So I tried climbing a small mountain with her as sort of a fun date activity. Not even 100 yards from the summit she sits down and refuses to go to the top, which was an easy stroll away, so I ended up going alone.
This has become a metaphor for our relationship in a way. I want to start something, she goes along with it but never commits, and expects me to finish everything without her.
In addition, she refuses to get a real job (she claims she has a job, but makes less than $400 a month). We don't plan on having kids (I don't want any), but she seems to think she'll still be able to sit around at home all day with her computer and leave me to work my ass off and support her dreams, but at the same time she won't push her limits. She also refuses to drive, and I act as her taxi service, and I do most of the cooking, cleaning, and shopping. She mostly wants to watch movies, play games, screw, and go out. (for some people, an active sex life and shared interests is all they want in a relationship, but I can't afford to support her, nor do I want to.)
We've been dating for two years now. We get along well as far as interests and hobbies, but it's becoming clear that if I take things to the next step she'll be more of a hindrance than a help, so I haven't been able to bring myself to commit to marriage, and I don't think she'll ever change her ways, and I'm tired of being alone on top of the mountain.
[–]80173510 points11 points12 points (2 children) | Copy Link
Nope. We, humans, usually don't change. Relationships are not easy to sail at all, are they.
[–]hakoonamatata95 points6 points7 points (1 child) | Copy Link
Humans do change. But as thanos said, the most difficult choices require the strongest wills. And changing yourself is the most difficult thing you will EVER have to do.
[–]8017350 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
Indeed. Perhaps the only enemy of progress really is only inside the beholder. Friction?
[–]RunawayGrain2 points3 points4 points (0 children) | Copy Link
He thinks she's lazy, but about the time he figures out she's got another guy on the side is about the time he figures out she is in fact a very capable and calculating con artist.
Because I was this guy with my crazy ex.
[–]Charmless_Nerk1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
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