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If I looked at it as a sacrifice I wouldn't have done it.
Good point. That's just what I was going to say about quitting my job to move to another state for my ex-fiance. I suppose quitting a good job without another one to go to might be considered a sacrifice by some, but I didn't think twice about doing it. At the time it seemed like the best thing to do, and looking back I'd still make the same choice. What I wouldn't do is buy a house with someone I'm not married to, so I can "escape" easier, but with my life the way it was at the time, moving for love was an easy choice.
I wouldn't call this a sacrafice but when my mom was sick I was living here in LA and I went home for Christmas to visit and realized how sick she really was. I never left her, but that meant that I abandoned my job, had to spend my entire savings, had to find someone to sublet my place, ship my car to Chicago and a bunch of other things. It was very emotionally draining because on top of the stress of dealing with all my financial issues, I was also coming to terms with my mom's health. However, the reason I say it wasn't a sacrafice is because I don't regret it for a single second. If I hadn't done that, I would've felt guilty for the rest of my life. Yep, best decision I've ever made.
The only huge sacrifice that I made was when I decided not to go to college right away and instead moved to Germany with my first husband. No regrets other than the fact that I was young and did not take full advantage of being in a foreign country and so close to other countries as well.
There are always pros and cons to sacrificing certain parts of your life for another but I try to focus on the positive things and not the negative things. For me, I was able to return to college later on down the road and was able to spend time with my daughter and watch her grow rather than have some day care tell me about her accomplishments for the day.
I did give up my first wife for the benefit of our daughters. Someone introduced my wife to the wonders of cocaine. She was immediately hooked. She was missing work. Missing from home. Missing her kids grow up. After putting up with it for a year, i gave her 6 months to clean up her life. She didnt even try. So i gave her a huge house in California, took my daughters and raised them myself while working in the operating room. So yes. i think i sacrificed something. A wife. A social life. And alot of hours of sleep. Now that i see how well the girls are doing as adults, it seems that somehow i did a pretty good job!
I did give up my first wife for the benefit of our daughters. Someone introduced my wife to the wonders of cocaine. She was immediately hooked. She was missing work. Missing from home. Missing her kids grow up. After putting up with it for a year, i gave her 6 months to clean up her life. She didnt even try. So i gave her a huge house in California, took my daughters and raised them myself while working in the operating room. So yes. i think i sacrificed something. A wife. A social life. And alot of hours of sleep. Now that i see how well the girls are doing as adults, it seems that somehow i did a pretty good job!
Wow! You are a good man.
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