush on him.He's really gentle and nice.Yet,he didn't feel the same about me.So things actually went a little awkward.It took some time for us to become good friends again.Some people are afraid to take such risks and they remain their secrets unspoken.Anyway,I won't be one of them.I will speak for my heart.Hehe.
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
29 Apr 11
No I don't think I could ever do this and or feel it advisable for anyone to do. It would appear to me that it is not for the interest of the person and one could possible not see the early signs of trouble and or the person not being the right one.
I would hope to always be in a relationship because of love and or and or interest and not to fill a void of some kind.
@tiina05 (2317)
• Philippines
24 Apr 11
hello,
If i were you dont do that because your relationship wont last because if you dont feel that you needed him you will feel bored. You are just feel happy now because he is around but dont you think that it is just for now. It happened to me last year I found my self leaning on to someone that I dont really notice and after I move on we gone up so fast. I dont know what I feel that time that is why all i do is to be happy again. I just learned from my mistakes
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@babyanna (1216)
• China
24 Apr 11
Hi,piya!
Yeah,that would be cheating.And anyone who has responsibilities won't do that.
The thing is,in many universities here,both of them don't care.They don't really love each other.They feel lonely and they have something in common to talk about,then they cling to each other.So it's not really cheating.Hehe.
Thanks for sharing!
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
23 Apr 11
Being onley i condition. hould not make a relationhip built on loney mind. Everyone need affection and balance for life.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
23 Apr 11
No, I would never start dating because I'm lonely. However I would start making new friends or meeting new people with interesting life to share with me. Starting a relationship when one has just ended is never a solution to recover from loneliness as this might make matter worse when you expect that person to ease your loneliness.
@babyanna (1216)
• China
24 Apr 11
Hi,toniganzon!
Yeah,it's absolutely true.It's never a practical way to find a new one to fulfill the emptiness brought by breaking up with another.And it's something I'll never do.I agree with you on the making-friend part as well.It's better to have some good friends with you and they will always be there for you when you have trouble.
Thanks for sharing and have a nice day!
@didi13 (2926)
• Romania
2 May 11
Loneliness has always been part of my life. And not because I had friends, not because I liked to sit with them, but sometimes, often, I like to be alone, just me and me. But I could not live in a world without someone to be with me. I am absolutely convinced that if we were to arrive on a desert island would soon die of loneliness than of hunger or thirst, or anything else. I never tried to be the other way for someone to stay with me. I believe that those who must remain with us or near us as we are accepting. It's sad and friends love to build on lies, on the masks. We must not fear change for anyone not to remain alone. We are each unique and beautiful in our own way of being, and just makes us love in the hearts of others. Changes for the others can continue to help the relationship, love, friendship, but in no case does it last, to be eternal, to be forever.Hope exists!
@sashakiddo (1102)
• United States
23 Apr 11
interesting question, one of my friends stuck to me because she was lonely, and I think it was bad for her because she was only able to make distant friends. I think people could sense that she was looking for people to attach to and that was kind of a turn off. She really had a great personality and she was a likeable person, but she ruined relationships because of her clinginess and her fear of being lonely.
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@babyanna (1216)
• China
24 Apr 11
Hi,sashakiddo!
I think maybe she has some confidence issues.As you mentioned,she has a great personality.But maybe she doesn't realize it at all since she is not self-confident.It would be nice of someone to tell her the truth.She needs to be ensured that she has a wonderful personality and if she just be confident enough instead of being afraid of being lonely,she would draw more friends to her rather than giving people a turn-off.
When we get scared of being lonely,things usually will get quite disastrous.There are some people so afraid of being alone that they forget their own great characteristics.Instead,they bring people a headache.We don't want this to happen to any of us.
Thanks for sharing!
@dellahappy (260)
• China
23 Apr 11
i am a perceptual girl always but at the issue of b/f&g/f i would prefer to be alone rather than jumping to a relationship without true love.at this point i 'm quite rational,even if he treat me nice ,hold me in hands ,say some sweet words ,do very considerate things if i have no affection for he or feeling just of the kind of friendship,i will keep alone,yes i have to say many of my friends start their relationship simpling beacuse they are empty even some i know have a foot on two camp,i hold in contempt for such behavior,but i no not rule out the true love after a long time together.now i quite enjoy my single noble life and happy with the liberty to eat,travel,have classes do whatever i want sicnce my mum urge me to find a b/f many times...
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@babyanna (1216)
• China
24 Apr 11
Hi,della!
Your mum is urging you to find a bf?Haha.You reminded me of something.In the past winter vacation,I found an article on a piece of newspapers saying some parents are already trying to introduce their kids to each other.They are worried that when their offsprings graduate,they won't find a reliable man/woman.My aunt is even talking with my mum that if I would like to,she could recommend some nice guy to me.It feels a little weird,really.
That's really rational of you.I did have feelings for that guy.He is kinda humorous and cute.Well,maybe next time.
I don't wanna judge those who have a foot on two camp.But I definitely won't be one of them.Hehe.
Thanks for sharing!
@ofabiania (421)
• Philippines
23 Apr 11
i don't think i will ever a relationship just because i feel lonely.. i just think that it would be unfair to the other person.. also, no matter how we try, one way or another, there is this big possibility that one of you will surely get hurt.. i am the type of person to enter in a relationship not just because for the sake of having one.. it is because i want something that is real.. :)