The Difference Between Wanting and Needing a Relationship
Channel: Dear Sybersue
Date: 2024-02-28

Today's topic can be a difficult one because you may not even be aware that you are caught up in this scenario. The difference between wanting and needing a relationship.

It is important to be in a partnership for the right reasons and be on the same page for the most part.  When you want to be in a relationship, you are ready to have a supportive, loving, intimate partnership that is healthy and reciprocated. Needing to be in a relationship is often due to insecurities and having a dependency on someone else to make you feel secure and accepted. 

Some people don't feel like they are a whole person if they aren't sharing their life with a partner. They don't like to be alone.

When you have a full life, you are confident and feel good about who you are. When you learn how to be very comfortable in your own skin, you can then be free to open your heart to someone. This is not an easy process for some men and women, but it can be achieved when you take the time to do the work to remove self-doubt and insecurities. This is a much healthier way to meet a potential partner than when you are feeling lonely, sad, or rejected from a past breakup.

Needing to be with someone can make you settle for a partner, or it could make you choose someone who isn't healthy for you.

When you always need to be in a relationship, you may not realize what you are sacrificing to be there. Many people go from one relationship to the next without taking any time for their hearts to heal, or to reflect on what transpired in each broken partnership. One of the most valuable life lessons is to learn from your mistakes and move on to a better path without repeating unhealthy patterns. Unfortunately, some people take way too long to understand the importance of this and continue to be in unfulfilling relationships.
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