How long do you think it would honestly take to replace your current partner with someone else?

[KrakenAttackin]

Hours. It would only take a few right swipes to find a new partner.

A day or so to find a new partner.

Several days to find a new partner.

A week to month to find a new partner.

Several months to find a new partner.

A year or more to find a new partner.

My partner is irreplaceable.

A total of 45 votes were cast: 20 girls and 25 guys. See detailed results

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+1 y

Bravo to those saying their partner is irreplaceable! You are doing something right.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I don't think I could do it again in this lifetime and I'm not speaking romantically or idealistically, just very practically.

I'm sure at least some people are getting tired of how often I speak glowingly of my wife on here, but it's not just that she's a great person in general. She's a great person specifically for me, and that's such a small percentage of women given my quirks that I genuinely think I'm as lucky as someone who won an epic lottery and this is the analyst side of me thinking, not the idealist.

I'm an oddball, I'm clumsy, absent-minded, stubborn to a fault, have a bizarre sense of humor, head often in the clouds, can't stop talking once I start, overshare and get TMI a lot, think out loud and lack much of a filter except for a modicum of practiced tact, horrible at time management, etc. It's not exactly the type of thing that many women want to put up with for the rest of their lives; I can charm some subset on first impressions but it's another thing to deal with me all the time every single day.

So to have found a wife of exceptional moral character who not only tolerates it but seems to love it really does make me one of the luckiest of guys as I see it. I might need at least dozens of lifetimes otherwise to find another one so compatible.

[RebelinSteel]

Currently single, however from looking back over various relationships, a day to about 6 months. That is for a partner that you consider a partner and not just dating, as dates are not what I would consider having a partner. A lot is pure luck and the rest is just avoiding social media and more luck lol

[msmissydc]

Replace in what way? Find a new partner, find something better, or find a relationship like him?
First: a few month maybe. Luck dependent
Second: I dont know its possible
Third: at least a few years not sure if it is possible.

[KrakenAttackin]

@msmissydc. This is entirely up to you to interpret and determine.

[msmissydc]

Going with a combination of two and three and saying it's nearly impossible. Alone building up a relationship with someone else, comparable to ours would take years. That excludes the process of finding someone in the first place.

[KrakenAttackin]

Well, let's say the time it takes to identify someone with whom you have interest and line up a first date.

[msmissydc]

First dates dont say much. Maybe a few weeks if I try. But what does that do?
First dates are to get to know each other. That's not what I would say replacing my partner is at all.

[KrakenAttackin]

@msmissydc. I thought that right after I hit send. First dates used to mean something (at least to me they did).

[msmissydc]

They are far from meaningless. But its the first real step to learn about a person. This can go into a lot of different directions.

[msmissydc]

What i mean with 'dont say much' I mean first dates are not a direct line to a new relationship. It gives a chance to start one if a lot of things align.

[KrakenAttackin]

@msmissydc. I agree with that especially these days.

[dustybiker2]

I would stay alone. Some people are irreplaceable. And I would feel bad naturally comparing everyone.

[dustybiker2]

Kracken I hear you can delete the bots bs

[KrakenAttackin]

I will give it a shot.

[dustybiker2]

Thanks for the mho 😎

[Apple1996]

I already have a line up waiting 😅 really tho I wouldn't replace him. If I became single again I have no desire to date

[Avicenna]

A lineup waiting to date a woman with four kids who's pregnant with her fifth? LMAO...
Your hubby is a great guy...

[Apple1996]

@Avicenna I've been proposed to while being already married 😂

[Avicenna]

By men who knew how many kids you have as well as being married? I don't believe that.

[Apple1996]

@Avicenna yess he knew my husband. That's how I met him lol at the time I only had 3 kids

[Apple1996]

@Avicenna I also get hit on very often. If I ever became single it wouldn't take long to find a new man. Women tho I struggle with a lot more. Harder to find lesbians which is who I prefer being with

[Avicenna]

I don't doubt that you get hit on. I just question whether a guy would actually want to partner up with a woman with as many kids as you have (and having three also applies). I doubt this guy actually wanted to do that- he probably just wanted to have sex with you, and I think that would be the case with any guy you'd meet if you and hubby split up.

You'd better hold on to hubby- he's great guy if he's supporting you while you stay home with the kids.

[Avicenna]

Now if you were single with no kids, then I'd say you'd have tons of options.

[Apple1996]

@Avicenna the guy who did that didn't have a working peen so def wasn't for sex 😅

And eh my husband benefits more from me then I do from him. I keep him around just cuz I love him. It's not about the kids or supporting me

[Avicenna]

Well, if the replacement is just any woman, I would imagine in a few days. But the best girlfriend I ever had is irreplaceable.

[worldscolide]

I'd never do it. If my wife left me or died, I just have no desire to have anyone else in my life. Dating would kill me with the status of it right now.. Plus I'd get banned from most dating platforms when I state "biological women only, trannies or gender confuses mentally disabled people need not apply"

[Yannae]

Replacing as in just to fill in the slot of girlfriend would not take long. But if it's going to be the right girl for me, that would be a whole different story.

Replacing as in a partner on par with my current girlfriend? I honestly don't know, that could take ages, might not even happen. She's great and I'm just at a very happy place right now.

[Lliam]

It depends on your circumstances. If I was young and broke up with a girlfriend, I could get another one fairly quickly.

But at this point in my life, there would be no way to replace my wonderful wife.

[JacobJordan]

I will not be replacing my wife ever. I am a 1 and done kinda man. Biggest reason is I know that I would be comparing everything to the way my wife is. And that isn't fair to someone else.

[TommyMountainFigure]

It's not something people in a strong relationship would ever consider thinking about. If it were to happen, then it would take as long as it needed to. I have no idea!

[Mr_twoface]

I didn't want to get married until I was 30. Took me 7 years to secure my wife. Guess if I had to put in the effort and beginning the roller coaster of dating, getting to know someone etc. At least another 7-10 years.

[Charliefretz329]

I’m currently dating myself, and I’m recovering from another divorce.


I wouldn’t even consider the word “dating” until I knew a person for several months. And it would take years to develop any semblance of trust.

[Billlewis]

For women, a few days. For most guys, a few months, at the absolute minimum.

[electromagnetic]

At this point, if we don’t die together, I’ll either be the car lady or in prison.

[LaurenM1997]

The last partner I had was 2019 still looking now

[Fromdusktilldawn]

I already have hard time yo find a first partner at all. So I probably won't ever find a second one

[Likes2drive]

Could be years, no one can really know, since I don’t have anyone it’s still taking awhile

[LiamJHayden]

I have never felt a need to mourn after a breakup, so if an interesting lady crossed my path later that day I'd be game.

[Jmmmfi4]

IM NOT THE KINDA PERSON THAT HAS THAT LUXURY IN LIFE

[DagonbroughtMehere]

I know there are others out there, but the likelihood of finding one is negligible at best.

[laly520]

he can't be replaced

[exitseven]

I could never find another.

[Exterminatore]

She’s irreplaceable.