I've dabbled with LDRs enough to know that it's not for me. I wouldn't do it again.

I used to juggle in a circus. I don't talk about it much........

i really try not to judge.....I really do....

but i am human and sometimes i do......


i hope others do not judge me either...but they do....and they are usually sooooo wrong.....


i like to meet the inside...really meet the inside of a person...thats why anyone who has no pic...myself included...

never bothers me.....I like to meet the heart!!

well ya - in a shorter term relationship just end it as soon as you realize you aren't getting any reciprocation. That's a little different than something long term where someone , for example, contracts an illness, or loses a job. And in long term relationships it's gonna happen, that's test, will he/she see you through???

It takes a pretty strong bond. My ex and I almost made it - and I think we share the credit and the blame. (altho I doubt we agree on who shares more of what that's why we're exes) This balance is usually the "reason behind the reason" when people DON'T make it in coupledom - good, thought provoking thread, OP

my side is the right side

From what I've seen in my own relationships as well as those of loved ones, is that there is always one who gives more, forgives more, does more, tries harder and loves more. It is a rarity that both people are on the same level AT the same time.
Unfortunate, but true.

silent treatment? does that mean when a man is trying 2 sleep and his girl is talking and we hear u but do not listen?

And what if the person knows they will dig a hole by opening his/her mouth? Some people just twist everything without listening. Some people just can't be reached. Sometimes people need a shock to understand how upset you really are. Sometimes that time of silence gives the other party the time to understand how they might have handled the situation differently too. Truth is, the "why" can always be explained later.

Not everything can be solved by talking it out. Ever try that with the bully at the playground? The only way to fix a bully is to fight back. Some people are verbal bullies....they rant and rail, but won't let you speak. And when you do, they only criticize what you say rather than absorbing it. What's the point in that?

I've always said it takes two to argue. Arguing is not a conversation. Usually at least one person is frustrated, and at least one person isn't listening. More often than not, it's both doing the same thing. When that happens, someone has to break the cycle so normal communication can resume. And that usually means, let cooler heads prevail.

It is possible and happens every day. But a real relationship does take work as the pressures of life come up. So if your lucky enough to have it, always try and see things from both points of view. Even true love can fall apart if just left to get stagnant.

I don't use it, I find it annoying. If theres a problem and you need time to think, open your mouth and say it. If I did something you didn't like and your pissed, than say something. If one person is not communciating, and the other doesn't know why-- How is it going to be fixed.

IMO they are playing a game. They either want the attention or maybe they don't know how to express themselves

I've questioned it, but what good does it do? If they can't communicate with me, I'm not going to go out of my way or spend my time wondering just to make him talk to me

its a rare disease..but people get lucky after it!

I have a big mouth. I'm rarely silent (unless I'm sick lol)

If someone else gives me the silent treatment...I take it as a vacation

Always find something positive

Some people you just can't reach. So it is better to just walk away.