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writes: Just out of curiosity, what are people's thoughts on this sentiment? Are the 'highs' of being in love ALWAYS worth the 'lows' of breakup and loss? Reply to this Question
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reader, als77  +, writes (5 January 2011):
"What does not kill you makes you stronger"? I say this is BS... Sometimes you grow from and experience and sometimes you take a beating that you never recover from... If the person treats you with respect and honesty I guess most relationships will be worth it, but relationships (break-ups) with disrespectful and dishonest persons will probably not be worth it...
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reader, anonymous, writes (5 January 2011): When I think of past relationships, it certainly was NOT worth it for 2 of them. Although the others were bittersweet, I have walked away stronger and learned some very important lessons.
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reader, anonymous, writes (5 January 2011): I think this is just a quote to give a little comfort to people who have lost at love. It's "positive thinking", if you will.
Personally, I think losing at love takes a little bit of your soul away. I've broken some hearts, and I've had my heart broken. It's much easier to be the breaker; having your heart broken sucks.
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reader, anonymous, writes (5 January 2011): It's hard to say "always" to something like this. You have to take each relationship as they come (or go). And to me it seems more like a personal reaction or viewpoint. It seems that each person would feel differently about the worths of his/her own relationships, especially given the different things that have happened. Personally, I think of past relationships first as an experience, which is a pretty neutral feeling. You can learn a lot from each experience, no matter how good or bad it was. And I like to try to turn even the toughest situations into a positive learning experience, so that's my personal reaction/viewpoint. But then yes, when you look at a past relationship in pieces, there are moments you can think back and smile and feel fondly about. And then again, take an extreme example of an abusive relationship. As much as you can learn from such an experience and turn it into something positive, there were some really ugly moments there. So is it worth it? I know it's different from one person to the next, but I suppose bottom line, I think it is better to have loved. However ugly it turns out, that experience is part of your life.
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