FallingDuck 0 #1 March 25, 2007 At what point dose it become a long term relationship? Is it in the months or after the year mark? Any answers and reasons. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caress 0 #2 March 25, 2007 Yeah I would say the year mark shows a long term relationship these days. If you have been together and faithful for a year then it shows commitment, it shows loyalty, it shows trust exists within the relationship or it would have failed earlier. When you pass the 2 year mark " long term serious relationship" I wish that people would take their relationships more seriously, and honestly. -Suzanne I've learned.... That being kind is more important than being right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 March 25, 2007 The term "long term relationship" is an abitrary construct simply made to make you feel guilty. A month is simply 30 or so days. Also an arbitrary construct to divide a year into approximately 12 equal portions and a completely arbitrary number in itself. A year is simply a trip around the sun. Certainly nothing special about that either. Why even put a label on it? What possible purpose could it serve? It's a trap.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #4 March 25, 2007 QuoteThe term "long term relationship" is an abitrary construct simply made to make you feel guilty. A month is simply 30 or so days. Also an arbitrary construct to divide a year into approximately 12 equal portions and a completely arbitrary number in itself. A year is simply a trip around the sun. Certainly nothing special about that either. Why even put a label on it? What possible purpose could it serve? It's a trap. the Cynical stylings of Paul Quade, ladies and Gentlmen, Paul will be here all weekYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityJunky 0 #5 March 25, 2007 Yea ! And if you were smart & planned ahead like me, you bought front row seats, for each performance, in advance! Encore, Encore!*My Inner Child is A Fucking Prick Too! *Everyones entitled to be stupid but you are abusing the priviledge *Well I'd love to stay & chat, But youre a total Bitch! {Stewie} Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC07 0 #6 March 25, 2007 Perhaps a long term relationship is not defined by the length of the relationship but rather the level of committment between both parties. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,406 #7 March 25, 2007 I agree with quade. It's not a matter of time; it's a matter of the heart.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #8 March 25, 2007 Quote I agree with quade. It's not a matter of time; it's a matter of the heart. I agree. I think it's more of an issue of commitment. I've seen people date for years with no real commitment - and in my book, that doesn't get too many points. Commitment brings responsibility and accountability into the relationship, that brings trust. You but those together, and chances are that you won't be getting dumped any time soon.=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #9 March 25, 2007 For me, any woman I don't have to use restraints on after 7 days."No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #10 March 25, 2007 Its not a matter of time that can be measured with a clock or a calendar, it is matter of time as you sense it. If every moment you spend together seems like an eternity - you're in a long term relationship "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #11 March 25, 2007 Quote For me, any woman I don't have to use restraints on after 7 days. Kinky. =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #12 March 25, 2007 I'm not sure about the phrase "long-term" and don't think anyone could nail it down as a specific amount of time. For a person who bounces from one partner to the next, a couple of months could be considered long-term, whereas a person who primarily participates in more committed relationships could see a couple of months as a fling. I think a relationship becomes "serious" when your perspectives evolve to approach things as a team rather than as individuals. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #13 March 25, 2007 QuoteFor me, any woman I don't have to use restraints on after 7 days. Stitch....you are such a tease.DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VincentVL. 0 #14 March 25, 2007 I'm coming up to the two year mark. It certainly feels like I'm in a longterm relationship. Certainly because as far as I am concerned (one never knows what oes on in the significant other's brain) it's gonna last. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #15 March 25, 2007 God forbid people actually talk to each other and find out. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #16 March 25, 2007 QuoteQuoteFor me, any woman I don't have to use restraints on after 7 days. Stitch....you are such a tease.Aren't you a newly-wed?? "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #17 March 25, 2007 QuoteThe term "long term relationship" is an abitrary construct simply made to make you feel guilty. ...It's a trap. What he said.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #18 March 25, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteFor me, any woman I don't have to use restraints on after 7 days. Stitch....you are such a tease.Aren't you a newly-wed?? Yep...officially off the market, but that doesn't mean that I don't like to be tied up - I am married, not dead!DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #19 March 25, 2007 I have to agree with Bolas. Other than that give it 50-60 years, a couple of kids and then see what you think.“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #20 March 26, 2007 Quote the Cynical stylings of Paul Quade, ladies and Gentlmen, Paul will be here all week Cynical? Me? I simply state the truths that other men dare not speak. I see it as "taking one for the team."quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #21 March 26, 2007 QuoteIf every moment you spend together seems like an eternity - you're in a long term relationship Now.....THAT is cynical. Are you opening for Paul this week ? Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #22 March 26, 2007 QuoteQuoteIf every moment you spend together seems like an eternity - you're in a long term relationship Now.....THAT is cynical. Are you opening for Paul this week ? Paul is just an amateur cynic compared to me - I have years of experience on him "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #23 March 26, 2007 QuoteYep...officially off the market, but that doesn't mean that I don't like to be tied up - I am married, not dead! Getting tied up can be fun "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VincentVL. 0 #24 March 26, 2007 And people never lie amirite? Also: you never knows what's around the corner. Anyway... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #25 March 26, 2007 QuotePaul is just an amateur cynic compared to me - I have years of experience on him Have you ever -met- me? (evil laugh here)quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
