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?
- Love should surpass the need for validation in a relationship.
- In plain terms
- Love each other more than you need each other.
- What can you take from it?
- Independence strengthens bond quality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is your need in love?
- How do you give love?
Another view
Need and love often overlap and shift.
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