BoshStrikesBack posted...
If all of your "long term relationships" have failed, then it doesn't really matter how many of them you've had.
When a hook-up ends, did it "fail"? No; I got what I wanted out of it, namely sex. Similarly, when a long-term relationship ends, it hasn't "failed," because I got what I wanted out of it, namely emotional support and a meaningful relationship for an extended period.
To pretend that all relationships aim at marriage is an outdated ideal.
Not everybody has to end up married. But if you entered the relationship without the express forethought of when you were going to end it, then yes, the relationship failed. You can sugarcoat it however you want, but unless you actually said to yourself, "I only need a girlfriend for X number of weeks/months/years, then I can dump her because she'll no longer be useful to me," then you are no more special than the rest of us who have experienced failed relationships.
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