I am 22 years old I need to understand something why is it that when a person is raised the right way by both parents that they are left in the dust and when they get tired of being disrespected that they say something they are categorized as being the men who treated them like in the past? What must people like me have to do to be happy I have been out of relationship for four years it has not gotten me any where but in misery I have seen my friends get women and leave them after they have sex with them and leave them but when someone like me is wanting to be in a relationship we get mistreated left and right like we are nohing

I am a strong man who is in the Army national guard have another job I cook clean pay bills and love to go out I am not always there but when I am there she will not do anything just sit there and when I ask her to be affectionate she gets mad what the hell is wrong with society for this to happen?? It had happen to me before over and over again I am confused and hurt I am getting really fed up of being used and abused like this

I love to be touched kissed and be affectionate why can I not have this??

SOmeone help me please give me a sign some input please

I know some females that would appreciate and love to have someone like you.

I know you know the saying some women can appreciate a good man when it's before their eyes and some people carry what the hurt from their last relationship to their current one. Well everyone isn't like this so your going have to keep looking by dating until the right one comes along.

Sometimes your going have to kiss a few frogs in order to find your princess.

You haven't found the right one, but you have found the right site, most of the people here haven't either! LOL

You got to keep looking, you sound like a great guy so your great girl could be just round the corner waiting for you.

But she's not going to want someone who is angry, sad and carrying around baggage... let it go... people are a**holes... it's just a fact of life!

You sound like a good guy, you sound like what a lot of women want! You haven't found "the one" when you do all your hard work of being a good guy will pay off, and it will be appreciated.

You're 22 right? At that age most people are still trying to figure out what they want in life and in a partner. Most people your age aren't ready for a mature long term relationship because they don't even know what they really want yet. Many will fall in love but after the butterflies are gone, sadly, the majority will just give up on the relationship and move on to the next person that gives them those butterfly feelings.

My advice is to keep doing what you're doing. Take the time you have right now to date and see what's out there - the more people you meet and date, the more clearly you'll know what you want in a partner and the better chance you'll have to find "the one" for you.

Forget about society, and the people in it! Focus on you and your actions, and ask yourself, why are you staying with someone who isn't making you happy??

Thats not societies problem, its yours! If a partner can't work with you, and honestly communicate, to resolve your issues, then its time to go, and that's YOUR call to make.

Don't go blaming everyone else for your unwillingness solve your problems in a proactive way, when its your responsibility to work in your own behalf.

As Liz said, kiss more frogs. One will change into your princess.