Period 8/9 Blog #8
Your comment post should be at least 270 words this week due Thursday by 11:59 pm (worth 70 points) and you will be responsible for responding (respectfully) to one of your classmates in at least a one paragraph reply entries by Sunday at 11:59 pm (worth 30 points).
* If you were faced with ending a relationship because your family and your girlfriend/ boyfriends family did not get along, would you end it or stay together? Explain why or why not and be sure to use examples when explaining and also relate it to Romeo and Juliet.*
If I was faced with ending a relationship because my family did not get along with my boyfriends family, I wouldn’t end the relationship. I’d tell them to look at things from MY point of view, and realize that if I’m happy they should all be happy with me, same thing with my boyfriends family. If the two families were feuding how the Montagues and Capulets were in Romeo and Juliet, I’d explain it to my parents. If I was in my parents position and my daughter or son told me that they were not going to end the relationship I’d be pretty mad. But I’d get over it, because I’d want to see my child happy.
ReplyDeleteEven though they’d be happy with my enemy, I'd want them to be happy. If my child was happy, I’d be happy regardless who they were in love with. The difference between Romeo and Juliet’s life, and my life is back then there were arranged marriages. Now, there isn’t arranged marriages, so we are free to date and marry who we please. When explaining this all to my parents, I’d bring up that I can marry and date who I want, and if someone didn’t choose their spouse or partner, why are they going to expect me to end the relationship? In Romeo and Juliet, they snuck around at night to see each other because they’re love was too strong, for them to stay away from each other. Also, I wouldn’t end the relationship because if my family and my boyfriends family absolutely hate each other, it doesn’t involve my boyfriend and I. As long as if they didn’t hate each other because of my boyfriend and I, I’d expect them to stop fighting and move on.
If I was faced with ending a relationship because our families didn’t get along I wouldn’t end our relationship. I think we would just stay distant for a while but I wouldn’t end my relationship because of our families. Everyone has different opinions on other people but that shouldn’t come between any relationship. It’s like saying you have to friends but both of them hate each other. Would you end a friendship because one doesn’t like the other? I don’t think so. And if you do then you’re ridiculous because no one should come between any of your relationships whether friends or more than friends. If our families don’t like each other then why would we end the relationship? So what they don’t like each other, that doesn’t mean I will end my relationship with my girlfriend. I’d tell my family to quit being ignorant and accept that I’m actually happy and I would tell them that they need to stop fighting. Fighting doesn’t solve anything and you won’t get anywhere in life by fighting so I would say to stop fighting. I don’t think it would make me end my relationship with my girlfriend.
ReplyDeleteRomeo and Juliet have this kind of situation where there families hate each other and don’t like each other. Romeo and Juliet have to hide their relationship from their families because if they found out that they were in a relationship and they like each other, it’ll be bad. So they hide their relationship and keep in on the down low for a while. Romeo goes out to see Juliet at night because their love is very strong. I guess it’s different for those two to love each other because of the families. The families don’t like each other to the point where they would literally kill each other and I don’t think they could really tell their parents and make their relationship known because if they do, their families would probably not accept it and the fights would be worse. It’s complicated with Romeo and Juliet but they face the same situation.
I agree with you nick because you say that its all on the situation and thats totally true to a extent. And your right no families can keep love apart only from a distance. But how it still is the same feeling for each other this is why this story is so amazing
DeleteI think Nick explained this great! He gave great examples from the play Romeo Juliet. He also gave reasons to support his descison! He really tries to explain the situation in Romeo and Juliet most definetly. Good Job Nick!
DeleteI agree with what nick said and he did a great job explaining it. He gave many examples from the book and his life. He backed up his decision and good support for his opinion.
DeleteI completely agree with Nick! He used examples from Romeo and Juliet to back up his decision and he related it to the story as well. I also liked how he said, no family can keep love apart. I also liked how he said the situation is complicated because it really is. I wouldn't even know what to do with myself if I was ever in that type of relationship. Good job!!
DeleteI agree with Nick. He used good details to back up his opinion. He related it good to Romeo and Juliet. All of his examples are good support for his opinion.
