Love me

[chrise17]

I have a spent criminal record,a record gained through ignorance + blindly loving,trusting the wrong woman(ignorance is no excuse)
Can I find a woman to love me with all the negative aspects in life a criminal past can bring?
I served community service.

[legend003]

They say theres someone for everyone.I just hope shes looking for me because i gave up looking a long time ago.Hardly worth all the effort.State your case and explain and be honest from the outset im sure you will do ok.

[sarnieken]

Everyone has something in their past that they regret or wish they could change, we wouldn't be human if we didn't.

Providing you weren't prosecuted for hurting anyone or abusing children then you should be ok. Obviously everyone is different though but you have served your time and if you aren't going to do it again then surely you are due some happiness.

Are you able to tell us the nature of the offence?

[angeldraws]

I dont see why you cant - altho im not so sure you need to mention it really.....I was in a relationship with someone who had a criminal record, had been arrested loads of times - fair enough it wasnt anything terrible (in my eyes) - it was animal rights protests and i admired the guy for doing it, but he just dropped it into conversation one day and it wasnt a big issue to either of us. Why not just get to know someone first and let them get to know you before divulging this information, then hopefully you will have shown you are an acceptable member of the human race - if it the right person, they wont judge you anyway.....

[Whoever]

Yes, of course you can. But I think the first thing you have to do is start loving yourself again and building up your own self -respect and self-esteem. You know you have done wrong, but you've paid the penalty and now have the chance to start again with a clean sheet. I f you were mixing with people who led you astray, keep away from them in the future and try to find new social activities which will help you meet new friends. Think about your own values and what is important to you now and try to live the kind of life which reflects the way you want to be. Sooner or later somebody will come along and like the look of the "new you" and value you for what you are.