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Please explane why????
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15 Oct 2007 Mon 03:46 pm |
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I have a problem understanding sumthings with the turkish culture.
I have been dating a guy for almost 2 years now. Everything was great, i just got told how much he loves me and he would die for me. I am still married but seperated and have a girl that is 2 yr old. He knows about that from the beginning. I fell pregnant when i was only seeing him for 6 months i had to get rid of the baby as he wanted me to do that, so i did. Then this year i fell pregnant again, i did not even know i was. I really wanted the baby even if i lost him. He did also not want me to have the baby and i had a abortion, which has left me broken for life. He went home in July i few days after i got rid of the baby. I called him so much i missed him so much, but some how he seemed different. He came back after a month, he was not even back in Austria for 24 hours and i was just discussing what i felt for him. When he just dropped the bom on me and told me that we do not fit and we are playing with fire. Then he said he wants to still be with me, but one day he has to take a turkish woman as his wife. For so many months before that he told me it does not matter and if things work out he wants to marry me. I even spoke to his mother and his mother told me she loves me and calles me cane. So i dont know where i went wrong??? Or is he playing me??? He is not muslim but alavetis. Please someone tell me. Honestly i need to know what is going on. I dont want to get hurt more.
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15 Oct 2007 Mon 07:59 pm |
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Since you asked - Why would you allow someone to treat you that way? I would also like to suggest a more reliable form of birth control. You need to respect yourself and life a little more and forget about that man. He apparently likes to use you for sex and doesn't care about the consequences of his actions and you are perfectly willing to allow it to happen.
Thats just my opinion..since you asked. I wish you luck. Everyone deserves to be loved and respected but you have to feel that way for yourself first.
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16 Oct 2007 Tue 12:09 am |
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Wake up Bathory,wake up!!!!And start treating yourself with respect.Elizabeth is damn right in her comments about your situation.You are also responsible for what has happened.Will you carry on being a toy?Wake up!
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16 Oct 2007 Tue 12:20 am |
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im agree with them, and feel sorry for your life which you spend it with him,he doesn't deserve you, so forget him and go out him from your life to feel respect , if he love you will comeback for you
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16 Oct 2007 Tue 12:33 am |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Since you asked - Why would you allow someone to treat you that way? I would also like to suggest a more reliable form of birth control. You need to respect yourself and life a little more and forget about that man. He apparently likes to use you for sex and doesn't care about the consequences of his actions and you are perfectly willing to allow it to happen.
Thats just my opinion..since you asked. I wish you luck. Everyone deserves to be loved and respected but you have to feel that way for yourself first. |
I totally agree with Elisabeth.. In first place, anyone who asks you to have an abortion, especially if he is your partner is a coward,irresponsible and immature...You both made a mistake and sorry for this, but making the same mistake twice is even worst!!.
I know this is something you dont want to hear, but you asked for opinions, in my opinion I get the feeling he doesnt love you as he says he does!!
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16 Oct 2007 Tue 04:11 am |
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i agree with what everyone else has already said.
you definitely need to have more respect for yourself.
you said you are still married but separated, yet you have been dating a 2nd man for 2 years...??
maybe i am old-fashioned, but shouldn't you get a divorce from the 1st man before you even consider getting into a relationship with someone else?
walk away from this turkish man now. he doesn't seem to be respecting you at all. abortion is not a birth control.
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16 Oct 2007 Tue 08:58 pm |
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Doesnt anyone else thing we are all being just a little judgemental and reactionary here.This is somebodies life we are talking about here and who are we to sit and point the finger about the story we know very little about. I agree this is not an ideal situation and i am so sorry for your loss of this child. I think however though that maybe you need to take a step back from this man and stop feeling like you need to run after him in order to get him back.
After all i am enclined to think that he may not be the best person for you from what i understand of your situation. Maybe it would be a good idea to talk to somebody about this who understands more about the circumstances ,perhaps a friend or family member. I do think though that chasing after this man or trying to get him back will probably result in another negative situation arrising.
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 12:33 am |
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Quoting Bathory: I fell pregnant when i was only seeing him for 6 months i had to get rid of the baby as he wanted me to do that, so i did. Then this year i fell pregnant again, i did not even know i was. I really wanted the baby even if i lost him. He did also not want me to have the baby and i had a abortion, which has left me broken for life. |
OMG! I am so sorry to hear that contraception is not available in Austria! How can you say you "fell pregnant".... twice!?!?! God this makes me so angry - you had the first abortion because "he wanted you to"? Why do you let this man decide what is right for you, your body and your unborn child?
OK even with the excellent contraception we have these days, I guess you could make a mistake ONCE...but TWICE?
If you intend using abortion as your contraception method, perhaps you should consider celebacy...
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 12:38 am |
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Quoting AEnigma III: Quoting Bathory: I fell pregnant when i was only seeing him for 6 months i had to get rid of the baby as he wanted me to do that, so i did. Then this year i fell pregnant again, i did not even know i was. I really wanted the baby even if i lost him. He did also not want me to have the baby and i had a abortion, which has left me broken for life. |
OMG! I am so sorry to hear that contraception is not available in Austria! How can you say you "fell pregnant".... twice!?!?! God this makes me so angry - you had the first abortion because "he wanted you to"? Why do you let this man decide what is right for you, your body and your unborn child?
OK even with the excellent contraception we have these days, I guess you could make a mistake ONCE...but TWICE?
If you intend using abortion as your contraception method, perhaps you should consider celebacy... |
I cannot have any children due to having uterine cancer when my only child was a year and a half old. Seeing that someone aborted 2 children in a one year period or so really breaks my heart.
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 12:40 am |
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Quote: Quoting Leelu: If you intend using abortion as your contraception method, perhaps you should consider celebacy... |
I cannot have any children due to having uterine cancer when my only child was a year and a half old. Seeing that someone aborted 2 children in a one year period or so really breaks my heart. |
YOU have my deepest sympathy Leelu. I just cant feel it for these stupid people...
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 12:52 am |
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YOU have my deepest sympathy Leelu. I just cant feel it for these stupid people... |
Just a tiny bit judgmental in my view.After all maybe we should walk a mile in each others shoes before painting a picture of such a dichotomy of what is right or wrong.Surely a more relative approach would be more helpful here.After all what is right for one isnt always correct for everyone else.
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 12:55 am |
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Quote: Quoting SERA_2005:
YOU have my deepest sympathy Leelu. I just cant feel it for these stupid people... |
Just a tiny bit judgmental in my view.After all maybe we should walk a mile in each others shoes before painting a picture of such a dichotomy of what is right or wrong.Surely a more relative approach would be more helpful here.After all what is right for one isnt always correct for everyone else. |
What exactly is RIGHT about two abortions in one year? How can that be "correct" for anyone...?
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 01:06 am |
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Quote: Quoting Leelu: I cannot have any children due to having uterine cancer when my only child was a year and a half old. Seeing that someone aborted 2 children in a one year period or so really breaks my heart. |
Quoting SERA_2005:
YOU have my deepest sympathy Leelu. I just cant feel it for these stupid people... |
Just a tiny bit judgmental in my view.After all maybe we should walk a mile in each others shoes before painting a picture of such a dichotomy of what is right or wrong.Surely a more relative approach would be more helpful here.After all what is right for one isnt always correct for everyone else. |
In life there are shoes and shoes...
The lack of an ability, now that is a real problem. There are people that may have the will, but have no possibilities, and there are people that have possibilities but do not have the will to choose or to see them. the latter, in my opinion, is harder to accept. Sometimes life gives us lessons we have to take. Because we have possibilities! We may be acting stupidly. But we still have the possibility to rewise our behaviour. A little critic never did harm to anyone. Lack of possibilities can do much more harm.
As for Leelu...
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 01:18 am |
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What exactly is RIGHT about two abortions in one year? How can that be "correct" for anyone...? |
I did not nor would ever try to suggest what is morally RIGHT as you put it for another person.I believe in relativism and also happen to think that it is not up to others to sit in judgement of other people and their actions.Whether they may be right or wrong in your view is irrelivent here,the point is the situation presented itself and the best course of action was undertaken by the individual it was affecting at that time.We can only Judge ourselves and what is right for us in any given situation.Making a broad statement about what is 'right' or 'wrong' here as you put it is not going to change the fact that these set of circumstances made themselves known and they had to be dealt with,whether you agree with the outcome or not is unimportant in my view.You may disagree.