DeleteWell I think that if you have feelings or a passion for somebody and they have it too and you share that love together then you should be unstoppable. No one should be able to come in between each other because your in love you cant find it anywhere until you move on thats if you do because to just break away from somebody you love is very hard and by somebody doing it for you is even worse you should become more attached to each other honestly because it makes your love more hard to find but its their though you have it but if its hard to find then you love more. Just like Romeo and Juliet their love is I bet more stronger then it was before now they have to sneak around it makes everything more hard to get and then you want it more and more then soon enough you lust for it dream about it think about more and more daily you never get outta your head thats why Romeo and Juliets love story is so interesting besides it wrote by Shakesphrere makes it better right their but their love is so much more rare and they seek it and seek it and when they meet they dont know whats going on the hold world stops in their mind stress is off everythings gone its just them happy cause they found their soul mate their love of their life and they both feel it. And even though this great love story was made up this could happen right now in the 20 century when and they still share the same love as they did back then and now
ReplyDeleteIf I was faced with having to end my relationship with my boy friend, just because our families didn't get along I would try my best to stay with him. I wouldn't just break up with him because our families are in a fight. To me, that would be silly to do that. If I really liked him I wouldn't let something like that get in the way of our relationship. Also I would stay with him to prove that our families could get along and that they shouldn't make such a big deal out of a little fight. I would be honest with my parents and tell them how I feel and if they still didn't let me date him that just means they are selfish and are not thinking of my feelings. So, I would stay in the relationship with him.
ReplyDeleteThis relates to Romeo and Juliet because even though their families were fighting they didn't let that stop them from being together, like I wouldn't. They didn't care that their families were fighting they loved each other anyway. They thought they were each destiny for each other so they didn't let their families get in the way of that. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo, the night he met her sneeked into her garden to go see her. This shows that he didn't care that his families were fighting and he would do anything to go see her. So me, Romeo, and Juliet would all stay together with whoever we loved even if our families are fighting.
If I was faced with ending a relationship because my family and my girlfriends family didn't get along, i wouldn't end the relationship. If i loved this person i think we could just be unbreakable. I would think my parents would want me to be happy. Its not like they have to pick my wife like Romeo and Juliet times. I can choose who i want.If i were my parents i would want my kid to be happy. I would let him or her date whoever they want i wouldnt fight with their parents. To break away from someone you love would be hard for a stupid reason, that your family hate each other and can't get along.
ReplyDeleteThis relates to Romeo and Juliet because their families don’t get along. If Romeo and Juliet get married i think their families wouldn't even let them see each other. They dont get along and hate each other. This didn't stop Romeo and Juliet. They love eachother so much that they don't care that their families don't get along. Nothing can break their love. Within the first couple hours they actually talk, Juliet wants to get married. Romeo doesn't care when he jumped over the wall, his love for Juliet was so strong he wanted to see her. They know they can’t tell their parents because it won't end well. Juliet’s dad said “marry who you want, I want you to be happy”. She wants to marry Romeo but I think he might approve because she loves him. This story was written a long time ago, and families these days still don't get along, and have the same situation that Romeo and Juliet have.
I agree with mitch because i understand what he is saying. I know how he could pick his love over his family. Because he might want to start his own when he gets older. And to start that he must let go of his old one but still hold them close. In the end he must choose his own path and when the time comes he'll know were to go
DeleteIf I was in Romeo and Juliet’s situation, where my family did not get along with my boyfriends family, i would stay with my boyfriend no matter what. I would do this for many different reasons. To start off i would most definitely stay with him because i would be happy. It doesnt matter if there was a war going on with our families, i am happy and thats all that matters. I do care and love my family, but i want to be happy to. Juliet and Romeo didn't know at first they were eachothers rivals. It just proves how in love they were. If i was in that situation i would stay with my boyfriend. I think it is fair for myself to be happy! I think love is hard to find and Romeo and Juliet are truly in love they were. I think they had to face hard decisions, but they didn't care about what their feuding families would say or do. Even in the play, Romeo was allowed to stay at party because Lord Capulet said how well mannered and a great gentlemen he was. If i liked someone i wouldn't let anyone get in between us. I would not try to be in a feud with my boyfriends family either. I would be peaceful and mature about the fighting between families. I would also be respectful, I want to be happy in the best way! Thats why i wouldn't care if my family was mad at me or disappointed at me for going out with him. Thats what i would do if i was in Romeo and Juliet’s situation.
