Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Relationships

Within the past year I have noticed more and more how it seems relationships aren't really allowed to stay just between the people who are in it. Why is that? I mean it's one thing if you're concerned for someone's safety, but other than that I don't think it's okay. How do you know that the way the two people have the relationship isn't working for them or that they aren't happy? Just because you wouldn't be happy in that same situation doesn't mean those two people aren't. Why do so many people think they need to run interference between two people either to fix their problems or get them back together? If you're asked to do so, that's different. What I'm talking about is those people who do so uninvited. Who don't really know the entire situation, just what is being presented to them.
I think it needs to stop. Sometimes people, who may think they have the best intentions or perhaps they do, in their interfering can cause the relationship to become much worse than it ever was. Is it really that hard to let other people be happy? Just because you may not approve of what is going on doesn't mean you have the right to dictate to others what makes them happy. Unless you're inviting others to do so to you in your relationships, don't do it to them. Just think about that the next time you feel the need to "fix" someone's relationship, would you like it if you were perfectly happy and someone decided that you were doing it wrong and they needed to help you see what is right? If the answer is no, than don't do it.

Just to be clear I am not condoning people not stepping in when there is clearly abuse. That is a horse of a different color. I mean when both people are happy in the relationship and someone decides that it needs "fixed".

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