What is your relationship like?

[lady_rider]

If this has been done before.. sorry I was just wondering what other people's relationships are generally like (with your other half). Mine is coming up to a year long, and somedays is absolutely amazing, warm and fun. Other days (much less often!) we just irritate each other, unwittingly- I think!. Some days we're together but pretty much silent as we seem to have nothing to say, then others we talk about everything and nothing non-stop for hours. Is that what it's generally like, or are other people's on a more even keel, or is it to do with the length of time of the relationship?

 

[Kirstie]

If you search for some of my posts on here you'll get the general picture...

 

[dan_bo]

We've been together ten years (!) and you've pretty much described us.

 

[Greedo]

Mine's really good most of the time. Slight blip in that me and her brother-in-law really don't get on at all and they are very close. Her mum and dad both died within the space of 6 weeks when she was young and her brother in law and her sister are very protective of her as she is much younger than them. She's known her brother-in-law since she was 6 months old and he is like a brother/father figure rolled into one. He seems very jealous of me as Mrs G doesn't need to rely on them since she met me.

Other than that it's great and we have a lot of fun and good times. Learned very early on to just get things that annoy us out in the open asap instead of letting them build up as we both were in previous relationships that were like that.

 

[solmisation]

17 years together now, our relationship is very much as you described. But, seemingly I'm now much grumpier and moodier than when we first met.

 

[ComedyPilot]

It's alright thanks.

 

[John the Monkey]

As long as I agree that everything is my fault, it all goes swimmingly.

 

[Arch]

When I get a relationship again, I'll let you know.

The general pattern in the past has been blissful happiness, on my part at least, right up until I get dumped. Ho Hum.

If I had a bigger flat, I'd just get a cat.

 

[ColinJ]

Relationship - wossat?

 

[nigelb]

30+ years, we have our moments (just occasionally) but really we just enjoy each other's company.

 

[jeltz]

Together 16 years, married 12 of that.

I was once told that a good relationship starts with lust, becomes love then develops tolerance. I think that's about right, we love each other, we get on, we don't (often) get wound up by each other's imperfections, but then again I'm not Tiger Woods.

 

[HobbesChoice]

When I get a relationship again, I'll let you know.

The general pattern in the past has been blissful happiness, on my part at least, right up until I get dumped. Ho Hum.

If I had a bigger flat, I'd just get a cat.

Other than the cat statement you just described me too!!!

Being single isn't nearly as bad as we're made to believe/feel though. Other than Christmas and Valentines I'm very happy being single, and wouldn't trade it for the vast majority of my friend's relationships/marriages. I obviously get very lonely at times but I also get lots of freedom too. Swings and roundabouts I guess.

I have noticed though that the friends I have who have the worst relationships are the most patronising to me about being single! That always amuses me!

 

[Arch]

Other than the cat statement you just described me too!!!

Being single isn't nearly as bad as we're made to believe/feel though. Other than Christmas and Valentines I'm very happy being single, and wouldn't trade it for the vast majority of my friend's relationships/marriages. I obviously get very lonely at times but I also get lots of freedom too. Swings and roundabouts I guess.

I have noticed though that the friends I have who have the worst relationships are the most patronising to me about being single! That always amuses me!

Well, it's true, you have the freedom and the lack of responsibility, I'm not really moaning. Well, I am, but I can see the positives.

I'd rather be single than trapped or stuck through inertia in a bad relationship, I know.

I shall grow old disgracefully, and be a maiden aunt.

 

[cookiemonster]

Mine is going great.

Two years in January and I'm going to Bangkok, where he lives, next week to spend Xmas and New Year with him.

 

[HobbesChoice]

Well, it's true, you have the freedom and the lack of responsibility, I'm not really moaning. Well, I am, but I can see the positives.

I'd rather be single than trapped or stuck through inertia in a bad relationship, I know.

I shall grow old disgracefully, and be a maiden aunt.

It's a shame you're not in London as I'm organising evenings out for my female single friends who want to give themselves a fighting chance at meeting someone (or at least get an ego boost of being chatted up for an evening). But if you do happen to be in London any Friday evening in 2010 you'd be very welcome to come along to anything that's been organised, so feel free to let me know. It's not a clique group either!