Is it possible to feel numb after having so many failure relationships?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (140177)
Philippines
January 15, 2013 8:42pm CST
I had seen some people who used to feel so numb or don't show any care to their partners. Could it be associated with failure relationships from the past? Other would even claim that the excitement is not there anymore. Is it a sign of being tired to fall in love or are they afraid to be hurt again?
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25 responses
@Nursefrai06 (2498)
• Penrith, Australia
16 Jan 13
I don't think it is possible to love someone without feeling anything for them at all. Love or hate is a passion, and if you don't feel anything for anyone, I don't think they mean enough to you.
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@Nursefrai06 (2498)
• Penrith, Australia
16 Jan 13
I think if a person is emotionally unstable, then they are entering a relationship for their own selfish reasons. If that is the case, I wouldn't call it love because when you love someone you become selfless, their happiness becomes your happiness, you don't get in a relationship just for yourself, you do it for the both of you, :)
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
16 Jan 13
Maybe other will show that way to their new found love but most of the time people will stop for while loving someone. They want to discover their personality. They want to find themselves which many said they are lost.
If I have a previous failed relationship I will not engage in any new relationship until I can move on.
@nanajanet (4436)
• United States
16 Jan 13
It sure is!! You can only open a wound, so many times, before scar tissues becomes so thick, that you can't feel a thing. I think it's same for the pain of the heart, but unlike a physical wound, with time, it can feel again. I hope that happens for you.
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@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
16 Jan 13
I would say I have become numb for all my lousey relationships! I have become so numb I don't even want to try again! I am not sure this is the answer to your question you are looking for. This is just my opinion from my experiences in the past.
@marguicha (224296)
• Chile
16 Jan 13
One would have to see what those people have called love, my friend. You talk of relationships from the past. That means many relationships. I think thatrelationships between human beings must go slowly, even if it is only a friendship. The kind of relationship that goes from "falling" in love to "recovering" from love is more like an illness that a blessing to me.
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@joliefille (3690)
• Philippines
16 Jan 13
Yeah it can be discouraging to have many failed relationships. But one finds after some time that the problem is just one's own thought patterns and behaviour. It is important to examine ourselves and reflect on the repeating patterns of failed relationships in our lives. Still one must not give up. Every door that gets closed paves the way for another open door.
@bestboy19 (5478)
• United States
16 Jan 13
I would think it's because they no longer have any feelings for their partner.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
13 Feb 13
hi,
i could say yes,its possible that someone will feel numb after having so many failures in relationship,but for me i also have some failure in relationship but it doesn't make me numb instead i feel more stronger because i have learned a lot.
@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
26 Jan 13
I can totally understand being numb after a major relationship break up or after several failed ones. I know how I feel after my 17 year marriage failed. And I also think depression play a part in this as well.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
15 Feb 13
It's probably a mixture of both. It would be hard not to feel like this when you have experienced many bad relationships. I feel bad for those individuals who have gone through many failed relationships. I know trying to deal with one hard relationship is difficult enough.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
16 Jan 13
You would only feel numb when you are in a relationship and this relationship or your partner hurts you, whether physically or emotionally... If one got hurt by a past relationship, once or many times - there is a possibility of being afraid to get hurt again.. which is why they try to get to know the person first before completely falling in love. It is better and will be helpful for one with failed relationship in the past to find someone that will make them feel loved and appreciated.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
16 Jan 13
no, there is always someone special out there for all of us. Just keep looking. Youll find them. Dont give up.... :)
@jearl02 (211)
• Philippines
28 Feb 13
Hi Shavkat. I believe that it is associated with their previous failed relationships. Maybe because of the pain, they became more practical now. Others describe it as "love yourself first" or "leave something for yourself". This has been effective as they won't suffer that much if they will again encounter failed relationships. Somehow, it affects so much in their ability to trust a partner. It affects when a true love comes as it hinders them from experiencing the feeling of "being in love".
Thus, such kind of feeling must also be controlled and the flow of the relationship must be evaluated to determine if it is worth it or not.
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
17 Jan 13
Hi shavkat: From what I've seen I think it's possible. When someone has experimented a bad experience, he/she could just stop believing in love and become cinycal. It's really sad because, when this happen, these persons usually are with a person but are not really in love with him/her which makes that they can easily play with someone's feelings
ALVARO
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
17 Jan 13
A person's relationship to his/her current partner can be greatly influenced by their past relationships. And I think that it is a natural reaction of man to sort of stop something when they know that they'd probably get hurt again. It is just sad, however, when a person who came from a bad relationship suddenly decides to settle down just to mask out the pain, this person then becomes unfair in treating the spouse coz of being afraid to give all the love and be hurt once more.
@else22 (4317)
• India
20 Jan 13
Yes,it is possible.May be after having a number of failed relationships,you may start expecting nothing from a newer relationship.This has happened with me too.I have been cheated by my own step brothers and their sons.Some of my friends too ditched me when I was in trouble.This has made me suspicious.Even if I now try to be relaxed with a particular relationship,I would have to be disappointed.I can't expect anything else except deceit and cheating from any relationship.
@babyeve (1048)
• Seychelles
18 Jan 13
I have seen so may people like this as well. I think that it is due to the way they have been treated in the past by their past lovers. They are trying to avoid getting hurt by not showing their affection for their partner. I once did that but was not successful, I ended falling for that person in the end. lol We women are weak when it comes to loving a man. :)
@akhaniemar (122)
• Philippines
18 Jan 13
I guess it's not feeling numb but getting used to the pain felt. Well, sometimes it's just really a defense mechanism which i do most of the time. I'm being able to get over it easily because I tried to hide and forget about the pain of a failed relationship which I sometimes lose hope of finding the right relationship for me.