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 08:19 am |
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Quote: Quoting AEnigma III: Quoting SERA_2005:
YOU have my deepest sympathy Leelu. I just cant feel it for these stupid people... |
Just a tiny bit judgmental in my view.After all maybe we should walk a mile in each others shoes before painting a picture of such a dichotomy of what is right or wrong.Surely a more relative approach would be more helpful here.After all what is right for one isnt always correct for everyone else. |
What exactly is RIGHT about two abortions in one year? How can that be "correct" for anyone...? |
In MY OPINION and please note I have in bold "My Opinion" abortion is NOT a method of birth control .. but in all actuality a form of murder. I am not judging the person who started this thread but merely voicing an opinion. and I am actually saddened that in this day and age .. abortion is actually considered by many to be a form of birth control. There are millions of people out there that want children and cannot have them for what ever reasons that would have opened their hearts and their homes for one child that someone was "unselfish" and gave up for adoption.
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 08:30 am |
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Quoting Leelu: In MY OPINION and please note I have in bold "My Opinion" abortion is NOT a method of birth control .. but in all actuality a form of murder. I am not judging the person who started this thread but merely voicing an opinion. and I am actually saddened that in this day and age .. abortion is actually considered by many to be a form of birth control. There are millions of people out there that want children and cannot have them for what ever reasons that would have opened their hearts and their homes for one child that someone was "unselfish" and gave up for adoption. |
I am in no way diminishing your experience with my comments but since you say there are millions of people who would adopt, how do you account for all the children that are in foster care and in orphanages all over the world?
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 04:39 pm |
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Quoting girleegirl: Quoting Leelu: In MY OPINION and please note I have in bold "My Opinion" abortion is NOT a method of birth control .. but in all actuality a form of murder. I am not judging the person who started this thread but merely voicing an opinion. and I am actually saddened that in this day and age .. abortion is actually considered by many to be a form of birth control. There are millions of people out there that want children and cannot have them for what ever reasons that would have opened their hearts and their homes for one child that someone was "unselfish" and gave up for adoption. |
I am in no way diminishing your experience with my comments but since you say there are millions of people who would adopt, how do you account for all the children that are in foster care and in orphanages all over the world?
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Adoptions can take years and lots of obstacles, the system does not make it easy on people to adopt. I know here in the U.S., we have alot of adoptions over in China. It could take months and years before you get a call. Then it's so expensive to travel and all of the legalities that are involved. The sad thing is most people want babies or small children. It's the older kids that may never get adopted.
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 04:52 pm |
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thats the one of most sad life story which i heard in my life,and i think thats not a matter of nationality ,its just related with personality,i wish you can find true way with ur own mind and searchs for this big trouble,really very sad experience....
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 04:59 pm |
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I do try not to judge what is moral and what is not. Unfortunatley the decisions people make can never be our own, nor should they be, after all her decisions do not affect our lives personally. However do expect some very harsh criticism when you divulge that you have "taken care" of 2 pregnancies for someone else.
I think bathory if you read your post through others eyes you could see that even though this post was to gain sympothy you will recieve the complete opposite. MY OPINION is, and I do not know you based on a paragraph but you sound very selfish, and only seem to worry about your own feelings. Ask yourself... what about your husbands feelings? Your daughters? This man sounds pathetic, and I believe he is starting to rub off of you.
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 05:06 pm |
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When you post a very personal experience on a website and ask peoples opinion...that is what you are going to get. I was not trying to impose my beliefs on anyone, but the fact that someone can have 2 abortions in one year, I find truely offensive. If you think that preserving the feelings of people who have left themselves open for critisizm is more important than expressing an opinion regarding the murder of unborn children then I have to say this truely is a sick and twisted world we live in...
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 06:36 pm |
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Very harsh maybe but in my opinion abortion is not murder if the mother is in danger, deep trouble or when there is proof there will not be life of any quality for the unborn child (severe handicaps e.g.). But if you use abortion as just another way of birth control, well yes than it's murder for me too. A woman who does that is - again in my view! - very immature and irresponsible. I think Aenigma is right: such a woman should consider celebacy.
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 06:56 pm |
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Quoting Trudy: Very harsh maybe but in my opinion abortion is not murder if the mother is in danger, deep trouble or when there is proof there will not be life of any quality for the unborn child (severe handicaps e.g.). But if you use abortion as just another way of birth control, well yes than it's murder for me too. A woman who does that is - again in my view! - very immature and irresponsible. I think Aenigma is right: such a woman should consider celebacy. |
Maybe my opinion is harsh but in my heart I can't condone it under any circumstances. Maybe I am not politically correct but that is my feeling. I absolutely agree with AEnigma, for some people, celebacy is the best option.
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 07:05 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Maybe my opinion is harsh but in my heart I can't condone it under any circumstances. Maybe I am not politically correct but that is my feeling. I absolutely agree with AEnigma, for some people, celebacy is the best option. |
Any circumstances? Rape? Incest? A (genetic) disease with life expectation less than 2 years / a lot of pain for the child? Risk for the mother to die? It's not that in these cases I say 'ok, go ahead' as if it is nothing but I can imagine in these situations abortion is the least worse.
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 07:09 pm |
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Quoting Trudy: Quoting Elisabeth: Maybe my opinion is harsh but in my heart I can't condone it under any circumstances. Maybe I am not politically correct but that is my feeling. I absolutely agree with AEnigma, for some people, celebacy is the best option. |
Any circumstances? Rape? Incest? A (genetic) disease with life expectation less than 2 years / a lot of pain for the child? Risk for the mother to die? It's not that in these cases I say 'ok, go ahead' as if it is nothing but I can imagine in these situations abortion is the least worse. |
Yes, Trudy, I mean ANY circumstance.
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 07:54 pm |
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Abortion, is definately a sensitive subject among people. I guess I'm having a hard time with the initial post. My question would be "Why in the world would you ever let a man tell you whether or not you can have the baby?" No offense to the fathers out there, but it is the womans right to have a baby. You really have no say in the matter. And to say that your boyfriend "made you" is even worse. What does this say about you? Does your boyfriend have that much power over you?
Another point and I know I sound harsh, but you obvisouly don't care about aborting a child if you have the nerve to announce it in a public forum. I think you would be a little more descrete or even embarrased by the situation. Having an abortion is not something you would want to announce to the world or be proud of. I do believe woman have rights, but I also think having an abortion would be a little humilating or even sad for you.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 01:46 am |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Yes, Trudy, I mean ANY circumstance. |
Wow! That's quite fundamentalist!
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 01:47 am |
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Quoting teaschip1: Abortion, is definately a sensitive subject among people. I guess I'm having a hard time with the initial post. My question would be "Why in the world would you ever let a man tell you whether or not you can have the baby?" No offense to the fathers out there, but it is the womans right to have a baby. You really have no say in the matter. And to say that your boyfriend "made you" is even worse. What does this say about you? Does your boyfriend have that much power over you? |
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 05:13 am |
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“I have a problem understanding sumthings with the turkish culture. “
This has nothing to do with Turkish culture, but one man and one woman who are from different cultures. It would be similar if he were from from another place that is culturally different. Even when people from places like say, Germany and Spain get together, there can be problems.
“I have been dating a guy for almost 2 years now. Everything was great, i just got told how much he loves me and he would die for me. “
When he was in your environment, that was true. It's like when you are in water, you swim, but when he went home, he realized where he was from and where he was going. It's almost like he was drunk with you and got sober.
“Then this year i fell pregnant again, i did not even know i was. I really wanted the baby even if i lost him. He did also not want me to have the baby and i had a abortion, which has left me broken for life.....When he just dropped the bom on me and told me that we do not fit and we are playing with fire. Then he said he wants to still be with me, but one day he has to take a turkish woman as his wife. “
Now, as the reality of your and his basic fundamental values and goals, he realizes it won't work out. He obviously has great physical attraction and feelings for you, but he realizes you are not compatible. This type of love doesn't last the long run and can result in tragedy....as it has thus far. Having two abortions in such a short time does not bode well for the relationship. It is very hard on your body, and emotional well being. When you are pregnut, your hormones change, when you have an abortion, it disrupts the cycle, not to mention what it does to your body.
“Or is he playing me??? He is not muslim but alavetis. “
I don't think he is playing with you. He will probably does love you and will remember you all his life, but he realizes it won't work. If you try to stay together, it looks very bleak.
Alevi's are Muslim....
http://www.angelfire.com/az/rescon/ALEVI.html
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 01:01 pm |
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Quoting alameda: Alevi's are Muslim....
http://www.angelfire.com/az/rescon/ALEVI.html
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Do you think that he cares his religion?
