I prefer not to think of my past numerous relationships as mistakes. As this article from Oprah.com “Love Lessons from Bad Breakups” points out, not only does our judgment improve in men, but we learn more about what we want and have to offer to a relationship. Prior to making the commitment to get married, the 34-year old author of this article decided to schedule dates with four of her previous boyfriends starting from her teens. Read http://budurl.com/breakups
During the relationship with each of these guys, she felt their relationship would last forever and couldn’t imagine living without them. Then as circumstances happen, the relationship ended with either her as the dumper or the dumpee. Some of her lessons included:
Through revisiting her past loves, she discovered that although none of these guys turned out to be the love of her life, they each had a part in teaching her what she needed to learn about being a good partner for a lifetime.
What have your biggest lessons from past loves been? I’d like to hear below.