When it comes to hard times in your relationship, do you stay and fight the good fight, or do you throw in the towel and walk away.

And what if you have given your partner a few chances to get out, seeing that they are unhappy, but they won't, but on the same hand, they say they don't know where the relationship is going, yet they say they love you more than you know.

I've always been one to fight for what I love. Even if I am not getting the same amount in return. But when things are over, I know when I stay away.

What about you? Will you fight for something you believe can truly work out or will you walk away from it to save your own sanity? less

When it comes to hard times in your relationship, do you stay and fight the good fight, or do you throw in the towel and walk away.

And what if you have given your partner a few chances to get out, seeing that they are unhappy, but they won't, but on the same hand, they say they don't know where the relationship is going, yet they say they love you more than you know.

I've always been one to fight for what I love. Even if I am not getting the same amount in return. But when things are over, I know when I stay away.

What about you? Will you fight for something you believe can truly work out or will you walk away from it to save your own sanity? less

I agree with js250, I will fight as long as we move forward, but I will not spin my wheels for long. Depending on how long the relationship has been and the amount of life's experiences you've had together, for example raising a family, would influence how long I would be willing to wait without moving forward on the problem(s). If it's something big enough to break us up, then it's important enough to be working on or trying to get working on instead of coasting. I think we all have been reminded recently of how short life can be and so there is no time to waste on a road to nowhere. Then again, if you are still in love with someone, where else would you rather be, but with them? I think after a while of not resolving the deep conflicts or issues, you end up falling out of love anyway and then ending it. In my mind you fight for what you love and only leave what is intolerable and will never change, otherwise keep fighting. My sanity is better served being with the person I love and knowing we are working on things. It's better than being apart and pining for them. What's the point in being apart if you can't move on? And I could not move on if I still loved them (there is a caveat to that, namely any abuse).

Now, if things were for sure never going to change or it was a deal breaker issue such as abuse, I would leave. If not a deal breaker issue and but still a big issue and they still wouldn't fight, too, then that would tell me they didn't love as deeply as I do. Cold comfort to be sure, but one thing I know is that I deserve better. I have resolved myself not to waste my time and love on someone who can't give the same back to me. I am denying myself the chance to meet a better match, maybe even my soul mate if I am wasting time going nowhere with someone who won't fight, too.

PS, Please know, I am NOT comparing or commenting on your situation at all, I am only referring to myself. I don't want you to think I am implying anything in response to your situation because I know nothing about it and would never presume to tell you anything. less

When it comes to hard times in your relationship, do you stay and fight the good fight, or do you throw in the towel and walk away.

And what if you have given your partner a few chances to get out, seeing that they are unhappy, but they won't, but on the same hand, they say they don't know where the relationship is going, yet they say they love you more than you know.

I've always been one to fight for what I love. Even if I am not getting the same amount in return. But when things are over, I know when I stay away.

What about you? Will you fight for something you believe can truly work out or will you walk away from it to save your own sanity? less