Islam doesn't allow sex before marriage, and many resources say that if the baby reaches his third month, you cannot abort him, because babies in the venter three months old have soul according to the Islam (so this is called "murder").
Everyone may make mistakes but the second and third mistakes sounds meaningless and I think he doesn't care muhc about the belief.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 01:45 pm |
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Quoting caliptrix: Quoting alameda: Alevi's are Muslim....
http://www.angelfire.com/az/rescon/ALEVI.html
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Do you think that he cares his religion?
Islam doesn't allow sex before marriage, and many resources say that if the baby reaches his third month, you cannot abort him, because babies in the venter three months old have soul according to the Islam (so this is called 'murder').
Everyone may make mistakes but the second and third mistakes sounds meaningless and I think he doesn't care muhc about the belief. |
Quoting Bathory:
He went home in July i few days after i got rid of the baby. I called him so much i missed him so much, but some how he seemed different. He came back after a month, he was not even back in Austria for 24 hours and i was just discussing what i felt for him. When he just dropped the bom on me and told me that we do not fit and we are playing with fire. Then he said he wants to still be with me, but one day he has to take a turkish woman as his wife. For so many months before that he told me it does not matter and if things work out he wants to marry me. I even spoke to his mother and his mother told me she loves me and calles me cane. |
Maybe he cares about his religion. Or he cares about his family and it's traditions. As he was thinking to marry a turkish woman... Maybe he does not care so much for her. including here her religion, a possible marriage and even the children that are to be borned out of their relationship.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 01:51 pm |
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Quoting portokal: Quoting Bathory:
He went home in July i few days after i got rid of the baby. I called him so much i missed him so much, but some how he seemed different. He came back after a month, he was not even back in Austria for 24 hours and i was just discussing what i felt for him. When he just dropped the bom on me and told me that we do not fit and we are playing with fire. Then he said he wants to still be with me, but one day he has to take a turkish woman as his wife. For so many months before that he told me it does not matter and if things work out he wants to marry me. I even spoke to his mother and his mother told me she loves me and calles me cane. |
Maybe he cares about his religion. Or he cares about his family and it's traditions. As he was thinking to marry a turkish woman... Maybe he does not care so much for her. including here her religion, a possible marriage and even the children that are to be borned out of their relationship. |
It is not my business but I don't think so. tradition and religion are pretty much different things. If he cared being Alevi enough, he even did not think about abortion.
As I said, traditions are different from belief. Islam doesn't say "marry to a Turkish girl".
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 03:14 pm |
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Quoting caliptrix:
Quoting portokal:
Maybe he cares about his religion. Or he cares about his family and it's traditions. As he was thinking to marry a turkish woman... Maybe he does not care so much for her. including here her religion, a possible marriage and even the children that are to be borned out of their relationship. |
It is not my business but I don't think so. tradition and religion are pretty much different things. If he cared being Alevi enough, he even did not think about abortion.
As I said, traditions are different from belief. Islam doesn't say "marry to a Turkish girl". |
You responded to my first sentence, "maybe he cares about his religion".
Tradition can be different from religion... yet, as being part of a culture, both tradition and religion interfere. Usually religion determine traditions.
But it is not my intention to discuss a possible religious connection here, and shure not to prove one.
i just wonder what where his reasons to change his mind.
Quoting Bathory:
He went home in July i few days after i got rid of the baby. I called him so much i missed him so much, but some how he seemed different. He came back after a month, he was not even back in Austria for 24 hours and i was just discussing what i felt for him. When he just dropped the bom on me and told me that we do not fit and we are playing with fire. Then he said he wants to still be with me, but one day he has to take a turkish woman as his wife. For so many months before that he told me it does not matter and if things work out he wants to marry me. I even spoke to his mother and his mother told me she loves me and calles me cane. |
Just as the author of this topic also did.
Quoting Bathory: Please someone tell me. Honestly i need to know what is going on. I dont want to get hurt more. |
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 04:00 pm |
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Quote: Quoting SERA_2005:
What exactly is RIGHT about two abortions in one year? How can that be "correct" for anyone...? |
I did not nor would ever try to suggest what is morally RIGHT as you put it for another person.I believe in relativism and also happen to think that it is not up to others to sit in judgement of other people and their actions.Whether they may be right or wrong in your view is irrelivent here,the point is the situation presented itself and the best course of action was undertaken by the individual it was affecting at that time.We can only Judge ourselves and what is right for us in any given situation.Making a broad statement about what is 'right' or 'wrong' here as you put it is not going to change the fact that these set of circumstances made themselves known and they had to be dealt with,whether you agree with the outcome or not is unimportant in my view.You may disagree. |
say what you say, murdering unborn children is definetly wrong! im not the righteous one to say so, but its my opinion.
theres morality in the society: dont kill, dont steal, dont lie, dont cheat on your wife/husband etc etc.
the moral is dont be a bitch!
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 04:05 pm |
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Quoting catwoman: Quoting Elisabeth: Yes, Trudy, I mean ANY circumstance. |
Wow! That's quite fundamentalist! |
While everyone is so busy trying not to offend people, someone has to stand up for unborn children. If that makes me a fundementalist, then I will take it as a compliment.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 04:11 pm |
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just curious... is abortion banned in Christianity and Jewishness as it is in Islam?
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 04:14 pm |
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Quoting ciko: just curious... is abortion banned in Christianity and Jewishness as it is in Islam?  |
Abortion is banned by Catholics. I can't speak about other Christian sects or the Jewish religion, but it is not accepted at all, in any form by Catholics.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 04:16 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Quoting ciko: just curious... is abortion banned in Christianity and Jewishness as it is in Islam?  |
Abortion is banned by Catholics. I can't speak about other Christian sects or the Jewish religion, but it is not accepted at all, in any form by Catholics. |
But but.. if i were God i would forgive them if they had valid reasons to do it
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 04:19 pm |
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Quoting ciko: Quoting Elisabeth: Quoting ciko: just curious... is abortion banned in Christianity and Jewishness as it is in Islam?  |
Abortion is banned by Catholics. I can't speak about other Christian sects or the Jewish religion, but it is not accepted at all, in any form by Catholics. |
But but.. if i were God i would forgive them if they had valid reasons to do it |
I think God forgives everyone who is genuinely sorry...but I still think we should try our best to avoid what is wrong.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 04:25 pm |
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Quoting ciko:
But but.. if i were God i would forgive them if they had valid reasons to do it |
If i were the church, i would say that you have just commited blasphemy!
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 04:29 pm |
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Quoting portokal: Quoting ciko:
But but.. if i were God i would forgive them if they had valid reasons to do it |
If i were the church, i would say that you have just commited blasphemy!  |
Good point...but is he forgiven?
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 04:31 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Quoting portokal: Quoting ciko:
But but.. if i were God i would forgive them if they had valid reasons to do it |
If i were the church, i would say that you have just commited blasphemy!  |
Good point...but is he forgiven? |
By God? By th church? By us?
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 04:33 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Quoting ciko: Quoting Elisabeth: Quoting ciko: just curious... is abortion banned in Christianity and Jewishness as it is in Islam?  |
Abortion is banned by Catholics. I can't speak about other Christian sects or the Jewish religion, but it is not accepted at all, in any form by Catholics. |
But but.. if i were God i would forgive them if they had valid reasons to do it |
I think God forgives everyone who is genuinely sorry...but I still think we should try our best to avoid what is wrong. |
Not only abortion is banned by Catholicsm but also contraception except so called natural ways of family planning.Although recently there has been a split in attitude of some church authorities in some countries.In Spain for instance there was a debate over using condoms which led to the conclusion that they should be acceptable.Anyway as far as Catholicsm goes pre -marriage sex is also banned.
But as Elisabeth said if you confess and feel really sorry for your sins, you are given an excuse even in a case of abortion.
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I don't want to get into Catholic doctrine, but the whole point of confession is to be forgiven and not to do it again. If you continue to do the same thing over and over why would you even bother going to confession? Why would you even care? But my views on abortion aren't related to my religion completely. For me it is deeply personal.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 04:53 pm |
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Quoting ciko: just curious... is abortion banned in Christianity and Jewishness as it is in Islam?  |
caliptrix says that you cant abort "child" after 3 months (according to islam), it seems not totally its banned in islam.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 05:12 pm |
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Quoting femme_fatal: Quoting ciko: just curious... is abortion banned in Christianity and Jewishness as it is in Islam?  |
caliptrix says that you cant abort "child" after 3 months (according to islam), it seems not totally its banned in islam. |
it is totally banned in islam. maybe he meant it is not healthy to do it after 3 months
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 05:14 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Quoting portokal: Quoting ciko:
But but.. if i were God i would forgive them if they had valid reasons to do it |
If i were the church, i would say that you have just commited blasphemy!  |
Good point...but is he forgiven? |
i think God is clever enough to understand it was a joke .. i love his sense of humor
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 05:18 pm |
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Quoting femme_fatal:
say what you say, murdering unborn children is definetly wrong! im not the righteous one to say so, but its my opinion.
theres morality in the society: dont kill, dont steal, dont lie, dont cheat on your wife/husband etc etc.
the moral is dont be a bitch! |
This is the problem with this debate people use such emotive language like 'murder' etc I happen not to see it that way. In my view the women is the priority seeing as she is the already existing person.
