Why do people prefer relationships?

• Jelly wrote on 2011-07-23 07:14
  Because being lonely sucks.
• Cynic wrote on 2011-07-23 07:22

  Quote from Jelly;523639:

  Because being lonely sucks.

  
  
  That's what friends are for?
  If you can't see yourself without a partner, it's never a good thing.
• Spike wrote on 2011-07-23 12:25

  Quote from Jelly;523639:

  Because being lonely sucks.

  What Cynic said, and love yourself before you love others.
• Pierce wrote on 2011-07-23 13:10
  What Phunky said. Too bad I can't rep his post.
  
  Unfortunately, I haven't found that soul mate yet. I guess I'm just too complicated... even my closest friends feel disappointed by my actions sometimes. Ha, I need to grow up first, I'm just too immature for relationships.
• Okami wrote on 2011-07-23 14:46
  Time and Phunkie really explained it well, I believe.
  
  I personally couldn't go around and have random flings and whore myself about without feeling extremely disappointed in myself.
• Spike wrote on 2011-07-23 15:52

  Quote from Okami;523991:

  Time and Phunkie really explained it well, I believe.
  
  I personally couldn't go around and have random flings and whore myself about without feeling extremely disappointed in myself.

  There need to be more girls like you.
• Cynic wrote on 2011-07-23 16:00

  Quote from Okami;523991:

  Time and Phunkie really explained it well, I believe.
  
  I personally couldn't go around and have random flings and whore myself about without feeling extremely disappointed in myself.

  
  
  B'awww.. but that's all the fun of it.
  Taking life seriously and treating every little person that interests you like a potential suitor is boring.
• Okami wrote on 2011-07-23 16:40

  Quote from Spike;524068:

  There need to be more girls like you.

  
  I've been told that before, lmao!
  
  

  Quote from Cynic;524082:

  B'awww.. but that's all the fun of it.
  Taking life seriously and treating every little person that interests you like a potential suitor is boring.

  
  
  IMO, that doesn't seem very fun to me!
  
  And plus, I don't think I would say it like that. Sure, when I was looking for a relationship, I would try and spot a guy that I would last more than a year with (and possibly longer), whom I shared common interests and values with, and just was an overall nice person, but I'd like to think that there are still quite a few people that do that. Maybe not at my age, but I'm sure it still happens.
  
  I'm more of a person that thinks sexual relations should be with someone special, not some random guy I met at a bar and think "OMG HE IS SO HOT, I WANT TO SEX HIM UP SO BAD." So to me, I have more chances of getting hurt with someone if I just had flings constantly. Hell, I probably couldn't even have a fling with a best guy friend if I wanted too. It just wouldn't seem right to me. There needs to be a different feeling there for me to consider even doing anything like that with someone. I don't even know how to describe the feeling, but it'd probably be somewhere close to basically feeling like I'm in love with that person.
  
  I wouldn't call it taking life seriously... more like.. hrmmm, maybe very cautiously? Everyone is afraid of getting hurt, I just try to make sure it doesn't happen. It took like 2 tries, but I've been happily in a relationship for over 2 and a half years, and to be honest, I hope it's many more. It doesn't seem like a long time, but every time I tell someone they're always astonished that I'm almost 20 and I've been in a stable relationship for more than three months.
  
  Overall, this is just my high morality jumping into effect, lulz.
  
  Forgive me if something didn't make sense, It's hard to put into words.
• Cynic wrote on 2011-07-23 16:58
  Hm. Being cautious is always good, though I've learned that going through life looking for that special someone constantly is rather unrealistic. I don't mean you should go jump the bones of every guy you see, but it never hurts to just let go, you know? (with the proper protection of course)
  
  Personally, I find it hard to find people ideal for me. (long term) I've always been the type to enjoy random flirting and romancing. Of course, not everyone agrees with these ideals, even if I warn them beforehand, so I can't say it hasn't gotten me in trouble.
  But alas, that's just me. *shruggle*
• Spike wrote on 2011-07-23 17:01

  Quote from Okami;524128:

  I'm more of a person that thinks sexual relations should be with someone special, not some random guy I met at a bar and think "OMG HE IS SO HOT, I WANT TO SEX HIM UP SO BAD."

  As it should be. My default opinion of any girl I meet is “worthless dirty whore until proven otherwise.” When so many girls have opened their legs up for me so quickly and easily, it’s hard for me to respect them (and their opinions or ideas) like I would a family member or close friend. But over the years I did manage to find some girls with the right values.
• Cynic wrote on 2011-07-23 17:04

  Quote from Spike;524144:

  As it should be. My default opinion of any girl I meet is “worthless dirty whore until proven otherwise.” When so many girls have opened their legs up for me so quickly and easily, it’s hard for me to respect them (and their opinions or ideas) like I would a family member or close friend. But over the years I did manage to find some girls with the right values.

  
  
  It's not as if men have not done the same however, and that's a rather sexist and generalized opinion.
• Kaeporo wrote on 2011-07-23 17:15
  I find it a waste of time to build strong relationships. It's also less crucial in our country as opposed to say, the middle east.
• Okami wrote on 2011-07-23 17:16

  Quote from Cynic;524142:

  Hm. Being cautious is always good, though I've learned that going through life looking for that special someone constantly is rather unrealistic. I don't mean you should go jump the bones of every guy you see, but it never hurts to just let go, you know? (with the proper protection of course)
  
  Personally, I find it hard to find people ideal for me. (long term) I've always been the type to enjoy random flirting and romancing. Of course, not everyone agrees with these ideals, even if I warn them beforehand, so I can't say it hasn't gotten me in trouble.
  But alas, that's just me. *shruggle*

  
  Yeah, I can see how it's unrealistic of me. But, I'm okay with that. It's nice thinking there is someone out there for everyone 8D
  
  And like I said before, I have to have special feelings for someone to even consider doing something, and since I've really only had that feeling once, I haven't really "let go". Can't really say that I want to either.
  
  BUT HEY, EACH TO HIS OWN.
  
  

  Quote from Cynic;524147:

  It's not as if men have not done the same however, and that's a rather sexist and generalized opinion.

  
  
  I think he probably knows that, it's just he experiences with the women, not the men. xD
• Spike wrote on 2011-07-23 17:25

  Quote from Cynic;524147:

  It's not as if men have not done the same however, and that's a rather sexist and generalized opinion.

  Just deal with my opinion. I really don't care about explaining my reasoning to a random person on a forum.
• Cynic wrote on 2011-07-23 18:11
  Whatever floats your boat, bro. Though it's a pretty ignorant opinion.
  I wouldn't say I'm exactly random, either~