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ShyWisdom_
ShyWisdom_

if theres 1 thing I hate, its admitting any kind of weakness, or facet of human frailty..but lately, Ive been feeling lonely, and while in my mind and in my consciousness I know having a partner fills no voids.. it only gives you the strength to fill them yourself.  and I know the value of having someone is pretentious in the way the media propagates it...but why do I feel like this? 


Is it all just too common for human beings to just want what they don't have? 

sharaninmd
sharaninmd
Everybody feels lonely at some point in their life. You will find many who feel the same way on this site. Continue to post and you will make friends and receive support. Talk to a close friend or relative about your feelings. If you feel like you have no one, you can talk to a counselor or therapist.
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
Okay, so having a partner does not give you the strength to fill your own voids. Learning to be happy with yourself, just you, Until you can be good with yourself and don't require another human to make you happy......relying on another human to feel those voids is never going to work. A partner in a relationship, be it a boyfriend or girlfriend, tends to feel the stress of having the job of keeping the other person happy, de-stressed, put-together, as you say, "being the one to have to fill the void". That kind of stress on a partner in a relationship is one of the things that kills the relationship.

We're not put on this earth to be responsible for our partners/mates happiness, we're here to be responsible for our own...being able to add to there's is just a Perk.

Take care,
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