I never said you were not entitled to your opinion,i simply object when you force it on others.
I would also like to point out that i do not think having a termination is being a bitch.In fact i would go as far as to say to put it in such crude terms is to bring this subject matter down to the play ground games,calling each other names level etc. This topic is clearly something which deserves more repect than that.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 05:32 pm |
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Whenever you talk about something like this, people are going to use strong language. I think it is far better and healthier to say what is on your mind instead of trying not to offend people. How are you supposed to say you feel abortion is murder in a way that doesn't sound harsh?
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 05:55 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Whenever you talk about something like this, people are going to use strong language. I think it is far better and healthier to say what is on your mind instead of trying not to offend people. How are you supposed to say you feel abortion is murder in a way that doesn't sound harsh? |
I'm not arguing that people shouldn't hold the view that to have a termination is 'murder' because obviously we live in a society of free speech and it is to be expected that people will hold differing views however i have a problem with the language.Which is used in a way by anti abortion groups for example just to get a reaction and take away from the real issue which is fundamentally whos rights are to be more valued or put first those of the mother or those of the unborn child if one wishes to use that term.
I would argue that is it emotive and intentional reaction provocing again to say 'the baby this' or 'the child that' when in my view only at a certain point in gestation does the 'group of cells' become something more.
And by something more i mean a fetus that once born can survive outside the womb or the level of viability as it is sometimes called.Putting time limit on it is clearly very difficult because science is making new advances all the time.I personally think the limit at which abortions can be carried out in the UK legally currently should be lowered.It currently stands at 24 weeks and i think it should be lowered to 20 weeks.Some would still argue that it is still to late in the pregnancy to consider a termination. For example i think i am right in saying that the legal time limit is 12 weeks in most of Western Europe with the exeption of the UK.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 06:12 pm |
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I do understand your point, To some degree you are right. When does a mass of "cells" become a "life"...but if you will for just one moment, think of it in other terms...when is a baby able to survive outside the womb? I have a 10 year old, he can't survive realistically without me. Do you think it is too late to change my mind..I have rights you know and he is really getting to be a bit of a pain.
Yes human life does start from a mass of cells but even from the very first cell division, there is a purpose and a genetic destiny for that "mass of cells". What would be a resonable time to say...ok, it is a human life therefore you can't have an abortion? I have ultrasound film of my son when I was 12 weeks pregnant. He already had arms, legs, hands, feet, there is brain activity and developement so there must be thought, maybe feelings however primal, a heartbeat. I think the ability to "survive outside of the womb" is probably not the best indicator or argument as to when an abortion should be deemed as inappropriate.
Of course, women should have rights to choose, but choose what? There is so much birth control available, so much education, so many people wanting to adopt, so many advances in medical science to help pregnant mothers who have health conditions, intra uterine surgery to correct so many genetic problems. I just think there are better choices. As humans we are better than this.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 06:39 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: I do understand your point, To some degree you are right. When does a mass of "cells" become a "life"...but if you will for just one moment, think of it in other terms...when is a baby able to survive outside the womb? I have a 10 year old, he can't survive realistically without me. Do you think it is too late to change my mind..I have rights you know and he is really getting to be a bit of a pain.
Yes human life does start from a mass of cells but even from the very first cell division, there is a purpose and a genetic destiny for that "mass of cells". What would be a resonable time to say...ok, it is a human life therefore you can't have an abortion? I have ultrasound film of my son when I was 12 weeks pregnant. He already had arms, legs, hands, feet, there is brain activity and developement so there must be thought, maybe feelings however primal, a heartbeat. I think the ability to "survive outside of the womb" is probably not the best indicator or argument as to when an abortion should be deemed as inappropriate.
Of course, women should have rights to choose, but choose what? There is so much birth control available, so much education, so many people wanting to adopt, so many advances in medical science to help pregnant mothers who have health conditions, intra uterine surgery to correct so many genetic problems. I just think there are better choices. As humans we are better than this. |
I apreciate your obviously thoughtful response and i think you do have some valid points which are worth conderation. However i do not accept your arguement about a childs inability to survive by itself with the example of your son that you quoted. I think that to think of the issue in terms of that is to open it up too much and make it too general.
The issue here is of babies or not babies yet depending upon how you view it. By survive i mean at what point does the child become viable. I would argue that if the child is not developed sufficiently that it would be not able to live then it would not be fair to keep the child alive just to satisfy its parents or indeed wider societies wants.
I understand that at a 12 weeks scan it is possible to work out arms,legs etc however to my knowledge the brain is not sufficiently deveoped and not even 'hooked up' if you will forgive my crude wording to the nervous system yet so to say that the 'baby' is thinking,feeling etc is simply not true scientifically. I suppose that is why so many countries globally use this as their cut off point. However where i live in England the cut of point is 24 weeks which is considered by some doctors to be way too late as the baby may be viable once outside the womb probably why as we speak and in the coming months there will be public and political debate about the time limit being lowered as when it was set at 24 weeks (around 1989/199 that was appropriate for the reaches of science then but it may not be now as there have been some cases recently of babies having viability who are born at 23 or 23.5 weeks.
Having said all that i would like to point out that only around 10% of terminations are carried out on or around the 24 week period so it does not account for the vast majority of women who choose to have a termination.(in the UK)
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 06:40 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Of course, women should have rights to choose, but choose what? There is so much birth control available, so much education, so many people wanting to adopt, so many advances in medical science to help pregnant mothers who have health conditions, intra uterine surgery to correct so many genetic problems. I just think there are better choices. As humans we are better than this. |
Your point at birth control is very true when talking about 'accidents' or even in case used birth control fails. One can use the morning-after pill to name one.
However, in case of rape or incest I think that's not an option. Neither - for me - would be adoption in that case, knowing I would have to carry a baby in my body made by violence, maybe of a man I don't know of if he has psychic/genetic diseases etc. I don't think it is fair to punish a woman with nine months pregnancy, the pain of giving birth, complications, nausea etc in cases like this.
When talking about genetic diseases and treatments of uterine surgery, there are many genetic diseases you can't treat. How about Klinefelter-syndrome, Rett-syndrome, fragile X-syndrome to name just a few?
When talking about serieus danger for the mother, what a choice: abortion or knowing the mother will probably not survive the birth of her child and making it a half-orphan from the first breath...!
Don't think I am pro-abortion, I am not. I am pro-choice! Meaning every woman should have the choice and the opportunity to an abortion if she decides so. And no-one is in my view allowed to stop her because it's her body.
And yes, if you use it as a form of birth control you are - nicely said - silly. Besides celebacy women like these should think of sterilization.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 06:45 pm |
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And yes, if you use it as a form of birth control you are - nicely said - silly. Besides celebacy women like these should think of sterilization.
I don't think sterilisation is the answer here,i think education of children at a young enough age through school and parents on the value of contraception,how and where to get it from.Not just to protect the girls from pregnancy but also to protect them both from STI's.After all girls don't become pregnant on their own.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 06:50 pm |
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I agree with your point on being pro-choice. I don't think my views should be the burden of other women who feel they have no other choice. I was faced with the possiblity of dying during my pregnancy, but I never concidered abortion. Quite honestly, it never entered my mind. Of course, I understand how personal that decision was and many women wouldn't have made the same choice. But I was given very little hope of survival and for whatever reason, I defied my doctors and my son and I are both healthy and happy. You never know what life has in store for you and sometimes, the doctors are wrong.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 06:53 pm |
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Quoting Trudy: Quoting Elisabeth: Of course, women should have rights to choose, but choose what? There is so much birth control available, so much education, so many people wanting to adopt, so many advances in medical science to help pregnant mothers who have health conditions, intra uterine surgery to correct so many genetic problems. I just think there are better choices. As humans we are better than this. |
Your point at birth control is very true when talking about 'accidents' or even in case used birth control fails. One can use the morning-after pill to name one.
