Poll: How many relationships have you been in?

[zehydra]

I'm 21, and have had one serious relationship.

 

[Risingblade]

Four of them with none ending well

 

[WiccaVamp]

I've had Six serious relationships, (still in the sixth) and though I cannot say that none of them had terrible moments, I still love and are friends with most of them. They've all taught me something about myself and life, good and bad, and I wouldn't change or erase any of them. My boyfriend now has been my best friend for 10 years now and given my experience and prior relationships it's given me a basis for the most natural and amazing relationship I've ever had and still have.

 

[devotedsniper]

I put 4-6 cause i've been with 3 different girls (all of the relationships were serious) but had something like 3-4 seperate relationships with one of them (get together, break up, get together, etc.).

I don't think thats too bad considering i'm 21 and i don't really go out looking for girls, i don't go to clubs (the closest thing to a club that i go to is a pub with friends), i don't really drink and i'm not exactly the most talkactive/easy to get to know person out there, girls i go out with are usually my friend long before i even ask them out.

And for even further information each of those relationships have lasted from 3 months to the more regular 12 months.

 

[That Guy Ya Know]

0, I really can't imagine hating someone enough to subject them to a relationship with me, I'd make a lousy boyfriend.

Seriously though, I'm not that interested. I'm really not a people person.

 

[The Last Nomad]

As many as I've ever wanted



which is zero in case you were wondering.

 

[Rickolas Walrus]

Been in three. Been screwed over all three times too. Kinda losing faith in the whole idea

 

[artanis_neravar]

2 internet relationships. 0 real life. 17 years old. I can really only think of 2 or so people in real life I'd even have a chance with that I'm attracted to, considering I'm a short (5'4") and skinny guy.

Even then, having a cleft lip and palate, no matter how fixed it is, really doesn't help in the being attractive department.

How do you define "have a chance with?"

 

[Right Hook]

I ain't just playing the dating game on hard mode, I'm playing it like it was dark souls. It just ain't worth the effort and inevitable humiliation and pain to me.

Dude! I use the same terms to describe dating difficulty too! For some people it's like Halo on easy and for others it's like playing on legendary.

To be honest, I think I saw the "I'm not ugly. I'm playing the dating game on hard mode" thing on memebase or 9gag.

I made up the bit about dark souls myself, though...

Yeah, maybe you did, it's not that clever of a concept, just a funny one, it would make sense that someone else thought of it too.

 

[triggrhappy94]

1.5-ish.
I don't normally count my first one because it lasted like 3 days.
The other one ended at pretty much the 6 month mark.

 

[artanis_neravar]

I've had Six serious relationships, (still in the sixth) and though I cannot say that none of them had terrible moments, I still love and are friends with most of them. They've all taught me something about myself and life, good and bad, and I wouldn't change or erase any of them. My boyfriend now has been my best friend for 10 years now and given my experience and prior relationships it's given me a basis for the most natural and amazing relationship I've ever had and still have.

Best friend for 10 years before becoming your boyfriend? or counting the time he has been your boyfriend? or some third option I haven't thought of?

Either way this seems to give credence to the friends before relationship thing.

 

[AnotherAvatar]

Shit, I'm going to have to think about this... Does having affairs with married women count? If so then I think I'm at 14 or 15, if not then like 12 or 13. For the record I'm 25, and picky as fuck (or at least for the past 6 or so years I've been picky, in high school I'd date any thing mildly cute or charming).

Also: My longest has been a year, so honestly I don't really consider any of them that serious, I've had like at least 6 different girls move away right as we were getting really passionate... Advice: Never get into it with a girl who is moving, that shit hurts in silly ways and unless you can go with them it's not going to last.

