Robecology is offline Robecology Post #1  June 23,2009, 4:40pm

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I have a unique idea that needs feedback. I met my recent lady friend about 3 years ago. I was relatively much more in to fitness than apparently she was; but she promised she would pick up the slack. She said she was x pounds on the website, but she turned out to be x +10 When we met. I said maybe this won't work, she said let me try.

She was with it for a while, got close to that healthy weight, but then fell off the wagon; Hey; I know it's not easy; I parallel it to drug /alcohol addiction because I know before we could talk and walk we had our eating habits set for us, but I was hoping against hope that she could do it. Now she's x + 40.

So here's the unique idea that needs your feedback.

It's a bet.

For every pound she loses, I offered her $x amount, with the amount going up every 10 pounds she got closer to her goal. The amount offered if she gets to a healthy BMI (google it) was close to $3k. And I challenged her to make it a bet; ie; if she gains weight, she owes me $$ back.

I look at it as a serious, last ditch offer to reward her for getting where she promised to be on day one. She takes it as an insult. Was I wrong for making the offer? Am I trying to change her too much? Does she love food more than me? Should I say goodbye/goodluck and start over? Or should I just be patient?

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Robe... one of my die-hard rules is to never enter into a relationship with anyone wishing to change anything about that person... whether it is weight, smoking, drinking, drugs, religion, politics... even fashion. Whatever you want to change is a part of the individual's personality - even if the habit is kicked or the weight is lost.

Good luck to you..
 
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You are right. I guess I procrastinated, hoped against all odds that the promise she made day one - that she would lose the weight - would happen. She was with it for a while; then fell off the wagon. At first I tried promising a wardrobe when she reached her "goal", then I offered a "pay as you go" thing; the bet. I "lost" about $100 (she lost 4 pounds) but then things leveled off.
It's been a while since we've talked, so I'm on the way to independence and being out of the relationship. I don't call her, she calls me, and I feel terrible about not answering...guess I gotta learn to cut things off. Hopefully she'll be better off without me, and once I resume my search, I'll narrow my needs and learn to say no if we're not on the same page.
 
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I never will understand why women call in the first place... but if she is so daft as to realize that you would be calling her if you were still interested... you need to let her know so she can move on.
 
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10-4 on that one! Robe, you need to let that ship sail. Owwww....yeah, makes me shudder even thinking bout it...sheesh...just let her move on....
 
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