Wednesday, March 16, 2011

#8 When is enough enough?

I am not personally in this position right now but I have been in the past. So when is enough a enough in a relationship?

So your significant other cheats on you. Should you leave? Its a complete betrayal of trust. But you love them. Hmmm
Wait. You've been with them for years? Should you leave, that's a lot of history.
Wait. Its not just cheating, they are lying about things, and this isn't the first time its happened. Should you leave?
Wait. They are so good with the kids. Jeez, there are kids involved. That's gonna mess everything up. Should you leave??

When is enough enough? Just because you have kids with somebody and you have years invested with them does that mean that you should put up with being treated like dirt? Absolutely not. When you love someone does that give them the right to use you do what they want knowing that you will just stick by their side? Absolutely not.

We all need to learn to have some self respect. No one deserves to be treated badly. I'm not saying that people don't make mistakes. BUT you have to learn from your mistakes. Seek counseling, take the necessary steps, and fix the problem.

1 comment:

Carol-Sutarooni said...

We were at a marriage weekend and my significant other "disappeared". As we waited for him, I cried, "When is enough, enough? When do you just give up?" Sadly, he was not honest, and I was a coward and deluded that things could be different.