 

[Beffudled Sheep]

Over 10. They were all rather short though, didn't start till I was 18 (had people issues, still do), and only 2 before my current lasted to a year. I tend on having violent mood swings and a general downer to be around even when I'm in my happy phases. I also don't understand love as an emotion and don't think I've felt it in over two decades. I might have but I don't remember what it feels like so I can't be sure. Been in a nice long one (3 years) with a woman I've known for many many years that secretly had a thing for me. I had a thing for her too (she is 6'3! Finally a woman that doesn't feel like a child compared to me! [I'm 6'8]) and so one day we were having a go at some Timesplitters co-op and she asked me out. Good girl, acceptable looks, brains, personality, hobbies and she can deal with my various mental and emotional problems. I like her. Actually been trying for a kid (sadly it has been so far unsuccessfull).

 

[loc978]

Not sure what your metric is here. Lots of friends, with or without benefits... but "romance" has never appealed to me. So it's either zero or over ten. Withholding my vote for now.

 

[Kae]

Just 1, but I'm not sure if it counts since all we did together was play videogames and watch movies together, and whenever we would look at each other we would just blush and look away, I don't really like physical contact so I'd get really nervous when I was trying to hold her hand an just turned away, anyway it was when I was 15, so it was quite some time ago, though to be fair we didn't hang together much at school because since I was the weird loner kid at school and she was the leader of the soccer team, everybody would stare at us when we were together and it was uncomfortable as hell, can you imagine having the entire school staring at you with an utterly confused face? It was not good, it ended on good terms too since we both had to move to different cities we just said goodbye, it was fun but I don't think adult relationships are like that.

 

[JoesshittyOs]

Hard to say. I went through my dating craze in 7th and 8th grade, and even though all the girls I dated called each other boyfriend and girlfriends, I'd never really say we were in a relationship. That tally alone probably adds up to about 6 or 7.

But in reality, I'd say definitely one, maybe two. Hell, the farthest sexually I've ever gotten with a girl wasn't even while we were dating.

So yeah, the first one was with a girl in my sophomore year of High School. We were dating, and all the while we were good friends. The relationship progressed pretty far, and we generally got closer as it moved on. It didn't end on the best of terms, and we don't really talk to each other any more after a series of confrontations that weren't exactly my fault, but could have easily been avoided if I had manned up.

The second one was... a long story. Basically I was a good friend to her while she dated two guys in a row before me, and in the end I eventually was somewhat of a rebound when her previous boyfriend had cheated on her. Funny thing was, I had previously expressed my dissaprovement in said guy, so when it happened I was there with open arms. We got pretty close, got a little intimate, and than she got cold feet, and over the course of a few freak outs which we were both responsible for, we stopped talking to each other, and currently hate each other's guts. She's currently dating said guy who cheated on her again.

Once again, the problems weren't really my faults, but easily could have been avoided if I had just manned up. So, needless to say, I've learned from my failures.

Edit: Anyways, the moral of the story is no matter how much you think the person is acting unfair, or unjust, try as hard as you can to put on a smile and deal with it. It will save you a lot of heart ache and pointless anger.

 

[Shadow flame master]

0, and I'm 17 and still a virgin. This seems wrong to some people, me being a senior in High School and still a virgin, so I'm kinda the butt of some jokes that involve me.

Also, don't think that I'm waiting for "The One", I could date any of the girls in my school if I wanted to. I just choose not to because grades seem more important than getting laid to me, and the prospect of a relationship doesn't appeal to me that much.

With that said, I'm not the type of guy that most girls would want for a boyfriend, so there's that. If I actually tried to get a girl, then I wouldn't be one of those forever alone people out there.

 

[aescuder]

I'm sort of astonished that the resulting majority leaned towards the social stereotype of geeks/gamers having no relationships (I'm 23 and at the 4-6 relationship range). The poll sort of insinuates that geeks/gamers are still very much socially inept. I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised. Although I thought, and sort of hoped, that we as a social culture have evolved into something not quite as homogenous as this.

Oh well, I suppose it could be worse, and I'm not quite sure what the general age range is in the escapist demographic.