Would you date someone with a bad history/emotional background?

This guy knows the dealbreakers^ EDIT: Again with the wrong page! >:-(

You can't change your past and many aspects of it you can't control. So really it depends. If I like a person then I like them, faults and all. But if they have a severe issue then I'm more concerned with how they're working past it. If they were the type of person to make excuses for themselves then that wouldn't be someone I'd date anyway. But if they can still move forward and be awesome even with a messed up history then that only makes them more amazing/impressive in my eyes. Really it depends but generally speaking it wouldn't stop me, your past is in the past.

Tried it twice totally fubar each time. In theory I would again but as long as they dont use it as a blanket excuse for everything. Two of the most one way relationships Ive ever been in. Maybe Id elaborate on this in time.

Yes, I have. But it really does depend on their out look and how they deal with it. Bad things happen to good people. People make mistakes and learn from them. An example, most soldiers suffer some form of PTSD. They are still good people. There are people that blame their problems on the world, and won't ever move forward. They want the excuse to justify their failures instead of taking responsibility for themselves. It's hard to have a healthy relationship with that attitude. Other people try to move forward with their lives even if they gotta drag the past along with them. The best person I know has had the worst past I've ever seen. She's determined to live her life and be the best person she can. In fact she's too good for me. All that really matters is how much that person means to you. If you are truly in love with them, it won't stop you. But it does take someone with a big heart. Not everyone is emotionally equipped to handle it. And it doesn't make you a bad person if you can't.

I would, I got some troubles of my own but I take an optimistic approach. So aslong as my partner was trying to improve I'd support them. Everyone has some difficulty I just can't stand a negative attitude.

What wesley said 100% Starting after his PTSD bit 100000% on the money. My last two girlfriends were exactly like that with me. They used their past as some kind of catch all counter to everything. So from personal experience if they keep bringing it up and not actively doing much about it get the fuck outta that relationship asap

I have emotional problems myself,So of course I would date someone,who has a a emotional problems here and there,I do not judge ^^ where i would draw the line is, IF,they have a really bad history of abusing others,rapist history,or stealing,Those things I do not want to be apart of my relationships.