If Most Relationships End in Tragedy and Heartbreak, Why Should We Even Bother?
I’m sure I’m not alone in having this gloomy thought.
Lately, I read a lot of sad, crushing stories about relationships.
Ugly breakups, divorces, infidelity, abusive partners, gaslighting in relationships, even well-meaning partners who are so consumed by work that they gradually drift away from you.
A friend even told me that most relationships end in breakups, so they are a “ticking bomb.” Wow. I wonder why he keeps jumping into relationship after relationship, then. That sounds extremely depressing and hopeless.
Do I sound melodramatic? There are happy relationships and fulfilled couples around me. But for some reason, the heart-wrenching stories stick with me most.
It has gotten to the point where I should probably spend less time reading them. As I commented on someone’s story, it feels like there’s a 99% chance that the person you’re seeing will turn out to be an asshole. And if you’re lucky enough to find a decent partner, there’s a high chance that you’ll lose them to someone else, anyway.
I don’t know what the author made of my bleak comment, but she didn’t object.
