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Originally Posted by Turkish Pickle
please describe why, genuinely curious.
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It was mainly this bit:
"You shouldn't be pursuing a relationship because you don't want to be "alone." You also shouldn't be reliant on a partner to boost you up or "put lead in my pencil." If that's what it takes - the encouragement or support of somebody else for you to be a functioning member of society? You aren't looking for a girlfriend. You're looking for a parent."
My relationship isn't everything I could want, and the major bit that's missing gets me down on a daily basis. For sure I'm not that much better when I'm single, though. But, that's not because there's something in myself I need to sort out; it's that there's something (someone) missing from my life. And to be abundantly clear, I am not looking for a parent! I'm capable of looking after myself just fine. I'm seemingly not capable of going through life feeling alone.