Would you fight the world just to be with someone?
By silvercoin
@silvercoin (2101)
Lithuania
June 10, 2011 5:03am CST
I thought it was a right thing to do, but now I don't think so.My niece left her house, parents, university and she even converted to other religion just to be with "love of her life".After five years of marriage this man is returning back to his country and he started a divorce process, and he's eager to take their two sons with him because she has no education, job and can't even afford a good divorce attorney.Now I believe that it's wrong to go against your family, culture and religion just to be with someone.Blinded with love we often don't see the truth and we think we can change the world.What do you think?
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13 responses
@edsss17 (4394)
• Philippines
10 Jun 11
WOW! In her situation, Its really not good. The mistake she have done is that she didn't finished her education first.. Before she rush things out she should have think what will happen in the future.
Its really what was the result of all her sacrifice just to be with the man he loves!
That's why right now, I choose to be single and continue my studies.. I always keep in mind what my parents always tell me. Education is a treasure that no one can get from you!
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@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
10 Jun 11
She got pregnant and he told her to leave her studies because he would take care of everything, his salary was high, and she decided to be a housewife.That unplanned pregnancy was the first mistake and not finishing studies the second big mistake.Her family was unhappy with her decisions, but she wouldn't listen.
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
10 Jun 11
Yes, he was 10 years older and I think he didn't have a right to do this to her knowing that she's naive and inexperienced.
@amitgune (877)
• India
12 Jun 11
I've been in such a situation before. I gave up my job, fought with my parents, and lost probably everything else I had gained before that just to be with the girl of my choice. RESULT: The girl left me within 13 days of my eloping with her. Can you believe that. I still believe that caste, religion, age and such other things should not matter in love or marriage, but if I ever fall in love again, I shall not do as much as I did the last time, just to be with that girl.
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
24 Jun 11
That's a huge sacrifice from your part, but the girl didn't deserve it.I think when the person is the right one, things go much better.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
13 Jun 11
Hi silvercoin!
I think it's okay to "fight the world" to be with someone as long as this fighting involves both the partner. It's not okay if the one fighting for a relationship is only one person. I also did not agree to what your niece did. She may have done that in the name of love but I think it was too much. Loving someone should also mean loving yourself. If she has a love of 100%, she should not give all of it to the guy. She should let a portion remain to herself. Because when the guy leaves her, at least she still have something for herself which she can use to restart her life. With your niece, she gave everything up just for the guy. Now it's the reason why the guy is leaving him. It's so ironic.
I may fight the world to be with someone so long as this someone would fight beside me. But I wouldn't give up everything so that I can fight the world with him and he should not, too. Because giving up everything is not a sign of love. It's naivety.
Good luck to your niece.
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
24 Jun 11
He took everything he could take from her, that's why everything's falling apart now.Yes, she was naive, and fragile.
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@bird123 (10643)
• United States
11 Jun 11
Though the marriage did not last, this was not a mistake. With the mixtures of cultures, the children will carry a much wider view of all sides. They carry the potential to make a big difference to a lot of people in this world. As the saying goes, we don't always have control of who we fall in love with. God has reasons that sometimes people can not see. This was no mistake.
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
11 Jun 11
This will happen only if they'll live in a full family and know both backgrounds.
@sweetloveforeve (13120)
• Portugal
10 Jun 11
im sorry for your niece. she did so much for that guy how could he be so senseless? about what you say, i would do anything for a guy. i say this bcs till now whenever i loved a guy i always did all to show i care. i agree with what your niece did. she loved him and did all for him. she is a sweet girl. she doesnt deserve what is happening to her anyway i wish that someday she can find a guy that is really sweet and good to her^^
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
11 Jun 11
I believe that from his part there was little or no love because a loving person never tries to isolate his partner from the rest of the world and her husband did that.His plans are very clear.He wants to marry again with a woman of his cultural background and raise his sons in a new family, in his homeland.As if my niece never existed.It will be difficult to fight this person and get the children back.
