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I’m a guy and recently thought a question “Why do I stay attached to women I know aren’t not good for me or what I want in my future” and I thought I’d ask people who might have some knowledge even from old relationships?
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Anonymous 5w

I was attracted to the love that I thought I deserved. Lots of reflecting helped me.

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Anonymous 5w

It could be a lot of things. Maybe there’s a part of you that’s scared of what having a healthy, long-term commitment could look like. Sometimes certain relationship dynamics show up as patterns , which might be worth reflecting on. They’re usually very telling.

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Anonymous 4w

There’s a lot of variables to this, but often it comes down to the fear of being alone. You believe that even though this love isn’t healthy, it’s the only one you’ve got so you might as well stick with it. You may believe this will be the only love you’ll ever have. The irony is that when you develop self respect & standards for yourself in relationships, you’ll attract even more people into your life.

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Anonymous 5w

Yeah you can’t see yourself in a proper relationship. Like you feel like being settled or comfortable is wrong in some way.

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Anonymous replying to -> powwowwie 4w

I also want to add that it depends on how you interpret love and relationships. For me, it takes more than just my feelings towards them to influence my decision to be with them. There could be all the butterflies in the world, but if they don’t have the same long-term values as me, I will not pursue them. I’m a child of divorce and I am extremely picky about who I choose to invest my time to; because I’ve seen what can happen if I don’t.

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