ReplyDeleteI think Alyssa explained this the best. I like the way she related the situation to Romeo and Juliet. And also the way she said she would handle the situation. I think alyssa explained and gave examples very well.
DeleteI think you explained how you would react to this kind of situation, awesomely! I like how you gave examples from Romeo and Juliet and related it to the situation. You would probably create less problems than anybody else if you were in this kind of situation. I think the smartest thing you can do is be peaceful and mature in this problem just like you said. Everything you said made sense and made a good point!
DeleteI think you explained this really well. Like a lot of us, you would stay with your boyfriend no matter what. I think thats right thing to do. I would handle the situation the same way. Nothing should get in the way of true love.
DeleteIf I was faced with ending a relationship because my family and my girlfriend's family didn't get along, I would most likely not end the relationship. I would just keep the relationship by only talking in school and not text each other when our parents are around. What I'm trying to say, is that we would "lie low" and keep the relationship at a minimum until the families get along. For example, Romeo and Juliet at first kept their love a secret when the families were fighting, and tried to avoid them finding out they’re together. I would also not end a relationship like that because you two could be madly in love with each other, and in the future get married. It would be the most emotional event of your life if you had to just let you true love go just because of a family feud. Most people wouldn’t let them go like that, they would try to fight through the problem like Romeo and Juliet did, but most likely wouldn’t die from it like they did. I personally think a majority of the people out there would right off the bat would say they wouldn’t end their relationship if their families were fighting, it just wouldn’t be right to let someone go like that.
ReplyDeleteIf I was faced with ending a relationship because my family did not get along with my girlfriends family I would not end the relationship. I would ask them to see it from my perspective and see that the person makes me happy. As parents they should want to see me happy. If the two families were fighting I would try to explain to my parents that noting is that big of a deal to constantly be fighting. They should care about my opinion and the way I feel about others. If I was in my parents position and my son or daughter told me that they were not going to end the relationship I’d be pretty mad. But I’d get over it, because I’d want to see my child happy.
ReplyDeleteRomeo and juliets situation is very similar to this. There families have hated each other for a long time and juliet and Romeo fall in love. There parents would never want them to love each other because they are enimies. Because of this they have to hide their relationship. Romeo went out at night to see juliet because he cared about her very much and wanted to see her. They also believed it was fate that brought them together and they wouldnt let there families get in the way of there love. On the night Romeo and Juliet met he snuck into her garden and risked his life to see her. This proved that he really “loved” her and would do anything to be with her.
If I were faced with a decision to end a relationship because my family and my own boyfriend’s family did not get along, I still wouldn’t end the relationship. I know that I would only date a guy that I’m thinking about marrying to. I’ll obviously be serious about my love for my boyfriend, that’s why I wouldn’t end the relationship even if our families didn’t get along. If I ended the relationship it would prove that I wasn’t really in love with the guy because I wasn’t willing to prove to my family that they can’t separate my boyfriend and I. For example, the Montagues and Capulets were families that were fighting. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fell in love with each other and because of their families they didn’t see each other publicly. They didn’t stick up to their families for their relationship and that’s how they ended up being miserable. They let people take advantage of their own life decisions. I wouldn’t want to end up miserable like they were, that’s why I wouldn’t end a relationship and it wouldn’t be a secret kept from my family like it was for Romeo and Juliet.
