Change for someone- advice needed

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Hi ,

I have this thing on my mind for long time ,

Some ppl say you shudnt change the person you love to love them , if you love someone you love for the person they are ( if its true love).

And some ppl say you shouldnt change yourself for someone , that loses what you are as an individual .

Please suggest whats rite , should you change or not , change urself ,change the person you love , if you dont like something in them.

I know sometimes you have to change for ur good , but doesnt that question ur thoughts , if someone truly loves you , they shud love you the way u are ,not how they wantto see u.

I reallyneed some advice here .....

Thanks

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Posted: 16 years ago
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You know, Love has to be the most sweetest thing in the world. Like, there are many different kinds of love. Love between Parent and Child, Romantic love, friendship love, and sweet stranger just smiling at you love.

When you think about it, we make soo many mistakes, and we are soo imperfect, but still our parents love us unconditionally. Thats the power of love. To love someone looking beyond their mistakes and imperfections.
There might be a lot of bad qualities in a person; But, if you tell that person about it, like frankly but nicely talking to them about it, then that person might change. And vice versa. Some habits might automatically change if your with a person. And some may not. I guess you have to just go around the bend, ykno?
I dont think a person should change for the person they love. Like whether its to impress a person, or they just think that maybe that other person wouldnt like them if they were themself.
When you get married to that person, eventually the truth will come out. You cant be someone your not for the rest of your life, can you? Then what is that person going to do? So, its better to be your self throughout the whole relationship. And genuinely let everything happen. Let you both fix problems that you have according to how you both are.
If you think there is something wrong with you, not counting what other people think, just how you feel, then go ahead. You can change your self. But dont do it for someone else, because in the end, its you who has to deal with it. You cant just lock your self up forever.
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Posted: 16 years ago
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^^ Great advice Rebeliouskid

I agree. Don't change yourself unless it's a bad quality you are trying to lessen. In that case, it's always good. But your individual creates specifically who you are. It sets you apart from others.
And don't try to change the person unless it's a bad quality, again. Because if you really truly love someone, you will love everything about them including their faults.
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: Rebeliouskid

You know, Love has to be the most sweetest thing in the world. Like, there are many different kinds of love. Love between Parent and Child, Romantic love, friendship love, and sweet stranger just smiling at you love.

When you think about it, we make soo many mistakes, and we are soo imperfect, but still our parents love us unconditionally. Thats the power of love. To love someone looking beyond their mistakes and imperfections.yeah coz they truly love you , so in romantic relations shudnt it be the same .......
There might be a lot of bad qualities in a person; But, if you tell that person about it, like frankly but nicely talking to them about it, then that person might change. And vice versa. Some habits might automatically change if your with a person. And some may not. I guess you have to just go around the bend, ykno? i have little concerns about difference in the thinking ..one person might believe in one thing ..u know general beliefs abt life ..and physcological beliefs .... and other might not ... so shud they change their thinking as well for the other person ?
I dont think a person should change for the person they love. Like whether its to impress a person, or they just think that maybe that other person wouldnt like them if they were themself.
When you get married to that person, eventually the truth will come out. You cant be someone your not for the rest of your life, can you? Then what is that person going to do? So, its better to be your self throughout the whole relationship. And genuinely let everything happen. Let you both fix problems that you have according to how you both are.
If you think there is something wrong with you, not counting what other people think, just how you feel, then go ahead. You can change your self. But dont do it for someone else, because in the end, its you who has to deal with it. You cant just lock your self up forever.



that was a great advice rebellious kid
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: liril



that was a great advice rebellious kid

Aww! Thanks :)
Okayyy, now concerning thoughts - I dont think that a person should change their way of thinking. Like, there may be some pschological factors affecting a person's decision and their actions. Since, that person has grown up with that, its gonna be really hard to change that about a person. I guess, what you can do is, work around it. Like, just deal with it, making your own compromises here and there, ykno?
and about the other general way of thinking, no one's opinions about every single thing remains the same. Like, after marriage, just opening up your view point to the other person's way of thinking, will automatically permit you to changing some of your opinions and thoughts about some things, whether you know of it or not. And same will happen to them. Soo, they might end up adjusting to your way of thinking, and you to theirs. If not 100% (Ofcourse not), but maybe like 40%...
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Totally agree with what others have said.

If love is changing you for good like you are trying to quit smoking or drinking or other addictions, then it's great! In fact, true love is supposed to make you a better person! So, in that case, I would say yes, let that person or love change you.

But if it's changing yourself, your traditions/values, or thinking, then I would have a problem with that. Love could change your thinking for good too. For example, if someone's really racist or stereotypical then love could change their thoughts for better. But if it's changing you as an individual by saying think or that, wear this instead of that, then it's a problem in my eyes.

I truly believe in this dialogue from Mohabbatein:

"Koi pyar kare toh tum se kare, tum jese ho wese kare, koi tum ko badal ke pyar kare, toh woh pyar nahin sauda kare, aur sahiba pyar mein sauda nahin hota!"

-Mahi
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Posted: 16 years ago
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A change for good should be voluntary.. u should not be forced to change and u should never force sum1 to change .. with love and any relationship, compromise is necessary, only if its for the good though ..

If u don't like something about sum1 u love and its hard for u to except that quality then tell them, don't ask for a change, ask for understanding of ur feelings and ask them to improve for ur relationship .. on the other hand if it's a quality u can live with then do so as no 1's perfect.

Now on the same note – if sum1 u love wants u to change something about urself then I guess u havta ask urself - will this change affect who I m and what I believe in , if yes, be honest with the loved 1… if u think u can at least try to make a change for the sake of ur loved 1 then its worth giving it a shot.

Sayings like u shouldn't change for any1 or u shouldn't change any1 does not apply to every person & situation .. u have to weigh the importance of that change with how it will affect u, ur loved 1 and ur relationship.

Main point is that u have to be honest about your own feelings.

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Don't expect the person you love to change, Love him/her for what that person is....
Your true love shall love you for waht you are..doesn't matter how you look,smell or behave.
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Posted: 16 years ago
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if you love someone soo much and your love is pure then im sure u dont care about a few little things dont change who you are because wen u re in love im sure it wont matter

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Change is inevitable. Some point in life both of you will always be changing, hopefully for the better for each other.

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