Lemontang Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 Had a random thought driving home from work about percentage of time spent in a serious relationships with someone and of the 18 years I've been actively dating (man 18 years?? Jeeezus) I broke it down just to see graphically and frankly I was a little shocked. (Yes I'm prone to random ideas that i just have to try out.) I suggest a few people may want to give this a go as it may help put things in perspective. For me taking out being single and just dating. 60% was spent with an ex fiance who I have no ill will towards and we still get along as friends. Yet only 17% was spent on an ex who caused me nothing but grief for months on end especially post breakup, and I haven't spoken too in well over a year. Others fall into various long and short term relationships filling in the rest. The point I'm trying to make is when you look at it in this way for some it may help them move on if your struggling, and realise that with all the time we have here on this planet. Relationships come and go and really only take up a small part of our time. So with all the time spent moping around pining you could instead invest on moving on and getting back into outdoing your last percentage. Ok maybe that's just a bit too geeky breaking it down with maths or even a little cold. But then you could just as well go about writing up a pie chart or graph on percentage wasted pining or wasting time thinking about someone too. Doing that may equally shock you. So give it a shot and break it down for yourself, it may just help a few of you come to terms on a few things in life.
radiodarcy Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 \ But then you could just as well go about writing up a pie chart or graph on percentage wasted pining or wasting time thinking about someone too. Doing that may equally shock you. So give it a shot and break it down for yourself, it may just help a few of you come to terms on a few things in life. i have to admit, not being a math person in the slightest by eyes sort of glazed over as i read this post. but this part right here makes a lot of sense! i can tell you right now if i made a pie chart of the time i pined over/thought about him back then compared how much i think about him now it would be 99.99% for then and about 45% now. not great but much better than before
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