I don't stay in bad relationships, but if I was in eastern wisconsin I would ask you out to dinner to discuss it.

i do it cuz i only get a girlfriend once every 4 or 5 years so i try and keep them around as long possible........

Because sometimes we are afraid of the unknown which is not being in a relationship! But I would rather come from a bad relationship than be in one!

I stayed for the sake of the kids. I'm out now but it took a long time for me to realize that it affected the kids, too. If you're not happy, get out!

i get in them but i run outfast!

save me someone

peace on my own becomes -- there's no bad relationship worth staying in.

Very true...

Not an easy task.......

Personally, it's because I know that I won't be able to get anyone better. Plus, although the weeks and months are packed full of bad times, there is that good moment every once in a while. I usually end up holding on to that one good moment for dear life, forcing myself to believe that that moment outweighs all the bad ones.

Some of it is also because of my mom. I know she was always disappointed in me because I wasn't very popular in school and never had many boyfriends, so when I do get a boyfriend, she's so overjoyed that I hate to let her down again.

For me, a lot of it is about wanting to seem accepted. Saying the words "I have a boyfriend" doesn't imply that one is in a happy relationship, it just gives the impression that it is a happy relationship. And when one is in a bad relationship, but they can still say "I have a boyfriend", they sound more successful.

As for staying in a marriage for the kids...my parents getting divorced when I was 9 was the BEST thing that could have happened to my family. Life was so much better with my mom and my step-dad, and I still get to see my dad a lot. Don't stay in a bad marriage; kids are smarter than you think, they'll see how unhappy you are. Besides, nowadays kids are considered weird if their parents are still married. Hell, you're lucky if you know who your dad is

It doesn't take long to lose your sense of who you are if you become involved with a controling partner.I was there only for a short time but found It really was hard to stay away for different reasons one of them being loneliness and that nagging feeling that we won't meet anyone else. My answer was always "somethings better than nothing" But as my sister put it"while your putting up with something you are missing out on the opportunity to meet the right one"

If a person is in a realationship that is not going well, one might believe that it is his or her own fault. Then attempt to mend the bleeding ulcer with no more than a piece of duct tape and toilet paper. When this attempt does not heal the wound, trying to fix what is unfixable seems to take precedence over one's own well being and happiness. Attempt after attempt and still no results? It's time to move on, Baby!

Personally, I hate to GIVE UP on someone,,so I have procrastonated in one way to long.
THINKING, I could make her a happy person, I failed.
Or, SHE failed at finding happy?? lol
But she was suffering from depression,,chronic...

If she couldn't be happy with you she wont be happy with anyone...

Besides - happiness is an inside job.... gotta find it within & not depend on anyone else for it... puts a real strain on a relationship, if one isn't bringing as much to it as the other....