Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Healthy relationships are based on love exceeding dependency.
- In plain terms
- Love each other more than you need each other.
- What can you take from it?
- Love without dependency.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do I love or need this person?
- How can I be more independent?
Another view
Some relationships require deep interdependence to function.
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