@kareemadivina (1230)
• Philippines
11 Jun 11
I agree.I think the blame should not be on your niece.Everybody falls in love and commit a mistake.The problem is with that man.If he's a good man he should have considered all the sacrifices your niece have done.I'm not really sure what's the cause of the divorce but it's really difficult for two different persons from two different cultures and religion to maintain a harmonious relationship.Sometimes it can work but not most of the time.As for the kids,I think the fight is not yet over.If your niece lose for now,the kids will find a way to be reunited with their mother if they will be matured enough.
@abatencila (970)
• Philippines
10 Jun 11
Yes I did that when I was younger. But after so many years, I found out that my parents were right for not liking my man. Eventually, he wasn't able to raise a good family and was separated while I am enjoying my happy family with my good husband. Good that I have the guts to follow my parents then.
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
10 Jun 11
Sometimes parents just feel that the person may do harm to their daughter or son.What mother or what father would give their children in the hands of someone they don't trust?Sometimes they are called stubborn, old-fashioned and selfish when they try to protect their children.My niece thought her parents don't want her to be happy.
@abatencila (970)
• Philippines
11 Jun 11
It is really hard to be a parent because they sometimes misunderstand our way of showing our love and concern. Children today are so stubborn and yet, doesn't want to listen to what we are saying.
@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
11 Jun 11
personally I wouldn't. unless there are very good reasons to do that.
reasons, not just one reason such as I love him.
because it maybe true I love him, but does he love me?
will he do for me, what I will do for him?
Until I know for sure he is able to reciprocates
I won't let love bring me down to my knees
maybe I'm a bad person, your niece is a great person, I don't know
all I know is that I don't stop analyzing, even after years of my own marriage
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
11 Jun 11
I think the best thing is to give and take.When there's only one taker and only one giver in a couple, the balance is lost and someone suffers.
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
10 Jun 11
I am not opposed to two people of different religions and backgrounds being together. They should ignore others opinions when it comes to that. What they should not do is change everything ...her religion etc to be with him. They fell in love despite their differences so what would the point be in changing them? And if someone expects you to give up family for them...well...that is a huge red flag. If a couple can't fairly blend two different families along with the different cultures and religions then they probably should not have been together to begin with. Those are issues to be worked out before marriage and definitly before having kids.
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
11 Jun 11
I think if a person accepts other religion just to please someone, it's a fake believer.And she did this.Maybe it's her young age.She wanted to become him,eat like him, talk like him, but he never valued the things she offered him.A complete love blindness.
@mods196621 (3652)
• Philippines
10 Jun 11
I believe in love and the blindness of it. Love always right to those people who are inlove and for sure they don;t know what they're doing if right or wrong. As long as the love is present for sure all are against the world. This is really my experience and i am like that mostly are similar to those hard headed woman. But when i got married I select the man from my head and not a hundred percent from my heart. How i wish i feel the true happiness within my heart. But again i am lucky choosing him because he was a very good man and nice very religious. Anyway I can only comment to your niece is why she did not finished her study before she got in that very hard situation. That is the only thing that is not good. But for love she is not went wrong, this is according to my own perception because for me love is always right but sometimes in a wrong man,place and time.
@Ddraig (12)
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10 Jun 11
I also did this at 16 for a much older man. As an older person I would not go near that same man now if I met him at this age.
I fell out with every one and left home. I took the lessons I learnt from that and made myself stronger however.
Your niece has a much bigger fight on her hands. I would not be as worried about her choices. They will have taught her some thing and with out those choices, she would not have her two children. She needs legal advice to help her keep her children though.
Seeing as she has no money or education she will probably be entitled to some sort of legal aid.
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
10 Jun 11
I can't imagine someone taking my children from me.That's just inhuman.
Her only hope is her parents who will fight for their grandsons together with her because single mothers here are treated equally bad both by law and society.
@kiddrow (32)
• Canada
10 Jun 11
Its not a good idea that you'll gonna leave everything just only for love.
I remember before when we have debate that heart will not be higher from brain, if will gonna go always with our heart without thinking then will gonna suffer a long term consequences.
Everything should be balance, we should not have overhead our brain by our heart. That's why brain is higher than our heart.
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
11 Jun 11
I think everything can be learned.We can learn to control our heart, it takes time though.