The expensive, branded gifts, bouquets of flowers and joint family outings. The smiles and never the tears.
I personally think with good moments comes ugly reality. There's nothing quite like a "perfect relationship". In a successful relationship, the good outweighs the ugly moments.
When you love someone, you become vulnerable. Even the most independent individual succumbs to the dependence because, well, everyone wants to be loved and pampered. You give your heart to your significant other and hoping that they'd treat it with care in every move they take only to get yourself disappointed in the end.
It's especially hard for an independent person cause there's nothing more difficult than saying "I need help". But when they're in a relationship, of course they'd expect you to help since you're the closest person to them.
Here comes the ugly truth, how many people are willing to help INCLUDING your other half? There are times that they can't help due to various reasons and at times it could be unacceptable in your eyes. But what are you supposed to do? Force them to help? You're left with no choice but to depend on yourself again.
So, my question is, since you're gonna depend on yourself again, why do you need a partner?
Suddenly, all the freedom living alone vanishes. Relationships are full of sacrifices, disappointments, the tears THEN only the rainbow.
Would you choose love over independence?
