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Putting aside all other factors other than the loss of a loved one, do you feel that one is more superior than the other from an emotional standpoint? Don't count financial loss, kids involvement, etc... I'm talking strictly about the loss people feel during a breakup or divorce. Do you see one as emotionally more damaging than the other?

My mother and I were having a disagreement on this topic and I decided to do a poll to get some outside advice.

My mother believes in a more spiritual/supernatural explanation for why she feels marriage holds a stronger emotional bond than a relationship without the title. She's Christian so she believes that God created man and woman to "become one" when they are married. She says that I can't fully understand it because I'm young and I haven't been married before. She says it's something someone just has to experience.

I agree with how divorce can most likely have a greater effect than a break up because most of the time dating doesn't hold the same responsibility that marriage does. The title of marriage and the fact that you're signing yourself away to a huge life commitment emotionally and financially automatically gives it an advantage. But I suggested to her that it is possible for a couple that's going through the breakup of a serious relationship to have the same emotional damage as a maritally divorced couple. Most long term dating relationships do explore/carry out the same duties that make up an officially married couple.

To me, marriage is just a title. I think how close a couple is during the relationship has wayyy more to do with how they'll feel once separated regardless of label. I explained that I think there's a logical explanation for why divorce might typically have more of an emotional effect than dating. There's gotta be a quantifiable reason as to why people often feel a greater connection when they have the marriage title.

I added this really attractive girl a couple of months ago and we started talking regularly just starting off with 20 questions.
We talked about our prior relationships and we both said we were interested in one with each other. We started talking like a couple to each other and got deep and personal in our conversations.
She unfortunately lives 2 hours away and that was part of the reason her last relationship ended. But I offered to go see her 3 times but she was too busy in school. But I knew she was a real person because we went to high school together.
But we started counting down the days until to see each other. She randomly said there was something about her she needed to discuss with me in person.
When we got together she was very quiet, but she just said she had a migraine. But soon asked me to take her home. She told me on the way back she still needed time to get over her ex and she thought she was ready. But she clutched my had with both of my hands saying how great of a guy I was and how much she wanted to be with me.
She asked for the week to try to figure things out and barely spoke to me.
But she said she needed to find self love and confidence and wasn't ready to get into a relationship with anyone.
But I told her if and when things change, if she's still interested to let me know. All she said was 'ok' and we haven't spoken since.
We had an amazing emotional connection and I'm heartbroken... Is this done?

I started talking to a girl on Facebook about 3 months ago, and we grew a deep. emotional connection and we had fun hanging out.
We went on a date recently and she said she had a headache, and I took her home. She confessed she still had feelings for her ex and needed closure.
She cancelled our plans yesterday 30 minutes before I was supposed to get her. Then she said she was not available anymore this weekend.
Like. I get the picture now, but it's like a completely different person. She said she likes and cares about me, and doesn't want to miss out on me, but wants to think things over this week.
I'm so tired of being hurt. Do I just end this?