I miss being in a committed relationship. Are there other like-minded people out there?
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Hey there. Do your best to not let Valentine's Day get the best of you. Don't settle for someone because you are tired of not being in a relationship. It won't work in the long run. Don't compromise what you are looking for in a relationship because you might be down or lonely today. This day will pass (thank God!!!) Eventually, tomorrow comes and everything goes back to normal. So... in the mean time, ask yourself -- what are you doing to try to find the right match for you? Online dating? Speed dating? Bars? Church? (I don't recommend bars OR church. You find people just as screwed up at both. They are just at different ends of the spectrum of screwedupness! My word. Like it?) The best way to meet people is through work, through friends, family, etc. Why? Because your friends and family know you much better than any online dating site could ever imagine! Do they all know that you are interested in dating and meeting someone special? Be sure to tell them. The other avenues do work occasionally, but the good ol' fashioned word-of-mouth / common acquaintance approach to meeting people seems to work the best, in my opinion.\n\nThose are my thoughts. I know lots of people that really get down on Valentine's Day. I just wanted to encourage you to keep looking forward. Smile. You'll get back into one.
870479
At 15...I do miss it sometimes x
987048
The problem probably is that your not being direct enough.  You say your doing everything but you haven't done what needs to be done if you want to be with him.  You need to actually talk to him and tell him that it is him you miss and that you want to be a part of his life.  Right now he probably feels like you ended things and that he isn't willing to risk getting dumped again without being sure that this is what you want and that your willing to actually be with him through the bad times and not end things so easily.
95857
At the age of 27 i think that casual relationships shouldn`t be done anymore.  You`ve supposed to have already had the ruthless fun . . . time to settle down.  That is . . . unless you didn`t have any plans to settle down at all.
493761
maybe, i wish i was. im tired of waiting for that special someone. you go in and out of relationships hoping you'll find that special someone. i really wish you were
80364
I happen to agree 100% with you. But everywhere the masses get it drummed into their heads that they have to be with someone. Radio, TV, movies, books, family, friends, i mean from everywhere. Personally, been there, done that and i'm happier now than i ever was when i felt i needed to be with someone.
864862
I miss not being able to talk to my husband everyday and tell him about my day and him telling me about his day and just being together.
542679
well right now i'm single...and well i gave up in relationships already...so i prefer..to be alone..no problems..no commitments anymore...nothing to worry...just myself
542927
I'm happy to hear that you've moved on with life, but maybe you have to ask yourself what do you want for yourself as well as in a man, but mainly focus on yourself now...after five years (well almost), just think of what's good for you and what you will/won't tolerate from anyone!
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I feel that it is all a matter of contentment.  If you are content with the relationship then you will not care about what else is out there... on the other hand, if you feel that you may be missing out on something then you probably are.
704968
Yes, definitely, but now i am in a long distance relationship and it sucks being in this position sometimes.
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Maybe you should try talking to him about how you feel?\nThere is a possibility that if you feel like the "spark" is gone, he feels the same way too.\n\nJust because the spark is gone doesn't mean you need to break up, it could just mean you need to do something to bring it back. I think a lot of relationships and marriages these days end because they're based from attraction and the 'new relationship tingly feeling'\nAfter you're with someone for as long as you've been with him, and longer, you tend to get into a routine, and the original feelings you've had disappear.\n\nLong-term relationships take work.\n\nI suggest talking to him about it either way.\nMaybe you'll both mutually feel like you want a change.\n\nIf you do end up hurting him, don't feel to bad about it, as long as you communicate with him, and are mature about it, you'll both be able to move on. :)
171244
Sorry to be a wet blanket, but soul mates are a nice nyth, nothing more.  Relationships are hard work, and you get back what you put in.
1136136
Yes and it was very difficult.  I think I broke my own heart as much as I broke hers.  I was with a very beautiful girl whom I had a lot of chemistry with.  I was in a committed relationship with her for a couple of years and so it occurred to me that it was time for me to ask for her hand in marriage or call it quits.  I wasn't so sure about marrying her, but I loved her deeply so I cut her loose.\n\nIt seems to me that as women age the likelihood that they will attract a man that they feel suitable for marriage decreases.  I liked being with her a lot, but I didn't want her to waste her pretty years with me when I didn't think I was going to marry her.  She meant a lot to me, in fact she still means a lot, but I know that it is better this way. \n\nMaybe if I didn't give a crap about her we'd still be together.  Yeah, there are tons of guys out there that keep their girls around coz it's convenient and a steady source of @ss.  Of course most of the girls are either clueless or in denial.
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I know there is--I married my high school sweetheart, and two kids and twenty years later, we're still crazy about each other.  We were unusually fortunate, though, in finding someone we were so compatible with at such a young age, and both of us being open-minded enough to allow the other to grow and change as we grew up together.  That doesn't mean, though, that I believe there is only one person who each of us could achieve relationship nirvana with, though.  I think it's a matter of finding someone you can really connect with, and then building a strong foundation rooted in trust, honesty, tolerance, and open communication.
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thts wht i thought some time back... in my case i guess i am missing that special person... in my life... cos most of my friends are dating... and it makes me compare my self with them and i miss it... even though i am always surrounded my awsome friends...
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I would feel pretty hurt, but if I stayed in the relationship I would owe it to my significant other to speak up.  I would just tell them I felt like I was doing all the initiating and ask why they didn't do it more often. I would also tell him or her that I needed to feel wanted and pursued, and see where it went from there I guess.