A friend
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This is a question for those who are either considering, or have given up on dating and all things related.
So I'm just curious, have you given up on the game of romantic love, or considered it? If so, how come?
In my case, I frequently consider it, and change my mind from time to time. I have several different reasons (I'll get flamed and banned if I say most of them), the most notable one being due to witnessing domestic violence for most of my life.
I've seen my biological mom abuse my dad, throw things at him, insult him, scream at him, and cheat on him with seven different men.
Now she constantly tries to sue him for ridiculous reasons, or get him arrested and put in jail for things he didn't even do. This keeps happening even though they've gotten divorced in 2007.
And now in his current marriage with my step-mom, she walks all over him and threatens to leave him if she doesn't buy her animals, which she doesn't take care of to begin with, and if he doesn't let her spend money buying expensive clothes.
As for my friends and co-workers, they've told me about their relationships, and they are identical to what my dad went through. One of them even decided to turn homosexual because of it.
Hearing about this stuff is just one of many reasons why I'm pessimistic about the whole thing, but it's not the only cause of why I feel that way.
Nope, there's many more reasons, but this definitely shows the hideous side of the dating world.
So, how about you guys and girls? Have you given up on dating, and if so, what's the reason(s)?
So I'm just curious, have you given up on the game of romantic love, or considered it? If so, how come?
In my case, I frequently consider it, and change my mind from time to time. I have several different reasons (I'll get flamed and banned if I say most of them), the most notable one being due to witnessing domestic violence for most of my life.
I've seen my biological mom abuse my dad, throw things at him, insult him, scream at him, and cheat on him with seven different men.
Now she constantly tries to sue him for ridiculous reasons, or get him arrested and put in jail for things he didn't even do. This keeps happening even though they've gotten divorced in 2007.
And now in his current marriage with my step-mom, she walks all over him and threatens to leave him if she doesn't buy her animals, which she doesn't take care of to begin with, and if he doesn't let her spend money buying expensive clothes.
As for my friends and co-workers, they've told me about their relationships, and they are identical to what my dad went through. One of them even decided to turn homosexual because of it.
Hearing about this stuff is just one of many reasons why I'm pessimistic about the whole thing, but it's not the only cause of why I feel that way.
Nope, there's many more reasons, but this definitely shows the hideous side of the dating world.
So, how about you guys and girls? Have you given up on dating, and if so, what's the reason(s)?
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