ReplyDeleteJuliet’s marriage was arranged so she really had no choice to pick whatever guy she wants to marry. Although parents arranged marriages back then, it is still the same situation with me dating a guy but not being able to be free to date him because my parents don’t want me to. Juliet didn’t want to marry Paris, the guy her parents arranged for her, she was in love with Romeo. She knew that she would shame her family if she got caught seeing Romeo. Same situation would be going on with me because just like Juliet, I’m going against whom my family wants me to marry and going for who I truly love. This is how Romeo and Juliet’s situation relates to my situation if I had a boyfriend whose family and my family are not getting along with each other.
If I was faced with ending a relationship because my family and my boyfriends family did not get along, I would honestly tell the two families to get over it. I would stay with my boyfriend whether they liked it or not. If our parents really loved us, they would want to see their kids happy. And if he made me happy then yes, I'd stay with him. I would tell them to look at the situation from my perspective. If they genuinely loved someone, would they throw it all away? Especially over something so stupid as a feud. Also, if my boyfriend was a true gentlemen I'd tell them to look at the positive things about him. For example, how happy he makes me. The number #1 thing a parent should want is their child to be happy. No human can hold a grudge forever.
ReplyDeleteThis situation relates a lot to Romeo and Juliet. In the story, The Capulets (Juliet's Family) and The Montagues (Romeo's family), have had a family feud going on that has lasted forever. Shockingly, at a party Romeo sees Juliet and falls in love with her. By the end of the party they both kiss and are head over heels in love. Yet, they are both from different sides of the feuding families. So what do they do? They hide their love for eachother and sneak around in hopes of not getting caught. The situation is truly heartbreaking. I could never even imagine having to act like my love for someone is not there. If I was Juliet, I wouldn't of hid my love. If you really love someone, no matter what the consequences are, why hide it?
I think you explained the quote really well. I also agree with you. You said if our parents really loved us they should like to see their kids happy. I agree with that. I also liked how you related it to Romeo and Juliet .
DeleteIf my family didnt get along with my girlfriend's family and they didnt want me to be with her i would probably end the relationship. The reason why i would do this is because to me family come first and it will stay that way. Also its not like there will never be another time that i would be in a relationship. But if the relationship was going on for a long time i wouldn't end it.Why i say this is because if im in a realtionship that isnt going anywhere it would be pointless for me to mess up me and my family's bond just for a girl i known for only a couple of weeks. But if it was a girl that i known for years i wouldnt end it becaude she is the one and all those years would go to waste. If it was a long going relationship i would explain to my family how much the girl means to me and tell them to leave us out of it and not to make me choice. I would tell them that i always will love them but i need to move on and start a familof my own. But everything depends on the girl and how much she means to me. I try my best to help everyone over myself but sometimes i gotta do something for me and if they loved me my family would respect my decision and they must understand that i am truly happy. In the end all is in fate and in my mind set. I might b young but i have been around long enough to understand what is best for me at some points. But i only know certain things im still learing and i will eventually be wise and know my own path and when that fork in the road comes ill know which path to take.
ReplyDeleteIf i had to be faced with ending my relationship, just because our families didn’t get along, I’d stay with my boyfriend. If my parents ever “forbid” me from seeing him, I wouldn’t listen if I really loved him. Just like Romeo and Juliet didn’t tell anyone besides the Nurse, they did it secretly. If my parents or my boyfriends parents found out, I’d tell them to just let us be happy. I think just because two families have a problem with each other, doesn’t mean that their children should either. Especially if they love each other, the parents should stay out of it. I would tell my parents to see how happy we were together. Also, back then, they weren’t allowed to choose who they married. It would be lucky if they were in love in an arranged marriage. When Juliet’s mom wanted her to marry Paris, Juliet said she would try to love him. Obviously she couldn’t truly love him, because when she met Romeo she knew it was love. If my mother came to me today saying she had someone for me to marry, I would probably laugh. I wouldn’t ever marry someone I didn’t love. If im happy with who i love then so should my family. And if my boyfriend loves me, his family should accept that.
ReplyDeleteI think its really brave that even though Romeo and Juliet knew their families wouldn’t accept their love for eachother, they still snuck around to see each other. Their love for each other was too strong to ignore. Today if my relationship wasn’t accepted by either family, I would tell them to both grow up, and move on, and let me and my boyfriend be happy.