What's our obsession with being with someone? Anyone? It seems like everyone is so deathly afraid of going anywhere or doing anything alone that they're willing to jump on anyone. I was recently chatting with my 2 friends who are a couple, and I told them I'd rather be single than to be with someone I don't fully connect and in love with. They told me that some people can live with that, and others cannot. Those people are 'realists' and well, I'm more of an idealist, and some realists may see my search as a big waste of time. Still, I would not be able to live the way they're destined to.
So I started thinking, "what is it exactly that makes human beings desire the companionship of other human/beings so desperately? Why are some people more in need than others? What does that say about our history/lives?"
I don't have answers to these questions, but I find it really interesting to think about because I travel and go to cultural events all on my own, while some of my friends cannot bear to be by themselves for over a few hours. Sometimes, I need the solitude. Other times, I think about how much I would really love the companionship of a partner. I imagine all the romantic things and all the deep connections we would share. But I might be more in love with the thought of this as opposed to ever actually being in love with it.
I think this urge makes people do the craziest things in search of that person. It completely boggles my mind.
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