However, in case of rape or incest I think that's not an option. Neither - for me - would be adoption in that case, knowing I would have to carry a baby in my body made by violence, maybe of a man I don't know of if he has psychic/genetic diseases etc. I don't think it is fair to punish a woman with nine months pregnancy, the pain of giving birth, complications, nausea etc in cases like this.
When talking about genetic diseases and treatments of uterine surgery, there are many genetic diseases you can't treat. How about Klinefelter-syndrome, Rett-syndrome, fragile X-syndrome to name just a few?
When talking about serieus danger for the mother, what a choice: abortion or knowing the mother will probably not survive the birth of her child and making it a half-orphan from the first breath...!
Don't think I am pro-abortion, I am not. I am pro-choice! Meaning every woman should have the choice and the opportunity to an abortion if she decides so. And no-one is in my view allowed to stop her because it's her body.
And yes, if you use it as a form of birth control you are - nicely said - silly. Besides celebacy women like these should think of sterilization. |
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 06:59 pm |
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I agree women who use abortion as a form of birth control are being very careless to put in mildley but i don't think condemnation is the answer,i think education is. I am sure if you show people how to use contraception and where to get it from then they would use it. Of course to stop themselves having problems with STI's as well as to stop being in the situation where they are facing the prospect of abortion because they do not want the child.No one WANTS to be in that position.It is a very difficult place to be in i imagine and i feel very strongly that is is not up to others to sit in judgement pointing the finger.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 07:03 pm |
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Quoting SERA_2005: I don't think sterilisation is the answer here,i think education of children at a young enough age through school and parents on the value of contraception,how and where to get it from.Not just to protect the girls from pregnancy but also to protect them both from STI's.After all girls don't become pregnant on their own. |
True, if talking about normal pregnancies (e.g. no rape, no genetic untreatable diseases) but education won't help when a man is overpowering you. The girl/woman knows she can get pregnant or have an STD. Should she use birth control all her life in case that very bad scenario happens? Even if she does not a have a partner? Can she force him to use a condom? I don't think so. (In fact, I know she can't force him, from own experience. And I don't mean the STD!)
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 07:05 pm |
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Quoting SERA_2005: I agree women who use abortion as a form of birth control are being very careless to put in mildley but i don't think condemnation is the answer,i think education is. I am sure if you show people how to use contraception and where to get it from then they would use it. Of course to stop themselves having problems with STI's as well as to stop being in the situation where they are facing the prospect of abortion because they do not want the child.No one WANTS to be in that position.It is a very difficult place to be in i imagine and i feel very strongly that is is not up to others to sit in judgement pointing the finger. |
I don't know how realistic it is to say not to judge people. We are all guilty of that, and in reality we are always judging situations and analyzing them from different perspectives. This forum is a good example of that. How you express your judgement is another story. You can do it in a way where you get your point across and it is constructive...or you can say it in a hurtful way where it is destructive. I always hope that my opinions give people another way of looking at things.
In saying that, I think this has been a very constructive forum.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 07:11 pm |
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Quoting Trudy: QUOTE]
True, if talking about normal pregnancies (e.g. no rape, no genetic untreatable diseases) but education won't help when a man is overpowering you. The girl/woman knows she can get pregnant or have an STD. Should she use birth control all her life in case that very bad scenario happens? Even if she does not a have a partner? Can she force him to use a condom? I don't think so. (In fact, I know she can't force him, from own experience. And I don't mean the STD!) |
Of course i am not saying a women should use contraception her whole life just incase she is to get attacked or raped because obviously that is absurd.What i am saying however is if a woman is in a relationship and he refuses to use a condom she needs to take matters into her own hands,realise she is in charge of her own body and go and get herself protected eg be put on the pill or injections. I would also ask what is the man thinking by refusing to use a condom,he obviously has no respect for himself or his partner and if i was in that situation that man would be kicked into touch very quickly!
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 07:19 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Quoting SERA_2005: I agree women who use abortion as a form of birth control are being very careless to put in mildley but i don't think condemnation is the answer,i think education is. I am sure if you show people how to use contraception and where to get it from then they would use it. Of course to stop themselves having problems with STI's as well as to stop being in the situation where they are facing the prospect of abortion because they do not want the child.No one WANTS to be in that position.It is a very difficult place to be in i imagine and i feel very strongly that is is not up to others to sit in judgement pointing the finger. |
I don't know how realistic it is to say not to judge people. We are all guilty of that, and in reality we are always judging situations and analyzing them from different perspectives. This forum is a good example of that. How you express your judgement is another story. You can do it in a way where you get your point across and it is constructive...or you can say it in a hurtful way where it is destructive. I always hope that my opinions give people another way of looking at things.
In saying that, I think this has been a very constructive forum. |
I agree with you here Elizabeth,i think its important that we all feel free enough here and in the rest of society to offer up our opinion what ever that may be without fear or being shot down. It is for precicely this reason that it sadens me when i see people who offer up their problem/situation in the hope of being offered help and support by other people only to find that they are condemed and hear words such as 'murder' being thrown around as if its appropriate to damn people so absolutely with having very little or no knowledge of the situation that is real for that person at that time.
Judgeing others is so easy but the real question is would we like others to sit there and judge us so harshly.I tend to think the answer is no and i only wish some people would take that into account when they consider themselves without a second thought 'holier than thou'.
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I know I have some very definate opinions and sometimes I think to myself...What a Dumbass this person is! but that's not what I would say on a public forum. I would search for a less "abrasive" way to state my point (which isn't always politically correct) but I do try to say it in a less acidic way. That's not to say I don't have very harsh judgements for people. It is hard to imagine putting such personal information on a website and not expecting some kind of reaction especially when they ask for opinions. You are right that some people go a little far but I also know a lot of them say what I am thinking...I just don't put it exactly the same way.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 07:40 pm |
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Thats what i take issue with though,not what they are saying but they way in which they say it!
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 07:45 pm |
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Quoting SERA_2005: Thats what i take issue with though,not what they are saying but they way in which they say it! |
anladim!! and I agree!! Let's have a toast!!
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 07:49 pm |
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Quoting ciko: just curious... is abortion banned in Christianity and Jewishness as it is in Islam?  |
From what I have been told, in Judism there is no prohibition on abortion if the health of the mother is compromised. A human soul/life does not begin until the fetus is born and breaths.
http://advocates.ppin.org/documents/rabbi_sasso_hps_testimony.pdf
There seems to be some fluidity in Christianity as there are quite a large variety from the Trinitarian/Nicean Creed to Unitarians.
In Islam I have have been told it's when the fetus looks like a human is when it takes on a human soul. That is around 3 months.
In Buddism it is when consciousness assertion of it's will is manifest.
http://www.bswa.org/audio/documents/WhenDoesLifeBegin.pdf
In case anyone is interested, I found these pictures of human embryo development.
http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/wwwhuman/Stages/Stages.htm
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Enjoyed the links, thanks Alameda..
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anladim!! and I agree!! Let's have a toast!! |
Ok lets toast why not!
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 08:21 pm |
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Quoting SERA_2005: Quoting femme_fatal:
say what you say, murdering unborn children is definetly wrong! im not the righteous one to say so, but its my opinion.
theres morality in the society: dont kill, dont steal, dont lie, dont cheat on your wife/husband etc etc.
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This is the problem with this debate people use such emotive language like 'murder' etc I happen not to see it that way. In my view the women is the priority seeing as she is the already existing person.
I never said you were not entitled to your opinion,i simply object when you force it on others.
I would also like to point out that i do not think having a termination is being a bitch.In fact i would go as far as to say to put it in such crude terms is to bring this subject matter down to the play ground games,calling each other names level etc. This topic is clearly something which deserves more repect than that. |
terminate/abort is not to kill? you terminate someone's life and its still not a murder? does this word hurt you?
sorry for using harsh words, its tough to hear someone kills someone for the sake of "bitchy" love.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 11:27 pm |
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Quoting femme_fatal: say what you say, murdering unborn children is definetly wrong! im not the righteous one to say so, but its my opinion.
theres morality in the society: dont kill, dont steal, dont lie, dont cheat on your wife/husband etc etc.
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This is the problem with this debate people use such emotive language like 'murder' etc I happen not to see it that way. In my view the women is the priority seeing as she is the already existing person.
I never said you were not entitled to your opinion,i simply object when you force it on others.
I would also like to point out that i do not think having a termination is being a bitch.In fact i would go as far as to say to put it in such crude terms is to bring this subject matter down to the play ground games,calling each other names level etc. This topic is clearly something which deserves more repect than that. |
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Sadly, legalised abortion doesn't increase the number of abortions. Stories of backstreet abortionists in countries where it is not legal are horrific.
