by Guest » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:22 pm
To me it is irrelevant what the girl's side of the story is. Whether CJ was a total dick to her and she was a saint or she was a total bitch is irrelevant. No matter who is 'at fault' here (if anyone), it's pretty obvious that they will never get along in a way that's going to satisfy a stable, long term relationship. My experience from myself and from everyone I know who is married is this:
Whatever relationship problems you have before marriage are going to get 100x worse afterwards. Every flaw you see hinted at, every underlying problem that causes fights, whatever, is going to get WAY worse. If you are in a drama filled relationship prior to marriage, then you are going to be in a doomed marriage. And I agree that when people are emotional they drop their guard and their filter and generally tell you what they feel deep down. This also comes out MUCH more after you are married. That's why there are so many unhappily married people. Yes any relationship is going to require some work and effort to be a success, but it shouldn't be a constant work of frustration to make that happen. And you have to ask yourself: Is that what you really want your life to be? For me the answer was FUCK NO.
CJ if you ever got to a point in the relationship where these problems were dealt with, then MAYBE you might consider getting married to her, but until you do it shouldn't even be a consideration. That being said, you haven't really listened to our advice before so not sure you will now.
Also, if you really care about someone there is nothing wrong with helping them get back on their feet rather than kicking them to the curb, but just because they haven't moved out yet doesn't mean you have to be in a relationship with them.