If you current are in a relationship:

[voodoochild16]

If you are already in a relationship then you qualify to take the polls above!.

 

[Kat]

I feel better in some respects it’s nice to have someone to confide in but things haven’t got simpler. I don’t think my anxiety has changed much it goes up and down naturally but I have had to challenge it a bit more. Life doesn’t turn into a fairy tale because you are in a relationship but it does have it perks.

 

[Remus]

I added an option and voted for it. I feel no better or worse than before. You should have done an open poll because people cheat. Maybe try again.

 

[megalon]

I'm not now nor have I ever been in a relationship, so I didn't vote. I can say that there was a girl I worked with years ago who I had some very strong feelings for, and I think she may have felt similarly about me, but neither of us ever admitted to it. She was the closest thing I ever had to a romantic relationship. When she was nearby, I felt happier than I've ever been, this indescribable feeling that all was right with the world. I couldn't keep the smile off my face. I haven't seen her in a few years, but trying to regain that feeling has become somewhat of an obsession.

 

[coyote]

relationships won't fix our problems

on the other hand, our problems can quite often damage a relationship

 

[lilmutegirl]

I feel much better than I have in the past, but it's not solely because I am in a relationship. I have been in bad relationships in the past that have caused me to feel worse. Since my current boyfriend is wonderful, I have felt much better about life in general. Other factors have also contributed to my change in mood. Over time, I've become less anxious and I just got a job that I really think I'll enjoy, both of which would make me feel better than I have in the past, regardless of whether or not I was in a relationship. My bf has helped alleviate a lot of the stress I have felt, and I think that has helped me quite a bit.

 

[x Will x]

I love being in a relationship because it builds my confidence and overall mood

 

[Hellhound]

I know I'm a lot better than when I was single. It won't cure me, but it helps.

 

[Silatuyok]

I don't do well at all when I'm not in a relationship. The loneliness crushes me. As much as my other issues (BPD) make relationships difficult for me, it's still ten times better than being single.

 

[razzle dazzle rose]

Life doesn’t turn into a fairy tale because you are in a relationship but it does have it perks.

relationships won't fix our problems

on the other hand, our problems can quite often damage a relationship

Ah, yes. Relationships don't solve these kinds of problems. At least not for me. And I used to think it would. Of course, I have been in a relationship that has mostly been long distance, so not quite sure if that qualifies as a normal relationship.