Is it normal to stay with the person you don't love?

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Is it normal that I've suffer from memory damage and PTSD since I was 18. I gotten into a relationship with a guy for the last 7 years or so and had children. Knowing that I could never love him back completely. He willing stayed with me knowing this. But as my memories came back and I learn to cope with my PTSD. I realized I can't be in a relationship like this. And decided to leave and go at life alone?

Is it normal to stay in a relationship with someone you don't love? Or is it better to move on and reclaim my lost life.

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  • moomus
    12 years ago | pl

    But also in a way it's unfair to him if she stays, as maybe they both can find someone who wants to be with them. And what about when the kids grow up? You are left with a partner who never wanted to be there. then u either feel it's too late to start again or u start again after wasted years. I have been here and it's not healthy for the kids to grow up thinking that's a normal relationship. My kids are much happier that I am not with their dad as he never wanted to be here, and they knew it and were in danger of thinking that's how it should be when it shouldn't .

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago | pl

    staying sux, most do.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago | pl

    I dunno. It's unfair to kids and him if you leave.

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    • lovelyfeathers818
      13 years ago | pl

      Seems like a bind, because it is true that its unfair to him and the kids if she leaves, but isn't it true that its unfair to her if she stays?

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  • stealinsugars
    13 years ago | pl

    A lot of people stay for the sake of the children. I'm not sure that's healthy, but it is normal.

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  • randomjelly
    13 years ago | pl

    Most stay but it doesn't make it right..it's weakness that keeps them in it. Good for you for being strong. You both deserve to be happy.

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