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

It's hard enough dealing with me. I'm up I'm down I'm side ways and then that other voice in my head never sleeps! I don't think I can take someone else like me, then again it could be fun!

Yes I would, I want to help people and I can relate to some things. I've been in a depression myself and sadly, in my experience, most people don't know how to react or deal with it (once you tell them). That shit hurts and I don't want to hurt someone else that way.

I'm very split on this question as I don't care about someone's past as long as it doesn't negatively impact the future with me. With that being said I dated a girl for almost three years who was previously queen bee of Highschool super popular stuck up bitch (in her defense she warned me she was a bitch before I asked her out) and it was my worst relationship I've been in. Early on she would hit me several times, still have a small scar across my arm from when I stopped her from hurting herself and got cut in the process. I stuck with it because that's who I am. I don't give up I try to find a way to work it out no matter how bad it is and I guess for some people that's a bad history of mine as well though. Extending things when I shouldn't have just because I can't give up.

It appears that I attract/am attracted to these kind of people. Maybe because they understand better. Still, if they've not found a way to cope with their past yet, it can get messy sometimes. Therefore, I rarely start a relationship with them. However, if they've found a way to deal with their issues, I've found they can be the most appreciative people you'll ever encounter.

Sure I would - these people have value too despite others in their past not seeing it. Hell that seems to be my type in all honesty *shrugs*. As long as they're upfront about their issues it is what it is there isn't any use "demonizing" them for it (they've probably been through enough of that anyway). These can be damn good people and it takes that much more of a genuine and special person to see that in them. Only caveat with a persons (woman's) past is that if they (she) allows it to significantly impact relations with me otherwise I believe that if they are that desirable of a person you take those issues into yourself too so you can work through them together. How this ends up (for me) is a totally different story that this really isn't the place for.

if their past was filled with nothing but darkness. i'll be their light :) as corny as that sounds lol i will be the one good thing they have even if everything else has gone to shit