gummybear Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 My last relationship ended a month ago (NC for last 2 weeks) and as much as I try to not think about it, it's a bit interesting in that I'd consider this the first relationship I had that ended mainly due to external factors (long distance, my fear that my parents will not approve because he is a different race) as opposed to how we both feel about each other. We both were getting along great before it ended. It seems too bad things have to end because of such things though it really did have to end. Whereas all my other relationships ended due to cheating, incompatibility, rebounding, etc. (all inherent problems within the relationship itself). Anyone else ever had a relationship end due to external factors?
marlena Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Yes, I have. He was of a different race and religion. My parents, the traditionalists that they were, could not accept what they considered to be a "disgrace" to the family. I was very young and malleable and yielded to their emotional blackmail. Today, older but wiser, I would not give in to that kind of pressure. Soon after, I married a man of the same race and religion. And divorced. I often wonder how my life would have turned out if I hadn't been such a "dutiful daughter."
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