I Don't Get This

Copied straight from Jeanine's Bulletin Board post. I have no idea who originally authored it....if it was her she didn't say. My answers are in bold.

THE UNCOMFORTABLE SURVEY. (Let's see if you can get through it. If not, you're too scared about your past)
-Longest relationsip
Define relationship for me, please. If person you're in contact with that you love>40 years, if creature you live with and love>17 going on 18 years, if LOVER person that you hung out with or lived with or whatever then 7 years.

-Shortest relationship
Does one night stand count? Especially if he asked to marry you and that's why he only got one night?

-How many boyfriends/girlfriends have told you that they love you?
All of them. What's not to love?

-Have you ever thought that you were going to marry the person you were with?
Person you were with? SO AMORPHOUS!!!!! If you mean romantically with then I did.

-Have you ever loved someone so much that it hurt?
If you haven't been hurt by someone you loved then you didn't love them at all. People that you love know your most vulnerable aspects and sometimes they trample all over your fields of weakness.

-Have you ever made a boyfriend or girlfriend cry?
No, I intentionally go out of my way to make them happy...which has led to tears of my own.

-Are you happier single or in a relationship?
Neither. I'm happy wherever I am. If I'm single today then I'm happy. If I'm "WITH" (God that's annoying) someone then I'm happy. Happiness is not nor should it be gauged on who you are with externally but on how you feel about yourself. People that need others to make them complete don't know how to love themselves. Happiness comes from within. So does misery. You choose which way to be regardless of your relationship status.

-Have you ever been cheated on?
No. I at least have had the brilliance to fall for monogamous men.

-What is your favorite thing about the opposite sex?
The same thing it is in the same sex: Intelligence.

-Have you ever had your heart broken?
Yes (twice if you're counting) and thank God I did. What a misanthropic way to live if at the age of 40 I hadn't. It's also been banged around and bruised but then so has the rest of me....lost count on that.

-Have you ever broken someone's heart?
No. At least no one has ever told me that I broke their heart. Which I guess is a blessing. It means I was careful with the emotions of people I love(d).

-Talk to any of your exes?
Any time they contact me. I happen to be on good terms with anyone I've ever "been with" sexually, romantically, married to, etc. They all go on and on about how wonderful I am. Just goes to show that it wasn't meant to be. I can't hold that against them. Why should I? An ex is an ex for a reason. Doesn't mean I can't like the person just because I can't be "WITH" (I think I'm going to gag if I have to type that word one more time. ;-) You think I jest but I don't.) him in a love/sex/committment way.

-If you could go back in time and change things to where you could still be with one of your exes, would you?
NEVER! If I did then I wouldn't be the me that I am now. I wouldn't be living the life that I am now. Each one of those relationships honed a facet of my personality and character. Each one gave me a history I can look back on. What's the point in going back and erasing that?

-Think any of your exes feel the same way?
Actually most of my exes (flames, lovers, husband) think the opposite. Almost each one has commented (some quite recently :-O) that they would love to "get back together again." SO NOT HAPPENING>because the past is the past and that is the way it should stay. I don't believe in revisionist history or fairy tales that the second, third, whatever time around will be better than the last. If it had been meant to stay then it would have. I need to honor the fact that it didn't and move forward.

-Do you believe that you are a good boyfriend or girlfriend?
I don't know if I'd make a good boyfriend not having a penis and all but if you read the last paragraph then you know I make an awesome girlfriend...if I do say so myself. Well, actually I don't have to say so since my exes say it for me. My pseudo-currents do too.

-Have you dated people who were not good to you?
I don't date really. I know someone for a long time through school, work, or theater and then at some point the relationship changes and goes to next level. Or in case of a few, lustful pickups that turned into long term hangouts. If someone isn't "good" to me then that's my fault...I am allowing them to be that way. You don't have to have those people in your life. I mean yes I know that we all have work, family, activities of interest we engage in where we are STUCK dealing with some hideous people but if you're talking about someone you SUPPOSEDLY love than why would you let them do that to you? Only answer is because you're foolish enough to think that's what you deserve. YOU DON'T!!! No one does. Don't victimize yourself...get out, move on. It is possible...not easy but possible and in the long run you learn that you are your own strength and you WON'T allow someone to put you in that position again.

-Have you been in an abusive relationship?
Physically>no. Emotionally and verbally>yes and that's how I learned my most valuable lesson. You only allow others to do unto you what they will. If you let them treat you wrong they will. If you INSIST on being treated right you will. It's up to you.

-Have you dated someone older then you?
No. Although have recently started chatting with one who is...and he's pretty darned special....we shall see.

-Younger?
All the time. From a few months to many years. For some reason younger men find me very attractive.

-Do you regret anything that you have done with a boyfriend or girlfriend?NOPE. Regrets are silly. Making mistakes is a part of life. Luckily all the people...not just bfs...that I love, or have loved know the goodness of my heart and have always understood any of my foibles.

-Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?
Of course. I always thought the saying was backward. I believe forgiveness is human and forgetting divine. Learning to forget someone's errors automatically gives them another chance.

-Believe in love at first sight?
Ever met my parents? They knew instantly and this week was their 42nd wedding anniversary. After two weeks of bliss they married and lived happily ever after....actually happier than the night they met and told others "That's the one for me."

-Ever dated two people at once?
Dated no...didn't you read above. OK "slept with"....sort of....alternated days....couldn't keep it straight after a week. It was my walking on the wild side July. Every July something special happens for me. At least in the 2000's. That was one freaky summer month a few years back. Didn't know what hit me.....eventually one was more important than the other. Because you don't need a fuck buddy when you have someone else who engages your heart and mind as well as your body.

-Ever been given an engagement ring?
Yes. My fiancee, later husband and even later than that ex-husband was a student and unemployed at the time, so I had to buy it myself. He wanted to propose to me in front of my family at my birthday and romantically asked me first, "Do you have enough money in the checking account to cover a ring?" AND I SAID YES....remember what I wrote earlier...you only get what you allow others to give.

-Do you want to get married?
Not particularly. I've stated before that the man to get me to change my views on my being married would have to be a god.

-Do you have something to say to any of your exes?
HERE? Why would I? When they contact me I tell them, "I'm glad I loved you (liked you, lusted after you...hey, depends on the relationship we had) because you taught me something valuable. What are you doing now?" Then I berate them if it's not good for their health: emotionally,mentally, physically, financially or otherwise. Followed up with questions about people that were also part of our shared past: their family members, closest friends, etc. I always cut off the conversation when it heads into that zone of "I was a fool to let you go." Maybe it was their loss but it just wasn't meant to be or they'd still be here.

-Ever stolen someone's boyfriend or girlfriend?
Of course not. Why do you have someone in mind?

-Ever liked someone else's boyfriend or girlfriend?
OF COURSE I'm HUMAN. It's a natural progression that you like others around you....especially those that are similar in taste to people you care about. Doesn't mean you have to do anything about it...contrary to popular opinion.

-Does heartbreak really feel as bad as it sounds?
It's worse. And a breakup heartbreak is nothing compared to someone who has been married or in lifelong partnership and the other spouse dies. That heartbreak can kill you. Actual studies have been done to show that if you can outlive a partner by one year then you will live to full term of your lifetime. BUT usually a longterm relationship loss of that magnitude kills the remaining spouse within the year. Being celibate and afraid to love for four years seems mild in comparison.

Repost this as the "uncomfortable survey"

NOW THAT'S THE PART I DON'T GET?!?!?!? WHY WOULD THIS SURVEY BE UNCOMFORTABLE????