Before It Starts .
Nothing reaches so deeply into the human personality, tugs so tightly, as relationship.
It is only in the context of connection with others that our deepest needs can be met. Whether we like it or not, each of us has an unshakeable dependence on others. We need cameraderie, affection, love. We need to belong. Social Scientists call our longing for belonging assimilation, affiliation, or social webbing.