Who Should Get Into a Relationship?
We take it for granted that everyone is meant to have a partner. We assume everyone will fall in love at some point in life. But is everyone truly ready to be in a relationship? Or, perhaps a tougher question, does everyone deserve to be in one? I don’t think so. At least, not until we ask ourselves a few hard questions. Why do we want to be in a relationship? Is it because we can’t face ourselves? Is it because we crave pleasure or emotional support? Is it because we fear being alone? I asked myself these questions after coming out of a failed relationship. I couldn't get over her for a long time. That pain forced me to reflect, why did I even get into the relationship in the first place? Sure, I was attracted to her in the beginning. But if I’m honest, I wouldn’t call it love. (That’s a discussion for another blog.) I was lonely. I wasn’t happy with myself. I longed to share my problems with someone, to feel intimate, to escape myself. I thought she could transform me, make my li...