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Topic: How important is emotional support to you?
Uneeknrare Joined Mon 08/06/07 Posts: 682	Sat 03/29/08 03:03 PM
When you are dating someone and you have a bad day you would certainly hope your boyfriend or girlfriend would be sympathetic to that, but what if you are having a major problem at work or with your family? How would you feel if your partner did not respond in a sympathetic manner? Could this be a deal-breaker in your relationship?

itsmetina Joined Sun 12/09/07 Posts: 18944	Sat 03/29/08 03:04 PM
well i'd hope they'd care about your feelings

justme32 Joined Fri 03/21/08 Posts: 1515	Sat 03/29/08 03:05 PM
When you are dating someone and you have a bad day you would certainly hope your boyfriend or girlfriend would be sympathetic to that, but what if you are having a major problem at work or with your family? How would you feel if your partner did not respond in a sympathetic manner? Could this be a deal-breaker in your relationship? I would be terribly upset. Yes it could be.

MirrorMirror Joined Fri 10/26/07 Posts: 89680	Sat 03/29/08 03:09 PM
Its part of their duty in maintaining a relationship.

ccindyct Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 703	Sat 03/29/08 03:10 PM
I think it would depend, are they trying to help by giving a reality check with the situation at hand? Sometimes that seems unsympathetic but is helpful.....

PATSFAN Joined Mon 12/10/07 Posts: 42782	Sat 03/29/08 03:11 PM
I think it's important

hikerchick Joined Sat 12/22/07 Posts: 13206	Sat 03/29/08 03:16 PM
It really depends. Some people are hooked on drama and have "problems" all the time. I have no sympathy whatsoever for such people. But then, I don't spend time with people who can't get over themselves. If it was a person who was not prone to daily/weekly "problems", then yes, I would think it would be important to be supportive.

whatdoyaknow Joined Mon 01/28/08 Posts: 341	Sat 03/29/08 03:19 PM
I think your sig other should be there for you no matter what. if you are a drama seeker they should also tell you that and help you work through it

hunter870 Joined Fri 01/26/07 Posts: 772	Sat 03/29/08 03:21 PM
I agree with what Whatdoyaknow said

SimplyElla Joined Wed 02/13/08 Posts: 7124	Sat 03/29/08 03:25 PM
Its part of their duty in maintaining a relationship. YEAH, WHAT MIRROR MIRROR SAID!

Twitch Joined Thu 09/27/07 Posts: 6199	Sat 03/29/08 03:28 PM
I think it's important

hikerchick Joined Sat 12/22/07 Posts: 13206	Sat 03/29/08 03:56 PM
I think your sig other should be there for you no matter what. if you are a drama seeker they should also tell you that and help you work through it I don't think it's the sig's responsibility to cure you of your habits. I think if you are a drama seeker you need to accept that people aren't there to indulge you.

texasrose9 Joined Fri 08/17/07 Posts: 1140	Sat 03/29/08 04:35 PM
Emotional support IS important, but not a deal breaker unless the lack of it happens all the time.

Jamie82 Joined Tue 05/08/07 Posts: 14951	Sat 03/29/08 04:37 PM
My opinion is that emotional support is the foundation of a healthy relationship.

bad_girl Joined Tue 07/17/07 Posts: 67379	Sat 03/29/08 04:40 PM
Emotional support is important but so are many other things in a relationship

RainbowTrout Joined Fri 04/06/07 Posts: 13869	Sat 03/29/08 04:40 PM
In my opinion if there isn't any emotional support then there isn't a relationship. Hard part was learning that it works both ways.

LexFonteyne Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32131	Sat 03/29/08 04:41 PM
If it was an ongoing problem, yes, it could be a deal-breaker. Once in awhile, there are going to be communication gaps. When it turns into a regular occurrence, there's something wrong.

pkh Joined Sat 05/26/07 Posts: 14961	Sat 03/29/08 06:37 PM
It's very impotant to me

TheShadow Joined Sun 08/13/06 Posts: 14218	Sat 03/29/08 06:48 PM
Well it is impotant. You have to learn how to give inorder to receive.

andrew101888 Joined Fri 03/14/08 Posts: 2143	Sat 03/29/08 06:50 PM
No. I expect people to NOT always have sympathy. I would rather them feel for me then be like that, but I would understand. Relationships are about sacrifices and getting to know each other, and if the other person didn't feel like having sympathy I would understand.