What I REALLY object to is multiple abortions. There is really NO EXCUSE for it. We have wonderful contraception methods and surely the trauma of one abortion would mean you would ensure you were protected in the future.
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 02:36 am |
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Quoting AEnigma III: Sadly, legalised abortion doesn't increase the number of abortions. Stories of backstreet abortionists in countries where it is not legal are horrific.
What I REALLY object to is multiple abortions. There is really NO EXCUSE for it. We have wonderful contraception methods and surely the trauma of one abortion would mean you would ensure you were protected in the future.
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damn right!even if sexual revolution of 60's brought this problem and demand for daily light it is still against the nature in my opinion>Trauma of abortion is terrible,if not right now after it ,it will occur later>Just a thought after talking to some women during psychotherapy who underwent it!The feeling of hopelesness,failure,lack of support from men's side and this tremendous feeling of guilt...may even lead to not enjoying sex any more!!!Gosh..we live in 21st century with all contraception benefits of it,if men think about their comfort..we THE WOMEN should think twice!!!!for men too!!!
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 02:49 am |
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Quoting kafesteki kus: damn right!even if sexual revolution of 60's brought this problem and demand for daily light it is still against the nature in my opinion>Trauma of abortion is terrible,if not right now after it ,it will occur later>Just a thought after talking to some women during psychotherapy who underwent it!The feeling of hopelesness,failure,lack of support from men's side and this tremendous feeling of guilt...may even lead to not enjoying sex any more!!!Gosh..we live in 21st century with all contraception benefits of it,if men think about their comfort..we THE WOMEN should think twice!!!!for men too!!! |
I think this is grossly exaggerated. You apparently haven't talked to a varied group of women who had an abortion. The popularized notion that women are so traumatized by abortion is a myth (most of the time it's her religious family and society that traumatizes the woman). If you think of what we have in the 21st century, you could say that all of that is against nature! Freedom requires responsibility, that's for sure, but abortion is really about the woman's right to not have the baby and that's perfectly reasonable. Of course I think that the woman should respect her body enough to not have unprotected sex if she doesn't want to have a baby, but if something bad and unexpected happens to her, she doesn't have to have her life ruined or struggle with something she's not ready for.
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 02:57 am |
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Quoting catwoman: Quoting kafesteki kus: damn right!even if sexual revolution of 60's brought this problem and demand for daily light it is still against the nature in my opinion>Trauma of abortion is terrible,if not right now after it ,it will occur later>Just a thought after talking to some women during psychotherapy who underwent it!The feeling of hopelesness,failure,lack of support from men's side and this tremendous feeling of guilt...may even lead to not enjoying sex any more!!!Gosh..we live in 21st century with all contraception benefits of it,if men think about their comfort..we THE WOMEN should think twice!!!!for men too!!! |
I think this is grossly exaggerated. You apparently haven't talked to a varied group of women who had an abortion. The popularized notion that women are so traumatized by abortion is a myth (most of the time it's her religious family and society that traumatizes the woman). If you think of what we have in the 21st century, you could say that all of that is against nature! Freedom requires responsibility, that's for sure, but abortion is really about the woman's right to not have the baby and that's perfectly reasonable. Of course I think that the woman should respect her body enough to not have unprotected sex if she doesn't want to have a baby, but if something bad and unexpected happens to her, she doesn't have to have her life ruined or struggle with something she's not ready for. |
Catwoman)))with all respect!!!I did!and what I learnt bcs of it is that in many cases the society ..family..etc..made the woman take her decision!even if she did not think about it for years one day it was brought up again in case of for example her daughter deciding to abort or not or not being able to have kids with suitable one!i do not condemn women who did that as you said they do not have to struggle with sth she is not ready for..but i totally agree that a woman is responsible for safe sex!no contraception no sex..it should be..but how many are naive in the name of so called love????Look at the amount of posts!i love you so ..let it be...perhaps we will be lucky))))
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 06:22 pm |
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Quoting kafesteki kus: if men think about their comfort..we THE WOMEN should think twice!!!!for men too!!! |
unfortunately its true.
men have their pleasure of sex and usually walk away leaving women to all the problems: want sex? YES! bear the consequences of sex? NO!
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 06:31 pm |
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Quoting catwoman: The popularized notion that women are so traumatized by abortion is a myth (most of the time it's her religious family and society that traumatizes the woman). |
i do agree that some religious pro-life orgs dramatise the cases of after-abortion trauma insisting that every woman goes through such trauma. however, there are women who suffer after such dramatic decisions.
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 06:57 pm |
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Quoting femme_fatal: i do agree that some religious pro-life orgs dramatise the cases of after-abortion trauma insisting that every woman goes through such trauma. however, there are women who suffer after such dramatic decisions. |
Yes, there are the ones who suffer, but this is more complex then some people like to see it. Often, women who decide to have abortion have been raped, have become pregnant by a boyfriend who walks away from it or who DEMANDS that she has an abortion, or who are condemned by the family or society for having an abortion. These factors play a much bigger role in the woman's psychological trauma then the abortion itself.
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 10:06 pm |
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I should imagine its a mixture of the two.
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 10:46 pm |
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Aenigma,
I posted my story for a ppl to tell me what they think. I can understand that you must think i am so evil and that i have no respect for life. Let me tell you something as easy as it is for you to say that why did it happen twice and i shoulc think of birthcontrol. Well no one has actuall asked me if i have used any, so why just asume that i have not used any or how could that have happend twice. If i had the answers to that i would not even be in this position. I am not asking for ppl to except what i have done, but you know what i have to live with it for the rest of my life no one els and that is all my doing. You should maybe think before you judge a person, we all do stupid things in life some not so bad and other we carry around with us the rest of our lifes. All i can say to you is that when you have rown my boat then you can come and judge. I was asking for advice not judgement!!!
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 10:59 pm |
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Quoting Bathory: I was asking for advice not judgement!!! |
an advice often goes along with a judgement
there was a mistake, and was another, but you seem didnt learn anything. instead of dunmping the bastard that told you abort your unborn children you still running after him.
to my personal opinion, you definetely deserve a judgement if not from aenigma then from me.
what did you expect a gentle stroke on your head and "oh dear, you are a poor thing, we wish he loved you, and two abortions are nothing in comparison to that lovely man"?
disgusting!
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 11:04 pm |
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Quoting Bathory: Aenigma,
I posted my story for a ppl to tell me what they think. I can understand that you must think i am so evil and that i have no respect for life. Let me tell you something as easy as it is for you to say that why did it happen twice and i shoulc think of birthcontrol. Well no one has actuall asked me if i have used any, so why just asume that i have not used any or how could that have happend twice. If i had the answers to that i would not even be in this position. I am not asking for ppl to except what i have done, but you know what i have to live with it for the rest of my life no one els and that is all my doing. You should maybe think before you judge a person, we all do stupid things in life some not so bad and other we carry around with us the rest of our lifes. All i can say to you is that when you have rown my boat then you can come and judge. I was asking for advice not judgement!!! |
Sorry Bathory, you are right when you say 'we all do something wrong in our lives' but two (!!) abortions I cannot call 'something'. It's much more than that.
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 11:16 pm |
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Quoting Bathory:
I posted my story for a ppl to tell me what they think. I can understand that you must think i am so evil and that i have no respect for life. Let me tell you something as easy as it is for you to say that why did it happen twice and i shoulc think of birthcontrol. Well no one has actuall asked me if i have used any, so why just asume that i have not used any or how could that have happend twice. If i had the answers to that i would not even be in this position. I am not asking for ppl to except what i have done, but you know what i have to live with it for the rest of my life no one els and that is all my doing. You should maybe think before you judge a person, we all do stupid things in life some not so bad and other we carry around with us the rest of our lifes. All i can say to you is that when you have rown my boat then you can come and judge. I was asking for advice not judgement!!! |
I totally agree,this is what i have been saying all along and i want you to know not everyone here judges you for what happened. Some people want to be supportive and others are just not helpful at all!
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 11:20 pm |
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to all,
As i said i never asked for ppl to feel sorry for me. Everybody thinks it is so easy as 1 2 3, no one here as actually been for an abortion so why even talk about something you have no idea about. Let me tell you it is so easy to say i would have done this and i would have done that. We all are different and how many of us has been in a position to dicide to abort or not for what ever reason that may be? If i felt proud of what i have done i would not even have posted my experience. It is for some ppl so easy to hide behind the ppl that say, "you know what i have really messed up" have any of you actually looked at yourselfs and looked at your lifes? It seems to me like everyone is angels here, no one ever did anything wrong or made a mistake may it be one or two or hell even three.
