There are a lot of fish in the sea; Stop going after people who are taken

BY SYDNEE WALCOTT

While some people will be respectful when someone in whom they have shown interest lets them know they are already in a relationship, others don’t seem to get the memo.

As I was scrolling through Twitter, I came across a tweet where a user expressed how they find it crazy when someone gets with someone by taking them away from another person.

Other users, myself included, agreed with the user on how it is disrespectful to build a relationship with someone in that fashion, and have even discussed the repercussions of these actions.

Others have shown they don’t care about how they get with someone, and show no remorse towards building a relationship based off of another person’s heartbreak.

This tweet instantly reminded me of what many people have had to deal with when encountering people who feel as if anyone they are interested in is fair game regardless of their relationship status.

The majority of the time, we will not know someone is taken when we introduce ourselves to them and ask for their number, and that’s okay, but, upon discovering that the other person is already off the market, it is not okay to disregard that and insist on still wanting to get their number, or their social media.

Once they find out the other person is taken, they will usually make one of these comments: “What does that have to do with me”, “You can’t have guy friends,” or “I can be your side piece.”

For a lot of people, it is viewed as a huge turnoff, and it also showcases what type of person they are. People who behave in this manner are showing others they don’t have respect for other people’s relationships or themselves.

Nothing good will ever come from building a relationship with someone that involves them taking someone away from someone else. These are also the same people who would not be okay with someone cheating on them and entertaining that type of behavior. Throughout the years on social media, we have heard about people receiving a taste of their own medicine when someone they cheated with, had cheated on them.

So if you still insist on developing a relationship with someone who’s already off the market, just remember you will lose him or her the same way you got him or her.

It should also be noted that you could be in for a very rude awakening if you were to end up in a violent situation for attempting to get involved with someone else’s significant other.

We all deserve to be with someone who will love us, appreciate us, and will give us their all. However, getting that love by planting a wedge in between someone else’s relationship is not the way to go.

Please be respectful of other peoples’ relationships, have respect for yourself, and build a relationship with someone that doesn’t involve another person getting hurt.