Originally Posted by Martian

It all depends on the relationship. I don't know how long the latest one will take. It's a bit hard to make a guess at this point. And since this was my first serious relationship, I can't really put anything else out there.

Non-serious, I was usually over day of. I classify my relationships in two categories. Some are just two people having fun with no real long-term plans involved and some are the sort that you think could be forever. For the first type, it's easy for me to walk away because I knew from the beginning that it had to end sooner or later, so I can honestly just be glad for the good times I had. The second kind...

well, how do you get over that exactly? That's the sort of relationship that changes you, as a person. So it's not as if you can just go back to where you were beforehand. I'm still learning about that one.

Not gonna vote, because I reckon every situation is unique.