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 11:23 pm |
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Hi Bathory.
Nice to see you.
Hope things are going better now.
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 11:30 pm |
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Quoting Bathory: to all,
As i said i never asked for ppl to feel sorry for me. Everybody thinks it is so easy as 1 2 3, no one here as actually been for an abortion so why even talk about something you have no idea about. Let me tell you it is so easy to say i would have done this and i would have done that. We all are different and how many of us has been in a position to dicide to abort or not for what ever reason that may be? If i felt proud of what i have done i would not even have posted my experience. It is for some ppl so easy to hide behind the ppl that say, "you know what i have really messed up" have any of you actually looked at yourselfs and looked at your lifes? It seems to me like everyone is angels here, no one ever did anything wrong or made a mistake may it be one or two or hell even three. |
about mistakes, we know, we all make them, thats not the problem. the problem is some of us learn, and some of us dont. he tells you to kill your children and comes back to tell you that you dont fit each other? and you still want him?
maybe some of us have no conscience at all.
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 11:35 pm |
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Quoting femme_fatal: Quoting Bathory: to all,
As i said i never asked for ppl to feel sorry for me. Everybody thinks it is so easy as 1 2 3, no one here as actually been for an abortion so why even talk about something you have no idea about. Let me tell you it is so easy to say i would have done this and i would have done that. We all are different and how many of us has been in a position to dicide to abort or not for what ever reason that may be? If i felt proud of what i have done i would not even have posted my experience. It is for some ppl so easy to hide behind the ppl that say, "you know what i have really messed up" have any of you actually looked at yourselfs and looked at your lifes? It seems to me like everyone is angels here, no one ever did anything wrong or made a mistake may it be one or two or hell even three. |
about mistakes, we know, we all make them, thats not the problem. the problem is some of us learn, and some of us dont. he tells you to kill your children and comes back to tell you that you dont fit each other? and you still want him?
maybe some of us have no conscience at all.
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This is just getting silly now. No one is perfect (including you i am sure!)and seeing as non of us know the details of the position i suggest you would do right to quit it with the finger pointing!
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19 Oct 2007 Fri 11:48 pm |
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Quoting SERA_2005:
This is just getting silly now. No one is perfect (including you i am sure!)and seeing as non of us know the details of the position i suggest you would do right to quit it with the finger pointing! |
is it so painful now? do my posts hurt you?
sure it doesnt hurt to enjoy an easy lifestyle. but it hurts when it comes for things like responsibilities, right?
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20 Oct 2007 Sat 12:07 am |
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Quoting femme_fatal: Quoting SERA_2005:
This is just getting silly now. No one is perfect (including you i am sure!)and seeing as non of us know the details of the position i suggest you would do right to quit it with the finger pointing! |
is it so painful now? do my posts hurt you?
sure it doesnt hurt to enjoy an easy lifestyle. but it hurts when it comes for things like responsibilities, right?
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In case you have forgotten this thread isnt about me or you!
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20 Oct 2007 Sat 12:56 am |
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This thread has taken a very cruel turn. Let's not forget there is a woman here who is suffering terribly. She doesn't need salt in her wounds. She realizes there are some problems and has asked for help.
What she needs is constructive input to help her sort out her problems.
Given the nature of sexual attraction, it's doubtful many of us here would be here if it were so easy to resist.
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20 Oct 2007 Sat 12:58 am |
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Quoting alameda: This thread has taken a very cruel turn. Let's not forget there is a woman here who is suffering terribly. She doesn't need salt in her wounds. She realizes there are some problems and has asked for help.
What she needs is constructive input to help her sort out her problems.
Given the nature of sexual attraction, it's doubtful many of us here would be here if it were so easy to resist. |
very well put.
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20 Oct 2007 Sat 01:28 am |
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Quoting femme_fatal: Quoting Bathory: I was asking for advice not judgement!!! |
an advice often goes along with a judgement
there was a mistake, and was another, but you seem didnt learn anything. instead of dunmping the bastard that told you abort your unborn children you still running after him.
to my personal opinion, you definetely deserve a judgement if not from aenigma then from me.
what did you expect a gentle stroke on your head and 'oh dear, you are a poor thing, we wish he loved you, and two abortions are nothing in comparison to that lovely man'?
disgusting! |
The problem is that if we put our judgment this way, it won't help the person that needs help, it only relieves our own anger. You can let her know that you think she should deeply reconsider her relationship with this man because as you see it, there's nothing to try to understand about him and he has shown multiple signs of terribly needing to be dumped - without using words like 'disgusting'.
Bathory, I think that you're asking for more trouble if you still want to be with this man. Maybe there are great things about him, but if people disrespect our feelings in a relationship, they really need to be out of our lives. If he was a serious man, he wouldn't be playing with you and giving you unclear messages about his intentions. As difficult as it may be, I really think that you should move on with your life without him. Maybe you should start by asking yourself why you still want him?
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20 Oct 2007 Sat 02:29 am |
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From her post, it looks like he has already told her they are playing with fire, he is going to marry a Turkish woman, but he wants to still see her.
The thing is, love, what ever type of love it is, but in particular, romantic love, makes your mind melt. From a distance, when you are not in love and are thinking rationally, it's easy to see incompatibilities. Love is not rational.
When you are in love all you want is to be with your beloved......no matter what. One is drawn like the proverbial moth to the flame.
Unless he were able to divorce himself from his family and all that entails, there is no reasonable way it could work. If he were to do that, it would be just about impossible for her to fill the gap that would leave. She couldn't do it. His identity, is fused with that of his family. Taking him out of that would change who and what he is. He would become something else, and she that is not what she loves. If she changed to fit into his family and all that entails, she wouldn't be who she is now.
It's like being in the forest and picking a wildflower, only to watch it wither and fade when brought inside. It was beautiful in the woods. Enjoy it there and move on.
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20 Oct 2007 Sat 02:50 am |
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Quoting alameda: From her post, it looks like he has already told her they are playing with fire, he is going to marry a Turkish woman, but he wants to still see her.
The thing is, love, what ever type of love it is, but in particular, romantic love, makes your mind melt. From a distance, when you are not in love and are thinking rationally, it's easy to see incompatibilities. Love is not rational.
When you are in love all you want is to be with your beloved......no matter what. One is drawn like the proverbial moth to the flame.
Unless he were able to divorce himself from his family and all that entails, there is no reasonable way it could work. If he were to do that, it would be just about impossible for her to fill the gap that would leave. She couldn't do it. His identity, is fused with that of his family. Taking him out of that would change who and what he is. He would become something else, and she that is not what she loves. If she changed to fit into his family and all that entails, she wouldn't be who she is now.
It's like being in the forest and picking a wildflower, only to watch it wither and fade when brought inside. It was beautiful in the woods. Enjoy it there and move on. |
I think you put it excellently Alameda. Although I don't agree that divorcing oneself from our family has to leave a gap. I think that we can disagree with our families, not follow their expectations, even anger them with our decisions, but still love them and identify ourselves with our roots. That's what being an adult means I think. But I agree that if this "divorce" is forced upon the man or woman, it indeed may leave a gap.
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20 Oct 2007 Sat 12:02 pm |
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Quoting catwoman: Quoting alameda: From her post, it looks like he has already told her they are playing with fire, he is going to marry a Turkish woman, but he wants to still see her.
The thing is, love, what ever type of love it is, but in particular, romantic love, makes your mind melt. From a distance, when you are not in love and are thinking rationally, it's easy to see incompatibilities. Love is not rational.
When you are in love all you want is to be with your beloved......no matter what. One is drawn like the proverbial moth to the flame.
Unless he were able to divorce himself from his family and all that entails, there is no reasonable way it could work. If he were to do that, it would be just about impossible for her to fill the gap that would leave. She couldn't do it. His identity, is fused with that of his family. Taking him out of that would change who and what he is. He would become something else, and she that is not what she loves. If she changed to fit into his family and all that entails, she wouldn't be who she is now.
It's like being in the forest and picking a wildflower, only to watch it wither and fade when brought inside. It was beautiful in the woods. Enjoy it there and move on. |
I think you put it excellently Alameda. Although I don't agree that divorcing oneself from our family has to leave a gap. I think that we can disagree with our families, not follow their expectations, even anger them with our decisions, but still love them and identify ourselves with our roots. That's what being an adult means I think. But I agree that if this "divorce" is forced upon the man or woman, it indeed may leave a gap. |
well said!when you love you love no matter if it is understood by the whole world or not.But definitely loving someone should not mean giving in your dreams and make yourself a slave to a beloved one,being an instrument of one's will,being in someone's hands not able to think your own way or to decide about yourself.Then it stops being love,becomes an addiction.
As far as family influence goes i can agree up to a point.We all carry in ourselves our family patterns of behaviour,it is unavoidable but I do not think that family in case of mature person may influence his/her decisions or choices regardless even cultural or religious differences.Parents seem to forget that children should have their own way of gaining life experience and freedom of choices.
There is a beautiful piece of writing on it By Khalil Gibran's " Prophet".
Anyway,Bathory you have my admiration for posting such detailed description of your problem.It was like throwing yourself to the lions. But nobody here is a lion,I think and what people criticise is not you as a person .You were brave enough to bring your problem up to the light.Bcs of it you proved that you are open and strong enough to get rid of the mess from your life.
good luck with it.
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20 Oct 2007 Sat 11:11 pm |
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Quoting kafesteki kus: Quoting catwoman: Quoting alameda: From her post, it looks like he has already told her they are playing with fire, he is going to marry a Turkish woman, but he wants to still see her.
The thing is, love, what ever type of love it is, but in particular, romantic love, makes your mind melt. From a distance, when you are not in love and are thinking rationally, it's easy to see incompatibilities. Love is not rational.
When you are in love all you want is to be with your beloved......no matter what. One is drawn like the proverbial moth to the flame.
Unless he were able to divorce himself from his family and all that entails, there is no reasonable way it could work. If he were to do that, it would be just about impossible for her to fill the gap that would leave. She couldn't do it. His identity, is fused with that of his family. Taking him out of that would change who and what he is. He would become something else, and she that is not what she loves. If she changed to fit into his family and all that entails, she wouldn't be who she is now.
It's like being in the forest and picking a wildflower, only to watch it wither and fade when brought inside. It was beautiful in the woods. Enjoy it there and move on. |
I think you put it excellently Alameda. Although I don't agree that divorcing oneself from our family has to leave a gap. I think that we can disagree with our families, not follow their expectations, even anger them with our decisions, but still love them and identify ourselves with our roots. That's what being an adult means I think. But I agree that if this "divorce" is forced upon the man or woman, it indeed may leave a gap. |
well said!when you love you love no matter if it is understood by the whole world or not.But definately loving someone should not mean giving in your dreams and make yourself a slave to a beloved one,being an instrument of one's will,being in someone's hands not able to think your own way or to decide about yourself.Then it stops being love,becames an addiction.
As far as family influence goes i can agree up to a point.We all carry in ourselves our family patterns of behaviour,it is unavoidable but I do not think that family in case of mature person may influence his/her decisions or choices regardless even cultural or religious differences.Parents seem to forget that children should have their own way of gaining life experience and freedom of choices.
There is a beautiful piece of writing on it By Khalil Gibran's " Prophet".
Anyway,Bathory you have my admiration for posting such detailed description of your problem.It was like throwing yourself to the lions. But nobody here is a lion,I think and what people criticise is not you as a person .You were brave enough to bring your problem up to the light.Bcs of it you proved that you are open and strong enough to get rid of the mess from your life.
good luck with it. |
I absolutely love Khalil Gibran's "The Prophet" absolutely beautiful!!
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22 Oct 2007 Mon 03:04 pm |
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Thank you to everybody that has read my post and said what the felt and thought. I have read all of it and it has helped me to see out of the box. I was living in a dream world and i needed to wake up, it is really a huge pity that it has taken me all this distruction to myself and doing wrong things without thinking of myself and what is right. I have made a dissision and i have cut out the cancer that was eating me up. It is going to take a very long time for me to work through the things i have done and the things that has been done to me, but i am sure that it cant rain all the time. I have taken my life back and it is up to me now to make the best of it. I will never trust a person with my heart or life ever again.
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22 Oct 2007 Mon 05:57 pm |
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Quoting Bathory: I have taken my life back and it is up to me now to make the best of it. I will never trust a person with my heart or life ever again. |
Well done Bathory. What you have done is very very brave and I know its so hard to leave somebody you loved so much. But it is the RIGHT THING. That kind of love can only make you unhappy.
I hope you DO trust again, but only somebody who lets you be who you are, make your own decisions and your own happiness.
Good luck
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22 Oct 2007 Mon 06:13 pm |
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Quoting Bathory: Thank you to everybody that has read my post and said what the felt and thought. I have read all of it and it has helped me to see out of the box. I was living in a dream world and i needed to wake up, it is really a huge pity that it has taken me all this distruction to myself and doing wrong things without thinking of myself and what is right. I have made a dissision and i have cut out the cancer that was eating me up. It is going to take a very long time for me to work through the things i have done and the things that has been done to me, but i am sure that it cant rain all the time. I have taken my life back and it is up to me now to make the best of it. I will never trust a person with my heart or life ever again. |
I am glad that you have decided to take your life back into your own hands!! Well done!! You will have some rough patches in the road but believe me you will get through them. The things that hurt us the most are the things that make us stronger - believe in yourself, you will make it through this, and in time you will love and trust again. Its the natural course of things. Good luck, and remember, if we ask forgiveness and make a concerted effort not to repeat the past - all is forgiven!!
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22 Oct 2007 Mon 07:43 pm |
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Quoting Bathory: Thank you to everybody that has read my post and said what the felt and thought. I have read all of it and it has helped me to see out of the box. I was living in a dream world and i needed to wake up, it is really a huge pity that it has taken me all this distruction to myself and doing wrong things without thinking of myself and what is right. I have made a dissision and i have cut out the cancer that was eating me up. It is going to take a very long time for me to work through the things i have done and the things that has been done to me, but i am sure that it cant rain all the time. I have taken my life back and it is up to me now to make the best of it. I will never trust a person with my heart or life ever again. |
sounds better!
but i hope you ll be able to trust again, but not the way you did till now.
i hope you are ok. dont let anyone to treat you as a piece of cloth, never, you have only one life to live.
stay cool!
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22 Oct 2007 Mon 08:05 pm |
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Thanks for the support guys. I have written a letter to him and i am just waiting for a translation and that will be the end of a very sad chapter in my life and the beginning of all good things to come as i will be in control of my life.
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22 Oct 2007 Mon 11:57 pm |
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Quoting Bathory: Thanks for the support guys. I have written a letter to him and i am just waiting for a translation and that will be the end of a very sad chapter in my life and the beginning of all good things to come as i will be in control of my life. |
good decision)))I wish you a lot of strenght and light in your life>Remember life is a gift!do not waste it for sad,addictive relationship.U deserve the best life can bring,just believe in it.
good luck again,my fingers are crossed for you))))
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23 Oct 2007 Tue 12:34 pm |
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Quoting Bathory: Thank you to everybody that has read my post and said what the felt and thought. I have read all of it and it has helped me to see out of the box. I was living in a dream world and i needed to wake up, it is really a huge pity that it has taken me all this distruction to myself and doing wrong things without thinking of myself and what is right. I have made a dissision and i have cut out the cancer that was eating me up. It is going to take a very long time for me to work through the things i have done and the things that has been done to me, but i am sure that it cant rain all the time. I have taken my life back and it is up to me now to make the best of it. I will never trust a person with my heart or life ever again. |
Best of luck with everything
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23 Oct 2007 Tue 02:20 pm |
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Portokal ))))we are talking about the same dynasty,they both abdicated))))but what a historical european input Stephen had as a Polish king)))))Anyway,both were courageous))))haha
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23 Oct 2007 Tue 02:23 pm |
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Glad to see my nick can stir up some interesting conversation........i just love history!!! So much still to learn and so much we still dont know......
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23 Oct 2007 Tue 02:25 pm |
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Quoting kafesteki kus:
Portokal ))))we are talking about the same dynasty,they both abdicated))))but what a historical european input Stephen had as a Polish king)))))Anyway,both were courageous))))haha |
Lady Bathory is couageous
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23 Oct 2007 Tue 05:37 pm |
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Quoting kafesteki kus: what a historical european input Stephen had as a Polish king)))))Anyway,both were courageous))))haha |
i know, i know "from sea to sea" right?
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24 Oct 2007 Wed 12:02 am |
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Quoting femme_fatal: Quoting kafesteki kus: what a historical european input Stephen had as a Polish king)))))Anyway,both were courageous))))haha |
i know, i know "from sea to sea" right? |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Batory
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